On the face of it, gas is not the greenest of energies. However, there are solutions that allow you to use natural gas without contributing to global warming. Follow the guide!
It's like an inventory in the Prevert: natural gas, biogas, biomass, CO2 compensation, gmix, etc. All we need is an umbrella and a sewing machine to make a surreal catalogue. So let's look at some of these concepts together - we'll leave umbrellas and sewing machines out of the equation, as they're not really relevant here 😉.
Natural gas or fossil gas, a mixture of hydrocarbons consisting mainly of methane, is, as its name suggests, a non-renewable fossil energy whose use, which has been increasing steadily since the 1970s, emits large quantities of CO2. But then, one might ask, why persist in using it as a heating fuel?
First of all, it should be noted that the invention of biogas counterbalances the non-renewable dimension of natural gas. Obtained by the degradation of organic matter (compost, manure, etc., the famous biomass mentioned above) in the absence of oxygen, biogas is full of methane and therefore offers an energy potential comparable to - and combinable with! - that of natural gas. Thus the gmix offer from Yverdon-les-Bains Energies combines 10% biogas from Swiss biomass and 90% natural gas.
And it should be added that this natural gas is fully CO2 compensated! If, with the introduction of biogas, we are combating the non-renewable nature of the energy produced with natural gas, the CO2 compensation mechanism is an effective way of combating the emission of greenhouse gases, one of our major objectives.
How is this done? By providing financial support for projects that reduce CO2 emissions, for example by replacing combustion with a renewable energy process or by optimising the efficiency of combustion with modern technology. For example, we are involved in micro-credit solutions that help communities in western Kenya to buy efficient stoves that use less wood and therefore pollute less; in the Brazilian Amazon, we are helping to finance a small town's woodchip power plant to replace a number of diesel generators and provide the population with low-cost, more stable electricity. Did you say win-win?
Natural gas? A solution for the future! Discover the offers of Yverdon-les-Bains Energies and make your contribution to the ecological transition.