Effects of RED III on the biomethane market

The analysis answers the question of what impact the increased sustainability requirements from Article 29 of RED III will have on the biomethane market. As a result, a large proportion of the biomethane currently used in biomethane CHP plants would very likely not fulfil the greenhouse gas reduction requirements set out in Article 29 of RED III. This could affect around two-thirds of the biomethane used under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act, meaning that around 2.3 TWh of renewable heat and 1.9 TWh of renewable electricity could then no longer be generated.