{"id":78333,"date":"2025-10-21T00:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/?page_id=78333"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:22:57","slug":"biomethane-atlas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/en\/biomethane-atlas\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomethane Atlas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"78333\" class=\"elementor elementor-78333\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83d8d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e83d8d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2387c3a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2387c3a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca3bcef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca3bcef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441b8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"441b8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Within the scope of Line 6<\/strong> of Biomethane Action Plan (PAB 2024\u20132040), namely \u201c<b>Conduct studies and developments for the strategic implementation of projects and assess the need for new connections to the existing infrastructure for the injection of biomethane at the regional level<\/b>\u201d, the National Laboratory for Energy and Geology, I.P. (LNEG), having gathered information from public and private entities, has developed a National Atlas for Biomethane.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb123ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"cb123ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map\" id=\"biometano-map-1\" style=\"--lneg-map-height:640px\" data-wms-url=\"https:\/\/sig.lneg.pt\/server\/services\/AtlasBiometano\/MapServer\/WMSServer\" data-layers=\"5,6,0\" data-height=\"640\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Biomethane Atlas interactive map\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"lneg-biometano-map__scenario\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"lneg-biometano-map__fieldset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<legend class=\"lneg-biometano-map__label\">Scenario<\/legend>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__options\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"lneg-biometano-map__option is-selected\" title=\"OP\u00c7\u00c3O 1: Produtores - Todos os Tipos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"biometano-map-1-scenario\" value=\"5\" checked='checked' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Produtores \u2013 Todos os Tipos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"lneg-biometano-map__option\" title=\"OP\u00c7\u00c3O 2: Produtores - Sem Sobrantes Agr\u00edcolas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"biometano-map-1-scenario\" value=\"4\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Produtores \u2013 Sem Sobrantes Agr\u00edcolas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"lneg-biometano-map__option\" title=\"OP\u00c7\u00c3O 3: Consumidores\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"biometano-map-1-scenario\" value=\"3\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Consumidores<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"lneg-biometano-map__option\" title=\"OP\u00c7\u00c3O 4: Produtores x Consumidores - Todos os Tipos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"biometano-map-1-scenario\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Produtores x Consumidores \u2013 Todos os Tipos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"lneg-biometano-map__option\" title=\"OP\u00c7\u00c3O 5: Produtores x Consumidores - Sem Sobrantes Agr\u00edcolas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"biometano-map-1-scenario\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Produtores x Consumidores \u2013 Sem Sobrantes Agr\u00edcolas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__stage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__canvas\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__loader\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__spinner\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Loading the Biomethane Atlas\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__banner\" hidden role=\"alert\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"lneg-biometano-map__layers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lneg-biometano-map__label\">Layers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__toggles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"lneg-biometano-map__toggle is-on\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" role=\"switch\" value=\"6\" checked='checked' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lneg-biometano-map__toggle-text\">Unidades de produ\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lneg-biometano-map__switch\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"lneg-biometano-map__toggle is-on\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" role=\"switch\" value=\"0\" checked='checked' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lneg-biometano-map__toggle-text\">Zonas vulner\u00e1veis a nitratos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lneg-biometano-map__switch\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"lneg-biometano-map__legend\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"lneg-biometano-map__legend-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"biometano-map-1-legend\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lneg-biometano-map__legend-heading\">Legend<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lneg-biometano-map__legend-strip\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__legend-body\" id=\"biometano-map-1-legend\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lneg-biometano-map__cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Need attribute searches or data export?<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The LNEG Geoportal offers detailed spatial queries on the same Atlas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lneg-biometano-map__cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/geoportal.lneg.pt\/mapa\/?mapa=AtlasBiometano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open in LNEG Geoportal <svg class=\"lneg-biometano-map__cta-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 3H3v10h10v-3M9 3h4v4M13 3L7 9\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223ef347 cea-btn-tablet-align-left cea-view-framed cea-shape-circle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceafeaturebox\" data-id=\"223ef347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"what\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"ceafeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper feature-box-classic\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\"><div class=\"media-icon-part\"><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2 class=\"feature-box-title\">Purpose<\/h2><\/div><!