Tables of European biogas utilisation
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The following tables outline the utilisation of biogas
in the European Union
. This table is likely to change due to the increasing interest in biogas use as a renewable fuel and the tax penalties being imposed on energy or utility companies that waste biogas by burning it off.
Biogas
Biogas typically refers to a gas produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Organic waste such as dead plant and animal material, animal dung, and kitchen waste can be converted into a gaseous fuel called biogas...
in the European Union
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. This table is likely to change due to the increasing interest in biogas use as a renewable fuel and the tax penalties being imposed on energy or utility companies that waste biogas by burning it off.
| Electricity from biogas (GWh) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | 2006 | 2005 |
 Germany |
7 338 | 4 708 |
| 4 997 | 4 690 | |
 Italy |
1 234 | 1 198 |
 Spain |
675 | 620 |
 Greece |
579 | 179 |
 Early Modern France |
501 | 483 |
 Austria |
410 | 70 |
 Netherlands |
286 | 286 |
 Denmark |
285 | 275 |
 Poland |
241 | 175 |
 Belgium |
237 | 240 |
 Czech Republic |
175 | 161 |
 Republic of Ireland |
108 | 106 |
 Sweden |
54 | 54 |
 Portugal |
33 | 35 |
 Luxembourg |
33 | 27 |
 Slovenia |
32 | 32 |
 Hungary |
22 | 25 |
 Finland |
22 | 22 |
 Estonia |
7 | 7 |
 Slovakia |
4 | 4 |
 Malta |
0 | 0 |
| EU (GWh) | 17 272 | 13 397 |
| Biogas in EU 2006 (GWh) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Total | Landfill | Sludge | Other |
| Germany |
22 370 | 6 670 | 4 300 | 11 400 |
| 19 720 | 17 620 | 2 100 | 0 | |
| Italy |
4 110 | 3 610 | 10 | 490 |
| Spain |
3 890 | 2 930 | 660 | 300 |
| Early Modern France |
2 640 | 1 720 | 870 | 50 |
| Netherlands |
1 380 | 450 | 590 | 340 |
| Austria |
1 370 | 130 | 40 | 1 200 |
| Denmark |
1 100 | 170 | 270 | 660 |
| Poland |
1 090 | 320 | 770 | 10 |
| Belgium |
970 | 590 | 290 | 90 |
| Greece |
810 | 630 | 180 | 0 |
| Finland |
740 | 590 | 150 | 0 |
| Czech Republic |
700 | 300 | 360 | 40 |
| Republic of Ireland |
400 | 290 | 60 | 50 |
| Sweden |
390 | 130 | 250 | 10 |
| Hungary |
120 | 0 | 90 | 40 |
| Portugal |
110 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| Luxembourg |
100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Slovenia |
100 | 80 | 10 | 10 |
| Slovakia |
60 | 0 | 50 | 10 |
| Estonia |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EU (GWh) | 62 200 | 36 250 | 11 050 | 14 900 |