Powercrumbs installation at a wastewater treatment plant, with a view across the site

Answers with references

Understand. Assess. Decide.

Fourteen articles with references, written to answer your question. The Energy Radar keeps them up to date.

Read in the order of your question

First understand, then assess, then decide.

Fourteen articles in three stages. Understand: the concepts, from renewable gas to mass balance. Assess: the frameworks and the evidence they ask for. Decide: the routes side by side, and whether your own site is suitable. Filter by the stage you're in, or read them in order.

Powercrumbs units at an industrial biogas plant Understand

What is renewable gas — and what isn't it?

6 min · 3 references→ Powercrumbs unit next to a storage tank Understand

What is chain of custody — and why does it suddenly carry so much weight?

6 min · 3 references→ Powercrumbs metering and control installation at a gas storage site Understand

What is mass balance — the bookkeeping of the chain?

5 min · 3 references→ Aerial view of the settling tanks at a wastewater treatment plant Understand

What does RED III mean if you buy energy?

7 min · 4 references→ Lorry with a Powercrumbs unit on a construction site at night Assess

HVO, diesel or renewable gas? The comparison that holds up.

9 min · 7 references · updated 06-06→ Powercrumbs units at a site in the field Assess

Hydrogen — when it fits, when it doesn't.

8 min · 4 references→ Powercrumbs units next to a charging area with a car Assess

Electrification versus molecules: the real trade-off.

10 min · 4 references→ Powercrumbs units next to a biogas plant Assess

Biogas, biomethane, renewable gas: what's the difference?

6 min · 4 references→ Row of Powercrumbs units in operation at a wastewater treatment plant Decide

CSRD and energy procurement: what your auditor will ask next year.

11 min · 5 references→ Powercrumbs unit in operation at a site in open country Decide

Is my site suitable — and what data do I need?

8 min · 3 references→ Powercrumbs unit next to business premises Decide

From claim to proof: how the evidence file builds up.

9 min · 4 references→ Aerial view of a Powercrumbs installation at a project in Alphen aan den Rijn Decide

How does the scan work — and what does it do with my data?

5 min · 3 references→ Aerial view of a dyke reinforcement project with a construction road and crane Decide

Which requirement in a tender forces physical delivery?

7 min · 3 references→ Powercrumbs Powerhub at a gas storage facility Assess

Which proof layer supports a sustainability claim?

7 min · 4 references→

Powercrumbs Energy Radar

What's shifting in the market.

Scanned and weighed daily, with source and date: the instrument that keeps the articles up to date.

DfT steps up investigation into POME labelling in the HVO chain
11 JUN 2026 · THEME: HVO · SEGMENT: CONSTRUCTION Source: high
Grid congestion map Q2: waiting times for large consumers continue to rise
09 JUN 2026 · THEME: GRID CAPACITY · SEGMENT: INDUSTRY Source: high
Article updated: "HVO, diesel or renewable gas?"
06 JUN 2026 · UPDATED · 2 NEW REFERENCES Updated
EFRAG publishes clarification on value chain reporting for energy purchasing
02 JUN 2026 · THEME: CSRD · SEGMENT: INDUSTRY Source: primary

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Industrial biogas plant in the Netherlands, source of renewable gas for the Powercrumbs chain

From reading to knowing

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