"1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 9
1.2 List of Figures 11
2 Introduction to Renewable Energy 12
3 Italy Renewable Power Market 15
3.1 Italy Power Market, Overview 15
3.2 Italy Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2001-08 17
3.3 Italy Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, 2008 18
3.4 Italy Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity by Renewable Type, 2001-08 19
4 Italy Biogas Power Market, Introduction 20
4.1 Global Biogas Power Market, Overview 20
4.2 Italy Biogas Power Market, Overview 21
4.3 Italy Biogas Power Market, Share in Global Biogas Power Market 22
4.4 Italy Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Other Countries 23
5 Italy Biogas Power Market, Total Market Analysis 25
5.1 Italy Biogas Power Market, Key Drivers 25
5.1.1 Italian government policy is promoting the growth of biogas industry 25
5.2 Italy Biogas Power Market, Key Restraints 26
5.2.1 Little attention to successful supply chains will hinder the future growth potential 26
5.2.2 Lack of maintainence of feedstock reserves like forests endangers feedstock supply 26
5.2.3 Difficulty in developing multiannual supply chain agreements among sector operators may hinder future development of the industry 26
5.2.4 Existence of numerous and unrelated legal and technical norms is a disincentive for the industry stakeholders 26
5.3 Italy Biogas Power Market, Supply Chain 26
5.4 There are mainly two types of supply chains which are prevalent in Italy: 27
5.4.1 Farm Supply Chain 27
5.4.2 Industry Supply Chain 27
6 Italy Biogas Power Market, Investment Climate 28
6.1 Growth Potential and Overall Attractiveness 28
6.2 Policy Attractiveness 28
6.3 Financial Feasibility 28
6.4 Financial Stability 28
7 Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Statistics 30
7.1 Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-13 30
7.2 Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-13 31
7.3 Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, 2001-13 32
7.4 Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Average Number of Homes Powered, 2001-13 33
7.5 Italy Biogas Market, Split by Feedstock, 2008 34
7.6 Italy Biogas Market, Split of Agricultural Waste Feedstock, 2008 35
7.7 Italy Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Geography, 2008 36
8 Italy Biogas Power Market, Key Assets and Developers 38
8.1 Italy Biogas Market, Top Active Production Facilities 38
8.2 Italy Biogas Power Market, Upcoming Production Facilities 39
8.3 Italy Biogas Power Market, Active Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size 39
9 Italy Biogas Power Market, Biogas Technology 41
9.1 Italy Biogas Power Market, Technology Definition 41
9.2 Italy Biogas Power Market, Biogas Composition 41
9.3 Italy Biogas Power Market, Technology Analysis 41
9.3.1 Italy Biogas Power Market, Power Production Cycle 41
9.3.2 Italy Biogas Power Market, Conversion Technology 42
9.4 Italy Biogas Power Market, R&D Focus 44
10 Italy Biogas Power Market, Regulatory Framework 46
10.1 Italy Renewable Energy (Including Biogas) Regulatory Framework, Overview 46
10.2 Italy Renewable Energy (Including Biogas) Regulatory Framework, Major Policies 46
10.2.1 Italy, Quota Obligation System / Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) 46
10.2.2 Italy, Green Power Certification System 48
10.2.3 Italy, Purchase and Sale of Electricity By The Grid Operator 49
10.2.4 Italy, Net Metering 50
10.2.5 Italy, Interconnection Standards 50
10.2.6 Italy, Incentives for Renewable Energy Production Investment - Capital Cost Offsets 51
10.2.7 Italy, Promotion of Electricity Generated by Renewable Sources in Internal Market 51
10.2.8 Italy, New Feed in Tariff System 52
10.2.9 Italy, Reduction in VAT 53
10.2.10 Italy, Investment Subsidies 53
11 Key Market Participants - EnviTec Biogas AG 55
11.1 Key Information 55
11.2 Company Overview 55
11.3 Business Description 55
11.3.1 Business Overview 55
11.4 Major Products and Services 56
11.5 History 57
11.6 SWOT Analysis 59
11.6.1 Overview 59
11.6.2 EnviTec Biogas AG Strengths 60
11.6.3 EnviTec Biogas AG Weaknesses 61
11.6.4 EnviTec Biogas AG Opportunities 62
11.6.5 EnviTec Biogas AG Threats 63
11.7 Competitors 64
11.8 Key Employees 64
11.9 Key Employee Biographies 64
