Translation of "gaz naturel renouvelable " (French → English) :

I think there is a natural synergy between renewable energy and natural gas, not only on what was discussed in terms of being the opportunity to balance renewables, but also in the longer term the opportunity is potentially to store renewables, whether it's this idea of power to gas, or even renewable fuels, or renewable natural gas.

‘biomethane’ means a renewable natural gas made from organic sources that starts out as ‘biogas’ but then is cleaned up in a process called ‘biogas to biomethane’ which removes the impurities in biogas such as carbon dioxide, siloxanes and hydrogen sulphides (H2S);

1. The Agency, in close cooperation with the Commission, the Member States and the relevant national authorities including the national regulatory authorities and without prejudice to the competences of competition authorities, shall monitor the internal markets in electricity and natural gas, in particular the retail prices of electricity and natural gas, access to the network including access of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, and compliance with the consumer rights laid down in Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive ...[+++] 2009/73/EC.

‘energy’: all forms of commercially available energy, including electricity, natural gas (including liquefied natural gas), liquefied petroleum gas, any fuel for heating and cooling (including district heating and cooling), coal and lignite, peat, transport fuels (excluding aviation and maritime bunker fuels) and biomass as defined in Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable ...[+++] energy sources in the internal electricity market (14);

The current debate on energy supply security is conditioned by the following developments analysed below: a) energy demand is rising, both across the EU and candidate countries; b) demand for conventional energy sources (oil, natural gas, nuclear) is rising, c) demand for imported energy sources, such as oil and natural gas, is also rising and d) at least in the short term, without targeted measures, cleaner, more efficient and renewable energy technologies are unlikely to greatly influence these trends.

(30) Whereas long-term take-or-pay contracts are a market reality for securing Member States' gas supply; whereas, in particular, provision should be made for derogations from certain provisions of this Directive in the case of a natural gas undertaking which is or would be in serious economic difficulties because of its take-or-pay obligations; whereas these derogations should not undermine the purpose of this Directive to liberalise the internal market in natural gas; whereas any take-or-pay contracts entered into or renewed after the entry into force of this Directive should be concluded prudently in order not to hamper a significa ...[+++]nt opening of the market; whereas, therefore, such derogations should be limited in time and scope and granted in a transparent manner, under the supervision of the Commission;