In May, an audit of the carbon footprint (GHG factor) necessary to defend the European ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) sustainability certification for biomethane production was successfully completed at the EFG Vyškov BPS waste biogas plant. The measured value of 5.61 g CO₂eq/MJ confirms that the plant in Vyškov achieves high emission savings in biogas production. These savings are also achieved thanks to the efficient utilization of biodegradable waste without the addition of purpose-grown biomass.
We strive to achieve the highest possible emission savings in all our operations when producing biomethane. At the Vyškov biogas plant, a low emission footprint was recorded during the first control measurement. As a result, the plant obtained European ISCC sustainability certification shortly after its modernization last year. During the first year of operation, we achieved a carbon footprint of 5.61 g CO₂eq/MJ through the efficient utilization of biodegradable waste without adding purpose-grown biomass. This result is comparable to our pilot plant in Rapotín, where the most significant year-on-year decrease in carbon footprint to 5.42 g CO₂eq/MJ was recorded last year,” said EFG Group spokeswoman Barbora Formánková.
The Vyškov biogas plant, which is the largest waste biogas plant in the South Moravia region, began producing biomethane in 2024. Each year, it processes up to 30,000 tons of biodegradable waste into electricity, heat, and biomethane, which it then uses not only for its own operations, but primarily to supply green energy to the distribution grid. It is thus capable of converting biogas into biomethane for nearly 2,000 households per year or BioCNG for more than 2,200 cars with an annual mileage of almost 45 million kilometers.