11.10 Company Statement 65
11.11 Locations and Subsidiaries 67
11.11.1 Head Office 67
11.11.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 68
12 Key Market Participants - BIOGAS NORD AG 70
12.1 Key Information 70
12.2 Company Overview 70
12.3 Business Description 70
12.3.1 Business Overview 70
12.4 Major Products and Services 71
12.5 History 72
12.6 SWOT Analysis 74
12.6.1 Overview 74
12.6.2 BIOGAS NORD AG Strengths 75
12.6.3 BIOGAS NORD AG Weaknesses 76
12.6.4 BIOGAS NORD AG Opportunities 77
12.6.5 BIOGAS NORD AG Threats 78
12.7 Competitors 79
12.8 Key Employees 79
12.9 Locations and Subsidiaries 79
12.9.1 Head Office 79
12.9.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 80
13 Key Market Participants - UTS Biogastechnik GmbH 81
13.1 Key Information 81
13.2 Company Overview 81
13.3 Business Description 81
13.3.1 Business Overview 81
13.4 Major Products and Services 82
13.5 History 83
13.6 SWOT Analysis 84
13.6.1 Overview 84
13.6.2 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH Strengths 85
13.6.3 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH Weaknesses 86
13.6.4 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH Opportunities 87
13.6.5 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH Threats 88
13.7 Competitors 89
13.8 Key Employees 90
13.9 Key Employee Biographies 90
13.10 Locations and Subsidiaries 91
13.10.1 Head Office 91
13.10.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 91
14 Key Market Participants – Schmack Biogas AG 92
14.1 Key Information 92
14.2 Company Overview 92
14.3 Major Products and Services 92
14.4 History 93
14.5 SWOT Analysis 97
14.5.1 Overview 97
14.5.2 Schmack Biogas AG Strengths 98
14.5.3 Schmack Biogas AG Weaknesses 99
14.5.4 Schmack Biogas AG Opportunities 100
14.5.5 Schmack Biogas AG Threats 101
14.6 Competitors 102
14.7 Key Employees 102
14.8 Key Employee Biographies 102
14.9 Company Statement 103
14.10 Locations and Subsidiaries 105
14.10.1 Head Office 105
14.10.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 105
15 Key Market Participants - BioConstruct GmbH 106
15.1 Key Information 106
15.2 Company Overview 106
15.3 Business Description 106
15.3.1 Business Overview 106
15.4 Major Products and Services 107
15.5 History 108
15.6 Competitors 108
15.7 Key Employees 108
15.8 Key Employee Biographies 109
15.9 Locations and Subsidiaries 110
15.9.1 Head Office 110
15.9.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 110
16 Key Market Participants - biogas weser-ems GmbH & Co. KG 111
16.1 Key Information 111
16.2 Company Overview 111
16.3 Business Description 111
16.3.1 Business Overview 111
16.4 Major Products and Services 112
16.5 History 113
16.6 Competitors 113
16.7 Key Employees 114
16.8 Key Employee Biographies 114
16.9 Locations and Subsidiaries 115
16.9.1 Head Office 115
17 Key Market Participants - Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure GmbH 116
17.1 Key Information 116
17.2 Company Overview 116
17.3 Business Description 116
17.3.1 Business Overview 116
17.4 Major Products and Services 117
17.5 History 117
17.6 Competitors 119
17.7 Key Employees 119
17.8 Locations and Subsidiaries 120
17.8.1 Head Office 120
18 Financial Deals Landscape 121
18.1 Detailed Deal Summary 121
18.1.1 Acquisition 121
18.1.2 Debt Offerings 122
19 Recent Developments 123
19.1 New Projects 123
19.1.1 Mar 25, 2008: Biogas Plant to Be Operational In Payatas 123
19.2 New Contracts 123
19.2.1 Jul 03, 2008: Schmack Biogas Signs Framework Agreement with Fri-El to Build Biogas Plants 123
19.3 Operations Updates 124
19.3.1 Aug 31, 2009: EnviTec Biogas Completes Transactions for Biogas Plant in Italy 124
20 Appendix 125
20.1 About Alternative Energy eTrack 125
20.2 Methodology 125
20.2.1 Coverage 126
20.2.2 Secondary Research 126
20.2.3 Primary Research 126
20.2.4 Expert Panel Validation 127
20.3 Contact Us 127
20.4 Disclaimer 1271.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Global CO2 Emissions, Million Metric Tons, 1970-08 13
Table 2: The Global Projected Energy Demand, Mtoe, 1980-30 14
Table 3: Italy Power Market, Installed Capacity, GW, 2001-08 15
Table 4: Italy Power Market, Cumulative Power Generation Capacity by Energy Source, %, 2008 17
Table 5: Italy Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity (Including Hydro), MW, 2001-08 18
