Half of the investment of 6 MEuro will be paid by the state of Bavaria. All emissions are near of below the detection threshold. Biomass gasification is an attractive method which at the same time makes it possible to get rid of waste from agriculture and forestry. This makes it interesting for example for Bavaria. Here a renewable raw material is used of which we have plenty in Germany and in connection with which usually the problem is rather how to dispose of it cheaply and without harming the environment.
Renewable energies face mainly economic problems on their way to the marketplace.
At the begin of last year there were sensational news that certain graphite structures could store immense amounts of hydrogen. Excitement has settled a bit, but the matter is further pursued with emphasis. However, the phase of initial excitement has given way to the tedious work on details. The storage effect has been proven in the laboratory, but it is difficult to transfer it to technical dimensions. The generation of the structures depends strongly on various parameters.