Networks want to facilitate and encourage new sources of gas to enter our networks that meet quality standards, and where necessary adapt quality standards to facilitate the new sources of supply and minimise investment on major infrastructure. At present, produces have no experience or best practice guide to help them through the installation and management of biogas connections. Networks have a variety of policies and procedures to undertake entry connections but these are limited to the transmission system.

As a result of this project with NWL documented guides will be produced as each side goes through installation process. A specialist gas consultant will be employed over the duration of the project to capture all the learning and experiences from a producers and network perspective and document these stages including:

• Initial Enquiry from Gas Producer/Developer

   

• Gas Producer/Developer to place order for the design or design and build

   

• Undertake construction phase for all work elements, including any NRO’s for u/p connection and commissioning up to ECV upstream of ROV

   

• Handover process to Gas Network

   

• Other Considerations.

Benefits

Consistent assessment of requirements of waste treatment gas plants for connection to the gas distribution network. This will ensure a secure and reliable gas supply.

Enable cost savings for the both the network operator and the waste treatment gas producer by having common agreed connection guide. Reducing the time in planning, designing and installing renewable gas production from this source.

To produce a single simple document for use within Biomethane gas sector that guides and informs both the networks and the produces on all aspects of introducing a successful project.

To produce a report detailing all technical aspects of the Howdon treatment works project and how this informed the production of the guide demonstrating the use of a guide help reduce the time to delivery.