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<v ->BioCirc is a green energy scale-up that has grown</v>

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to become one of the largest biogas producers in the world

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and has done so in just over two years.

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I'm here to speak with Bertel Maigaard, the founder and CEO,

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around his vision for how to meet the energy demands

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of local communities with green energy,

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so follow me.

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Hi, Bertel.
<v ->Hi, Mads.</v>

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<v ->Good to see you.</v>
<v ->Good to see you.</v>

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<v ->We're happy to spend the day with you here at Vinkel.</v>

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<v ->The vision of BioCirc is to be a best-in-class developer,</v>

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owner and operator of green energy clusters,

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displacing the use of fossil energy locally.

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We are a fully circular bioeconomic company

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that abates CO2 emissions by producing green energy

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in the form of gas, fuel, electricity and heat.

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We do that by converting biological waste

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from food or animal waste into biogas.

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With the eight biogas facilities,

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we today produce around two terawatt-hours per year

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that correspond to more than 430,000 households'

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electricity consumption in Denmark.

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The vision we are pursuing is to develop

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and operate truly circular green energy clusters,

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allowing local communities

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to decarbonize across all energy forms.

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The clusters form around a biogas plant

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and can take the green energy produced

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and use it to meet a whole range

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of different needs within the community,

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so the biogas is an enabler

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for a whole new system of energy.

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We offer a one-stop shop solution for local communities,

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making it easier for them to reach their net zero targets.

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We are aiming to increase our capacity

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by tenfold until 2030.

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I think it's inspiring to work with local communities,

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reaching their net zero targets.

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Let's take Viborg municipality, for example.

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100,000 citizens reaching net zero before 2030?

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That's really inspiring to work with, but I also believe

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that chapter two will be even more inspiring,

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taking these local solutions in Denmark

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and scaling them out to the rest of the world.

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Boston Consulting Group has been a valuable partner

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for BioCirc realizing the ideas, the vision,

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the mission I had for the company initially,

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but that also means that Boston Consulting Group went

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from working with a startup business

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to now working with a leading green energy company.

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<v ->Working with startups and scale-ups is always exciting,</v>

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and that's been particularly true with BioCirc

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due to its rapid growth and innovative business model.

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As the world works together to accelerate green solutions,

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we'll need businesses of all shapes and sizes,

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and it's been our privilege as BCG to partner with BioCirc

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to scale a business that solves a fundamental problem.

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At BCG, we are committed to working

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with the winners of tomorrow, building a better future.

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