Recommendations, best practice and replication guide

The ISABEL project is a pioneering one and aims to strengthen the development of sustainable biogas production-consumption systems around Europe by taking full advantage of sustainable biogas growth potential in the three-targeted areas in Greece, UK and Germany. This goal can only be achieved by overcoming previously unknown barriers in sustainable biogas implementation as well as by making the most out of its many benefits.

The report draws on the impact assessment and comparative analysis conducted as part of the project on the uptake of community-based biogas projects at regional contexts across Europe, to formulate Policy Recommendations and Good Practices. This knowledge also derives from of a Replication Guide, which includes practical guidelines for replication/transfer of ISABEL outcomes to other regional settings across Europe. The guide also highlights the challenges and complexities involved in starting a biogas community.

The main idea in the ISABEL approach is to increase a decentralised energy generation, where more stakeholders, including citizens, local business and the public sector, are able to partake in the energy system. The best-case practices showed that this will enable the emergence of new business models as well as ownership structures for a better community infrastructure.

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