Biogas
More than 7,100 biogas plants (digesters) with an installed power of 2,780 megawatt produced around 17.5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, 16.5 billion kilowatt hours of heat, as well as fuel in Germany in 2011. Therefore, omitting the emission of 12.5 million tons greenhouse gases. Biogas is a particularly versatile renewable energy source, whose potential has just been discovered in Germany. Residual materials – like slurry and bio-waste as well as energy crops such as maize and reeds – can be used in biogas plants.
Charts and Data
Renewable Energies in Germany replace more and more nuclear power
This chart shows the development of renewable and nuclear electricity generation
Charts and Data
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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Background information
Biogas – efficient electricity, heat and fuel production
Biogas offers agriculture an additional pillar to diversify its economic activities.
Background information
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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