A Biogas Road Map for Europe - Aebiom

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PRIMARY Primary energy production ENERGY of biogas in Europe PRODUCTION in 2007 (source: EurObserv’ER) OF BIOGAS IN EUROPE IN 2007*
PT
15,4
IE
33,5
ES
329,9
UK
1624,2
FR
NL
174,0
BE
78,6
309,2
LU
10
DK
97,9
DE
2383,1
IT
406,2
SE
27,2
78,5
CZ
SK
AT 8,6 HU
139,1
SI
In the
Landfill
European
gas
Union both
Sewage
the primary
sludge
production
gas
of biogas
Other biogases
Table on
(decentralised
page 15 shows the
agricultural
influence of
plant,
specific
etc.)
requirements
and the gross electricity production from biogas increased for biogas plants in order to be eligible for feed-in tariffs. For
by almost 18 % between 2006 and 2007. The greatest share example, at first the feed-in law in Austria had no efficiency
of this growth was achieved in Germany and German biogas requirement which led to many electricity-only plants, because
companies expanded their business in 2008 as well, despite of high prices for electricity but low ones for heat. So plant
rising costs for substrate.
operators had no economic incentive to care for the heat at all.
This was changed afterwards, but finding a suitable heat user is
Small scale electricity production with biogas is very effec- often difficult in rural areas.
tive concerning the ratio of the co-generated heat and power.
Technological advances in recent years allow parity in the
energy output - 1 kW electric for every kW thermal.
11,9
MT
PL
FI
62,6
36,7
EE
4,2
LV
LT
2,5
20,2
GR
47,8
RO
BG
Others
Sewage
EU (27)
5901,2
Landfill
CY
0,2
Source :EurObserv’ER 2008