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SHV Energy and UGI International, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI), two of the world’s largest distributors of off-grid energy, formed Dimeta in early 2022 as a joint venture to advance the production and use of Renewable Dimethyl Ether (“rDME”), a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas, to accelerate renewable solutions for the LPG industry.

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Response to Waste Framework review to reduce waste and the environmental impact of waste management

22 Nov 2023

Enerkem and Dimeta welcome the opportunity to share its views on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD). The proposed revision primarily focuses on textile and food waste and aims to reduce waste generation while improving preparation for re-use or recycling. Our companies would like to take this opportunity to express its recommendations for the WFD revision to ensure consistency with the EUs climate policy. Aligning regulatory frameworks with advanced chemical recycling and sustainability practices can significantly contribute to the EU's environmental and climate goals. We are pleased to describe our main observation: Waste hierarchy adapted to circular economy transition The waste hierarchy in the WFD has not been updated since 2008 and recycling technologies have evolved. Advanced chemical recycling technologies, including waste-to-fuels, complement mechanical recycling by treating contaminated and mixed plastic waste streams. Advanced chemical recycling overcomes some of the quality challenges faced by mechanical recycling and can produce other plastics that are comparable to virgin materials that will then be recyclable. Moreover, our advanced chemical recycling technology has a lower environmental impact than incineration with energy recovery and than making plastics from fossil sources. Enerkem's gasification technology can produce advanced biofuels and circular chemicals from non-recyclable waste. Advanced chemical recycling follows the definition of "Recycling" used in the WFD when "waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes". However, there is ambiguity regarding whether advanced biofuels and RCFs can be classified under recycling or recovery. It is very important for advanced recycling technologies deployments to be clarified as being recognised under recycling this is a key regulatory issue to help us tackle both decarbonisation and growing our circular economy in Europe and will ensure that all non-recyclable waste diverted from landfills or incinerators will contribute to the recycling targets. A feedstock containing carbon such as waste should be targeted at harder-to-decarbonise energy sectors than electricity generation - which can be produced easily from other sources such as wind or solar. Sustainable fuels however are needed for hard-to-abate sectors such as off-grid heating, industry, agriculture and transport. Large areas of Europe are off the mains gas network and need liquid or gaseous fuels to de-fossilise, as electrification or hydrogen are not viable options for practical or cost-effectiveness reasons. Converting waste into these valuable and high-impact fuels should be prioritised. Following this, Enerkem and Dimeta have identified two possible ways to solve this issue: 1. EU policymakers should modify the recycling definition in the WFD to include explicitly the production of advanced biofuels and RCF products from waste. 2. The Commission could offer assistance to Member States in assessing the assignment of specific technologies to different levels of the waste hierarchy. This could be done via guidelines for the interpretation of the requirements set out in the WFD. The production of advanced biofuels and RCFs should be mentioned explicitly as an accepted way of recycling. We appreciate your consideration of these recommendations. Advanced chemical recycling, such as waste-to-fuels, contributes to EU Green Deal, EU Circular Economy Package, EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, as well as to the EU economy. Enerkem and Dimeta are committed to working collaboratively with the EU to develop and implement strategies that promote a circular economy and responsible waste management practices. Together, we can make a significant positive impact on the environment and society. For our full response, please see the letter attached.
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Response to Carbon capture utilisation and storage deployment

31 Aug 2023

As a renewable fuel producer, Dimeta welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the consultation on industrial carbon management, including both CCS and CCUS strategies. We believe that both technologies will be critical for achieving the Net Zero target by 2050. Please find our letter with more details and thoughts attached.
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Response to Amendment of the EU ETS Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR) in response to the ETS revision/Fit For 55

23 Aug 2023

Dimeta welcome the opportunity to respond to this consultation - please find our detailed submission attached.
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