Global biogas capacity to soar to 29.5 GW in 2022

Nov 7, 2012 - The capacity of commercial biogas power plants around the world is to more than double to 29.5 GW over the next ten years, according to a study by Pike Research.

The researcher, part of specialty services firm Navigant Consulting (NYSE:NCI), estimates that global biogas capacity in 2012 will reach 14.5 GW.

Biogas, which is produced during the anaerobic digestion of organic materials, "can meet demand in power, heat, and transportation markets, address a range of environmental issues, and may be deployed on both an integrated and distributed basis", according to senior research analyst Mackinnon Lawrence.

The biogas industry's growth is contingent on innovative applications and business models and not on breakthrough technologies, Lawrence added.

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