Following a new legal framework adopted beginning of 2009, presented to Biogasmax by the European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), biomethane production plants should continue to increase in the next few years. The legislation is expected to give a strong impetus to biomethane as a vehicle fuel. The new national energy policy has set up ambitious goals towards biomethane development: 6 billion m3 of biométhane in 2020 (6% of the national needs of gas), 10 billion m3 in 2030 (10% of the national needs of gas). Amongst the 4000 biogas plants running today in Germany, 20 plants currently inject biomethane into the natural gas grid, with 20 others preparing to follow suit.
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