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  • NEWS EPBD political agreement vote: a major milestone towards the decarbonisation of EU buildings with a clear role for renewable gases and hybrid heating technologies.
  • NEWS GD4S to Commissioner Kadri Simson: RePowerEU 35 bcm biomethane target can be achieved with the direct contribution of gas DSOs
  • Event The Truth about Sector Coupling
  • News Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) publishes White Paper promoting the role of gas networks as key enabler of the EU’s energy transition
  • GD4S calls on the European Commission to recognize the role of blending hydrogen into the existing gas networks
  • New Energy Landscape Hub Series Season 1 Episode 2: Energy System Integration at the distribution level: key to delivering the EU Green Deal
  • GD4S General Assembly confirms Paolo Gallo (CEO Italgas) as President of the Association
  • News GD4S, EBA and NGVA Europe call on the European Commission to recognise renewable gas as a key contributor of the upcoming Mobility Strategy
  • News CEOs of GD4S members met with EU Energy Commissioner
  • News GD4S and nine other industry associations co-sign letter to the European Commission on sector integration and the Renovation Wave
  • GD4S is strengthened with the entry of the Greek EDA THESS
  • News GD4S perspective on integrating renewable gas

  • EPBD political agreement vote: a major milestone towards the decarbonisation of EU buildings with a clear role for renewable gases and hybrid heating technologies.

    Brussels, March 13th – This Tuesday, the European Parliament endorsed the trilogue agreement on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). This marks a major milestone towards the decarbonisation of the European building stock.

    GD4S welcomes this revised legislation, which endorses the “fabric first” principle which prioritizes improving the thermal performance of building envelope before investing in the technical system to avoid overengineering costs, creates a solid framework for ensuring a progressive transition away from fossil fuel-based heating systems, while leaving no consumers without a reliable and affordable heating solution.

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  • GD4S to Commissioner Kadri Simson: RePowerEU 35 bcm biomethane target can be achieved with the direct contribution of gas DSOs

    Brussels 23rd May – The day after the publication of the RePowerEU action plan, a delegation of GD4S representatives led by its President, Narcís de Carreras, CEO of Nedgia, met with the EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson. Laurence Poiriez-Dietz, CEO of French DSO GRDF, and Dan Pantilie, CEO of Romanian DSO DGSR, also took part in the meeting.

    The meeting took place at a turning point in EU energy and climate policy, amid the energy crisis and the War in Ukraine. The RePowerEU plan sets an EU objective of 35 bcm biomethane production by 2030 to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian gas imports. It was therefore the right moment to highlight the concrete contribution of DSOs in achieving these renewed ambitions.

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  • The Truth about Sector Coupling

    On September 20 GD4S in collaboration with E.DSO organize a webinar to encourage and extend the debate on sector coupling and its challenges by exploring new and innovative ideas and technologies which could facilitate the coupling of the electricity and gas sectors

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  • Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) publishes White Paper promoting the role of gas networks as key enabler of the EU’s energy transition

    26 policy recommendations detailed by the EU Gas DSO Association

    Brussels, 3rd June 2021 - The potential of renewable gases, the strategic role of gas distribution networks and the commitment of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) to meeting shared climate ambitions, form the basis of ‘Gas grids - a key enabler of decarbonisation’, a White Paper published today by Gas Distributors for Sustainabiltiy (GD4S), the EU's European gas association in which participate the seven major DSOs from seven countries.

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  • GD4S calls on the European Commission to recognize the role of blending hydrogen into the existing gas networks

    Brussels, 18 March 2021 – Together with more than 90 energy companies, GD4S calls on the European Commission to consider the importance of hydrogen blending in existing gas networks. The association highlights the key contribution of existing gas transmission and distribution networks, and the related facilities connected to them, as a key enabling factor to achieve the decarbonization of the European economy and to reach the objectives of the European Hydrogen Strategy.

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  • New Energy Landscape Hub Series Season 1 Episode 2: Energy System Integration at the distribution level: key to delivering the EU Green Deal

    On 18 March, Gas Distributors For Sustainability in collaboration with Enlit organize a webinar to address what Energy Systems Integration means at the level of energy distribution, in relation to the EU Green Deal goals of climate neutrality and resource-efficiency.

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  • GD4S General Assembly confirms Paolo Gallo (CEO Italgas) as President of the Association

    Brussels, 2 February 2021 – At their Annual General Assembly, the Association representatives confirmed Paolo Gallo (CEO of Italgas) for a second year as President of the Association. In a meeting with Diederik Samsom, Head of Cabinet of the Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, they reaffirmed the strategic role of gas grids as a driver for energy transition, as well as the importance of technological innovation in monitoring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • GD4S, EBA and NGVA Europe call on the European Commission to recognise renewable gas as a key contributor of the upcoming Mobility Strategy

    Brussels, 6 November 2020 – Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S), the European Biogas Association (EBA) and NGVA Europe co-signed a joint letter to the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, and Transport Commissioner Adina-Ioana Vălean, to call them to build the upcoming Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy on the complementarity of all renewable fuels, including biomethane, and all relevant engine technologies, to enable a fast, secure and affordable transition supporting the European industries.

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  • CEOs of GD4S members met with EU Energy Commissioner

    Brussels, 10 September 2020 – CEOs from the seven members of Gas for Sustainability (GD4S) met (virtually) this morning with EU Energy Commissioner, Kadri Simson to highlight the critical role of gas distribution networks in integrating renewable energies and advancing sector coupling to achieve EU decarbonisation goals.

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  • GD4S and nine other industry associations co-sign letter to the European Commission on sector integration and the Renovation Wave

    Brussels, 19 June 2020 - Gas Distributors for Sustainability, jointly with 9 other European associations, co-signed a letter to Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, and Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton. Together we make recommendations to the European Commission for the forthcoming communications on Smart Sector Integration, Hydrogen Strategy and Renovate Wave.

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  • GD4S is strengthened with the entry of the Greek EDA THESS

    Brussels, 25 May 2020 - Gas Distributors for Sustainability, the association that brings together the main European players in the gas distribution sector, is further strengthened by the entry of the Greek EDA THESS. The new member, active in the distribution of natural gas in the Thessaloniki and Thessaly areas, is the seventh member of the European Association, thus reaching a network of 28 million customers.

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  • GD4S perspective on integrating renewable gas

    Brussels, 10th March 2020. Jean-Marie Gauthey, Head of EU Affairs at GRDF, participated in the 1st Workshop organised by ENTSOG on its 2050 Roadmap for Gas Grids.
    He presented the main challenges and parameters of gas distributors on the pathway towards a performant integration of renewable gases. Key challenges focus on governance, planning, and efficient regulation of flexibility. As a conclusion, Jean-Marie Gauthey stated that the EU Green Deal should provide the legal Framework for a Renewable Gas Strategy.

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66, Avenue de Cortenbergh
B-1000 Bruxelles
+ 32 2 280 39 94