Imprint Privacy Policy Business Segments Current Projects Business News Contact Biogas in Figures Climate Protection Emissions Biogas in figures Power supply In 2009, around 3.5 million households were supplied with 12 bn. kWh of electricity coming from biogas. Heat supply The heat supplied in 2009 was 11.5 billion kWh which corresponds to 300,000 households heated with no CO2 emissions Biogas as a fuel With the bio-methane yield from one hectare of maize it is possible to drive a car for 70.000 km. Gas pipelines By feeding biogas into the gas grid, energy from the countryside can be used directly in the city. With the injection of biogas we make ourselves independent from imported natural gas Fertilizer The replacement of mineral fertilizers by fertilizers from biogas plants can mean a reduction of up to 6 kg of CO2 for each fertilizer kg. Industry Sales The industry sales in 2009 reached 2.6 billion euros. Of these, 230 million were earned by the abroad subsidiary companies. Made in Germany German companies are world leaders Second pillar for the agriculture Energy generation provides the agriculture a predictable perspective for the long term. Jobs In 2009, approximately 16,000 people were employed in the construction, maintenance and operation of plants. Source: Biogas Association "Biogas kann's" http://www.biogas.org Do you have questions about our activities? Service-Hotline: +49 5152-528270 ARCHEA Unternehmensgruppe Horstweg 24 31840 Hessisch Oldendorf Telefon +49 5152 528270 Telefax +49 5152 5282729 info@archea-biogas.de Facts about Virtual Power Plant A virtual power plant is a network of decentralized, medium-scale power generating units such as biomass plants, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units, wind farms and solar parks. read more ... Facts and information about biogas plants Biogas plants Biogas from A to Z