The maximum biogas production capacity installed in France in 2020 amounted to 3,9 gigawatt hours, of which almost 1,8 GWh where installed in autonomous agricultural sites, accounting for almost 44 percent of the total installed capacity. Moreover the non hazardous waste storage infrastructures had a maximum production capacity of about 166 GWh that same year.
Maximum capacity of biogas plants installed in France in 2020, by type of site
(in gigawatt-hours)
With regard to biogas and anaerobic digestion, the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea gives the following explanations: "Anaerobic digestion is a natural process of biological degradation of organic matter. It can occur naturally in certain environments such as marshes or can be implemented voluntarily in dedicated units thanks to industrial equipment. It produces a gas called "biogas", consisting mainly of methane (50 to 70%) and carbon dioxide. It is the methane contained in biogas that gives it its energetic properties. "
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Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables, & GRTgaz, & Transport et Infrastructures Gaz France, & SPEGNN, & GRDF. (April 1, 2021). Maximum capacity of biogas plants installed in France in 2020, by type of site (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/767721/capacity-maximum-production-of-biogas-according-to-nature-of-site-la-france/
Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables, und GRTgaz, und Transport et Infrastructures Gaz France, und SPEGNN, und GRDF. "Maximum capacity of biogas plants installed in France in 2020, by type of site (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. April 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/767721/capacity-maximum-production-of-biogas-according-to-nature-of-site-la-france/
Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables, GRTgaz, Transport et Infrastructures Gaz France, SPEGNN, GRDF. (2021). Maximum capacity of biogas plants installed in France in 2020, by type of site (in gigawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/767721/capacity-maximum-production-of-biogas-according-to-nature-of-site-la-france/
Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables, and GRTgaz, and Transport et Infrastructures Gaz France, and SPEGNN, and GRDF. "Maximum Capacity of Biogas Plants Installed in France in 2020, by Type of Site (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/767721/capacity-maximum-production-of-biogas-according-to-nature-of-site-la-france/
Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables & GRTgaz & Transport et Infrastructures Gaz France & SPEGNN & GRDF, Maximum capacity of biogas plants installed in France in 2020, by type of site (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/767721/capacity-maximum-production-of-biogas-according-to-nature-of-site-la-france/ (last visited October 07, 2022)
