• Project: biogaspartner

  Biomethane in the heating market

  Building Energy Act (GEG) The new regulations of the Building Energy Act came into force on January 1, 2024. The aim is to make the building sector more climate-neutral. To this…

• Project: biogaspartner

  Biomethane in the electricity market

  Renewable Energies Act (EEG) The most important instrument for promoting renewable energies in Germany is the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). The EEG first came into force in…

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  Biomethane in Germany: Challenges and opportunities

  Once again, the biomethane sector in Germany is experiencing a period of upheaval. In the past, major cuts in subsidies or political will have led to major distortions in the…

  24/10/2024
• Project: biogaspartner

  Biomethane in Emissions Trading

  European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) The EU ETS (European Union Emissions Trading System) has been in place since 2005 and is one of the most important instruments for…

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  Publication

  Biomethane Industry Barometer 2024

  Transformation of the biomethane market The German biomethane market is going through a phase of transformation. Despite turbulence, such as the threat of trader insolvencies and…

  22/10/2024

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  Publication

  Biomethane Industry Barometer 2023

  dena has been conducting the ‘Branchenbarometer Biomethan’ (Biomethane Industry Barometer) survey since 2012. The results are published annually and, in addition to data surveys,…

  01/08/2023

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  Biomethane Industry Barometer 2025

  Biomethane market under pressure The German biomethane market is in a tense situation. Falling demand for biomethane and the collapse in the EEG business are putting pressure on…

  23/10/2025 Report Renewable energies Overall system Business models
• Project: biogaspartner

  Biomethane as a fuel

  Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG), Federal Immission Control Ordinance (BImSchV) and Energy Tax Act (EnergieStG) Since 2006, Germany has stipulated that a certain proportion…

• Project: biogaspartner

  Biomethane

  What is biomethane? Value Chain Biomethane plants in Germany

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  Bio-LNG Initiative

  Our project partners Bio-LNG is a particularly low-emission and climate-friendly fuel with a high energy density. The challenge To date, Germany’s transport sector has fallen far…

  24/06/2024