-- .media-body --><\/div><!-- .media -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f4cd21 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f4cd21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To support the decision-making process in identifying the most favourable locations for the implementation of biomethane production units, considering proximity to biogas sources, potential consumers, and\/or the gas network, thus contributing to the implementation of the PAB \u2013 Portuguese Biomethane Action Plan.<\/p><p>To this end, the following were identified and georeferenced:<\/p><ol><li>Potential sources of biogas (agriculture, landfills, wastewater treatment plants, agro-industry, etc.);<\/li><li>The annual amounts of biomethane produced by these sources were quantified in m3\/h and classified into 4 categories: High \/ Medium \/ Low \/ Very Low.<\/li><\/ol><p>Potential end consumers of biomethane including industries, Autonomous Gas Units, injection points into the gas grid, gas refueling stations, etc.<\/p><p>For the development of the Atlas of Continental Portugal, a 20 x 20 km2 grid was established, totalling 278 grid squares throughout the continental territory. In each grid square, clusters of biomethane producers and consumers were identified. The Atlas adopts an approach that is only suitable for producer-consumer proximity business models.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d0629 cea-btn-tablet-align-left cea-view-framed cea-shape-circle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceafeaturebox\" data-id=\"d6d0629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"oque\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"ceafeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper feature-box-classic\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\"><div class=\"media-icon-part\"><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2 class=\"feature-box-title\">What it is<\/h2><\/div><!-- .media-body --><\/div><!-- .media -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb90c52 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb90c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A map developed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software combining several layers of detailed geographic information at a scale of 1:25,000 for mainland Portugal. It can be combined with other maps, such as the transport network, for example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe4e38 cea-btn-tablet-align-left cea-view-framed cea-shape-circle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceafeaturebox\" data-id=\"bbe4e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"info\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"ceafeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper feature-box-classic\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\"><div class=\"media-icon-part\"><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2 class=\"feature-box-title\">What information was considered<\/h2><\/div><!-- .media-body --><\/div><!-- .media -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1816c3 cea-btn-tablet-align-left cea-view-framed cea-shape-circle elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceafeaturebox\" data-id=\"d1816c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"when\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"ceafeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper feature-box-classic\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\"><div class=\"media-icon-part\"><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h2 class=\"feature-box-title\">The Atlas<\/h2><\/div><!-- .media-body --><\/div><!-- .media -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34eac02 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34eac02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Potential biogas sources:<\/strong> urban waste landfills, WWTPs, agribusiness\u00a0 (olive oil mills, wineries, slaughterhouses, milk processing, other animal and vegetable raw materials industries, such as beer production, tomato processing, juice manufacturing, almond, chestnut, and rice shelling, salads, and dried fruit), intensive livestock facilities, and areas producing agricultural waste\/byproducts (olive groves, orchards, rice fields, vineyards, corn, and tomato cultivation areas). For each of these, the current potential methane production in m3\/year was estimated.<\/p><p><strong>Potential industry consumers:<\/strong> ceramic industries, glass industries.<\/p><p><strong>Potential consumers in the transport sector:<\/strong> public transportation company headquarters (urban and intercity), main points of interest for heavy goods transportation, REPA fuel stations network, and natural gas fuelling stations for vehicles.<\/p><p>Injection points in the natural gas network<\/p><p>UAGs (Autonomous Gas Units)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bedb8d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bedb8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Biomethane Atlas, which is continuously updated, is now available at\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/geoportal.lneg.pt\/mapa\/?mapa=AtlasBiometano&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">geoPortal LNEG<\/a><\/p><p>For further information, please contact <a href=\"mailto:info.geral@lneg.pt\">info.geral@lneg.pt<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> The Biomethane Atlas does not replace case-by-case analysis of project location, nor does it replace project permitting. It should be used for information purposes only. The adopted scale of analysis is limited by the resolution and accuracy of the baseline data<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29de13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d29de13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within the scope of Line 6 of Biomethane Action Plan (PAB 2024\u20132040), namely \u201cConduct studies and developments for the strategic implementation of projects and assess the need for new connections to the existing infrastructure for the injection of..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-toc-sticky.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78333","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78333"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80768,"href":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78333\/revisions\/80768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biometano.lneg.pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}