Enagás starts LBM supply for bunkering in Spain’s Gijón port

Spanish energy firm Enagás has begun supplying liquefied biomethane (LBM) at its Musel Energy Hub terminal in the Port of Gijón since 5 November.

IMAGE: Musel Energy Hub terminal in the Port of Gijón. Enagás

Enagás explained that it will inject biomethane into the gas grid and then withdraw and liquefy the equivalent amount at the terminal so that it is recognised as LBM.

This process is typically called mass-balancing, which is an accounting method used to track the share of renewable feedstock in a mixed gas supply chain and to ensure that sustainability claims accurately reflect the actual biogenic input.

The supplied LBM complies with “all environmental, social and traceability criteria” of International Sustainability and Carbon Certification European Union (ISCC EU) and the European Commission, the company said.

The port’s position on Spain’s northern coast, with direct access to the Atlantic, places it suitably to supply LBM to key shipping routes, Nieves Roqueñí, president of the Port Authority of Gijón said.

By Konica Bhatt

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