Renewable Energy Directive 2018
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Nov 5, 2026
How green is Big Tech?
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0:12Daniel ArnessonGUEST
you need to get all these different countries to agree on something.
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0:17Daniel ArnessonGUEST
And so far, when it comes to the Renewable Energy Directive and the regulation around guarantees of origin, you have seen little consensus.
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0:35Snjólfur Richard SverrissonHOST
Big tech is buying record amounts of renewable power, as are many companies across Europe.
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0:42Snjólfur Richard SverrissonHOST
The discussion now is honing in on how these firms account for that power.
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29:50Daniel ArnessonGUEST
And it's not for me to answer if it will be or not, but I think this is where we're at.
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29:57Daniel ArnessonGUEST
And in Europe, to be honest, you need to get all these different countries to agree on something.
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30:06Daniel ArnessonGUEST
And so far, when it comes to the Renewable Energy Directive and the regulation around guarantees of origin, you have seen little consensus.
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30:15Daniel ArnessonGUEST
So, you know, like, it's basically, you know, like, it's just, it's the best, it's what they all could agree on, the minimum.
Singapore's biomethane sandbox: Can renewable gas meet our energy needs?
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8:35Leanne ChewGUEST
However, the actual savings depends on the raw materials used, how it is produced and how it is being transported.
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8:43Leanne ChewGUEST
For example, under the EU's Renewable Energy Directive, certain biogas pathways using organic waste can achieve around 40 to 85% lower greenhouse gas emissions compared with the EU's fossil electricity benchmark.
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9:00Leanne ChewGUEST
One important environmental benefit is that biomethane can be produced from organic waste, such as animal manure or polymer.
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9:08Leanne ChewGUEST
By collecting and treating these waste, we can capture the methane that might otherwise escape into the environment.