Biogas
More than 4,500 biogas plants (digesters) are producing electricity, heat and fuel in Germany in 2009. Biogas is a particularly versatile renewable energy source, whose potential is just being discovered in Germany. Both residual materials – from slurry to bio-waste – and energy crops – from maize to reeds – can be used in the biogas plant.
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Heat from Renewable Energy in 2010
In 2010, Renewable Energies contributed 136 bn. kWh or 9,5 % to the german heat demand.
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Biogas – efficient electricity, heat and fuel production
Biogas offers agriculture an additional pillar to diversify its economic activities.
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Bioenergy is a useful part of crop rotation
Rape can only be grown on the same area every three to four year – a monoculture is therefore excluded.
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