Realer Irrsinn: Zu viel Biogas in Franken | extra 3 | NDR

These are hard-working workers in the service of the energy transition: 150 of them work on Hannes Porzelt's organic farm in Merkendorf, Bavaria, and supply a lot of manure and measurements for the

biogas

plant. Sustainable raw material that helps replace fossil gas. In the opinion of the Green Minister of Economy, prices are high. I don't think they are wasted in Germany these days, except for manure. Small systems have been installed. This engine produces electricity for up to 200 homes as of 2016 and the much more urgently needed electricity could be much higher. The system is limited to a motor with a maximum power of 75 kilowatts.

We can no longer produce here. We also cannot manufacture a second engine at this location, as this is legally defined by the Renewable Energy Law, as written by the ministry led by Habegge at the time of commissioning. With the small manure system, the eligible installed power was limited to avoid manure tourism. The subsidy rate was correspondingly high. The EEG state subsidy is only available for cow manure produced on the farm, but the Purzel workers know nothing about a 75 kW design limit and continue to defecate happily. The 75 kW limit has now been exceeded. This has the effect for us that we can now only introduce a limited amount of manure into the system.

This year we have already spread a large part of the unused manure on the fields, which is not the case. At the moment, valuable fuel "is being wasted in Germany. This methane then goes to the sky without being burned and without being used as energy. Air conditioning technology is basically a catastrophe. Methane is 25 times more harmful than CO2. It is better to convert it into electricity, but the small engine cannot handle all the gas produced. What happens then? This gas must be burned specifically on the torch through the emergency consumption device. This is what the sustainable use of

biogas

looks like according to the renewable energy law The problems we have are that we have to set a limit on the price of gas and then we have to burn it.

We could produce much more biogas in Germany if we let agriculture do it and the Federal Ministry now allows it to the farmers and has repealed the 75 kW regulation, But this only applies to systems that will be put into operation after January 1, 2023. It is bad luck that Portal's system is already older, as are 700 others in Germany. If in doubt, it is necessary to burn gas, every cubic meter. of gas that is not burned helps and every cubic meter of biogas that is burned is free That's real bullshit, hello, my name is Christian Hering and I would like to talk to you about subscriptions.

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