1. Training courses on environmental considerations for the construction and operation of biomethane plants conducted on behalf of the National Center for Agricultural Support by the Polish Biomethane Association - webinar

The following issues were addressed during the training:

principles of operation of biogas and biomethane plants,
production of biomethane in different forms of concentration,
environmental benefits of biogas and biomethane installations,
differences between agricultural and other biogas plants (landfill, on sewage treatment plants),
legal regulations on the establishment of biogas and biomethane installations,
presentation of an example of an environmental impact report based on a planned biomethane investment, with particular emphasis on the impacts generated by the installation and minimizing or compensatory solutions.

More than 200 government officials: environmental inspectors, employees of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Climate and Environment took part in the training conducted by the Polish Biomethane Association.

2. Agricultural biogas plants in light of the law on waste

Presentation by Ms. Ewa Rozbicka from the Department of Waste Management at the Ministry of Climate and Environment. The presentation in pdf. form very neatly presents the most important issues of waste management in an agricultural biogas plant. The presentation addresses the following issues: waste management in light of the Waste Act and the Environmental Protection Law legislative process and requirements for obtaining a waste management permit by products waste classification management of digestate.

3. Marketing of digestate from biogas plants under the Law on Fertilizers and Fertilization - presentation.

Presentation made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development from the Department of Plant Breeding and Protection. The presentation covered the following topics:

definitions contained in the Law on Fertilizers and Fertilization
conditions for applying for approval of digestate as a fertilizer or soil conditionerthe
system for evaluating fertilizers and soil conditioners and the units authorized to conduct tests
requirements for organic fertilizers
pre-test evaluation of biogas plant digestate
requirements for permit application
inspection institutions
CE fertilizers

4. Procedures for qualifying waste materials for agricultural biogas production - presentation.

Presentation by Wieslaw Rybaczewski, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Polish Economic Chamber of Renewable and Distributed Energy. The presentation covered the following topics:

definition of agricultural biogas, substrate breakdown and substrates requiring special interpretation
benefits of using and disposing of sludge and wastewater from agri-food processing
the process of opinion on the use of sludge from agri-food processing - barriers and what to pay special attention to.

5. Agricultural biogas plant - benefits for local residents - videos

A series of educational videos promoting agricultural biogas plants made by the National Center for Agricultural Support. Titles of short informational materials located on the website of the National Center for Agricultural Support:

Agricultural Biogas Plant - Benefits for local residents.
Agricultural microgas plant - a way to energy self-sufficiency
Agricultural biogas plant in a closed loop economy
Agricultural microbiogas plants
Agricultural biogas plants.
Benefits for the municipality and its residents
Agricultural biogas plant in Konopnica
Agricultural biogas plant in Grzmiąca.

6. Establishment and operation of energy cooperatives in rural and urban-rural municipalities - webinars

The National Center for Agricultural Support organized 16 free trainings on the establishment and operation of energy cooperatives in rural and urban-rural municipalities. The trainings were held in each province and were aimed at spreading knowledge among local government representatives about the activities of energy cooperatives as new entities on the Polish energy market and their impact on development opportunities for local governments, businesses, farmers and residents.

During the training sessions, issues related to, among other things:

technical aspects of the operation of energy cooperatives in the context of optimizing self-consumption,
past experience of municipalities in establishing energy cooperatives,
legal regulations on the establishment and operation of energy cooperatives,
potential sources of financing for RES installations in energy cooperatives,
spatial planning and conditions for the implementation of investments in energy cooperatives.

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28 March 2023