auma is handling the complete environmental and land-use package for a biogas and biomethane plant in Segrià (Lleida): the environmental impact assessment, the integrated environmental permit and the standalone special urban plan (PEUA), commissioned by a bioenergy developer.
Project overview
| Client | Bioenergy developer (confidential) |
| Market | Renewable developers |
| Practice area | Energy transition · Waste and circular economy |
| Location | Segrià (Lleida, Spain) |
| Services | EIA · Integrated permit · Standalone special urban plan |
| Year | 2026 |
The challenge
Agro-industrial biogas plants combine three processes that are often run separately and end up inconsistent:
- Three tracks: environmental (EIA), operational (integrated permit) and land-use (special plan on rural land).
- Sensitive feedstock: managing livestock manure demands rigour on odours, nitrates and transport logistics.
- Agricultural setting: the site must prove compatibility with farming activity and the landscape.
The auma solution
auma runs the three processes as a single project, on one technical and cartographic basis:
- Coordinated drafting of EIA, permit application and urban plan from a single project data model.
- Specific analysis of odours, traffic and nutrient cycles to anticipate the main objections.
- Land-use justification of the rural-land site tied to the agricultural origin of the feedstock.
The result
- Complete documentation package delivered: mutually consistent EIA, permit application and urban plan.
- A single technical contact point for every authority involved.
- A documentation model the developer can replicate for new biogas plants.
Biomethane is one of the levers of the rural energy transition: projects succeed when the environmental, operational and land-use files are treated as one technical dossier.
Frequently asked questions
What permits does a biogas plant need in Catalonia?
Depending on capacity: the integrated environmental permit or an environmental licence, environmental impact assessment under Law 21/2013, land-use processing on rural land (special plan or PAE) and sector permits for energy and waste management.
What is a standalone special urban plan (PEUA)?
It is the planning instrument that allows public-interest or rural-linked facilities — such as a manure valorisation plant — to be sited on rural land, defining layout, access and integration conditions.
Why is biogas considered renewable energy?
Because it comes from anaerobic digestion of organic waste (manure, agri-food by-products), replaces fossil natural gas and cuts methane emissions from conventional manure management. Upgraded to biomethane, it is injected into the gas grid.
Developing a biogas or biomethane project?
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