Table 6: Italy, Share of Various Sources in Renewable Power Capacity, %, 2008 19
Table 7: Italy Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity by Renewable Type, MW, 2001-08 19
Table 8: Italy Biogas Power Market, Share in Global Biogas Power Market, %, 2000-13 22
Table 9: Italy Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Key Countries in the Global Biogas Market, %, 2008 23
Table 10: Italy Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Key Countries in the Global Biogas Market, MW, 2008 24
Table 11: Italy Biogas Power Market, Key Incentive Schemes 25
Table 12: Italy Biogas Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 31
Table 13: Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-13 32
Table 14: Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, MT 2001-13 33
Table 15: Italy Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Average Number of Homes Powered, ‘000, 2001-13 34
Table 16: Italy Biogas Power Market, Split by Feedstock, %, 2008 35
Table 17: Italy Biogas Power Market, Split of Agricultural Waste Feedstock, %, 2008 36
Table 18: Italy Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Geography, %, 2008 37
Table 19: Italy Biogas Power Market, Top Active Production Facilities, 2008 38
Table 20: Italy Biogas Power Market, Upcoming Production Facilities, 2008 39
Table 21: Italy Biogas Power Market, Active Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size, %, 2008 40
Table 22: Italy Biogas Power Market, Biogas composition 41
Table 23: Italy, RPS, Minimum Obligation Quota per Fiscal year 47
Table 24: Italy, Green Power Certificates, by Renewable Energy Source Co-efficient factor 49
Table 25: Italy, Purchase And Sale By The Grid Operator, Tariffs 2008 49
Table 26: Italy, Feed in Tariff System 52
Table 27: EnviTec Biogas AG, Key Facts 55
Table 28: EnviTec Biogas AG, SWOT Analysis 59
Table 29: EnviTec Biogas AG, Key Employees 64
Table 30: EnviTec Biogas AG, Other Locations 68
Table 31: EnviTec Biogas AG, Subsidiaries 69
Table 32: BIOGAS NORD AG, Key Facts 70
Table 33: BIOGAS NORD AG, SWOT Analysis 74
Table 34: BIOGAS NORD AG, Key Employees 79
Table 35: BIOGAS NORD AG, Subsidiaries 80
Table 36: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, Key Facts 81
Table 37: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, SWOT Analysis 84
Table 38: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, Key Employees 90
Table 39: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, Other Locations 91
Table 40: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, Subsidiaries 91
Table 41: Schmack Biogas AG, Key Facts 92
Table 43: Schmack Biogas AG, SWOT Analysis 97
Table 44: Schmack Biogas AG, Key Employees 102
Table 45: Schmack Biogas AG, Other Locations 105
Table 46: Schmack Biogas AG, Subsidiaries 105
Table 47: BioConstruct GmbH, Key Facts 106
Table 48: BioConstruct GmbH, Key Employees 108
Table 49: BioConstruct GmbH, Other Locations 110
Table 50: biogas weser-ems GmbH & Co. KG, Key Facts 111
Table 51: biogas weser-ems GmbH & Co. KG, Key Employees 114
Table 52: Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure GmbH, Key Facts 116
Table 53: Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure GmbH, Key Employees 119
Table 54: Aare-Tessin Acquires A2A 121
Table 55: A2A Announces Private Placement Of Bonds For $1.46 Billion 1221.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global CO2 Emissions, Million Metric Tons, 1970-08 12
Figure 2: Global Projected Energy Demand, Mtoe, 1980-30 13
Figure 3: Italy Power Market, Installed Capacity, GW, 2001-08 15
Figure 4: Italy Power Market, Cumulative Power Generation Capacity by Energy Source, %, 2008 16
Figure 5: Italy Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity (Including Hydro), MW, 2001-08 17
Figure 6: Italy Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, %, 2008 18
Figure 7: Italy Biogas Power Market, Share in Global Biogas Power Market, %, 2000-13 22
Figure 8: Italy Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Key Countries in the Global Biogas Market, %, 2008 23
Figure 9: Italy Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Key Countries in the Global Biogas Market, MW, 2008 24
Figure 10: Italy Biogas Market, Supply Chain, 2008 27
Figure 11: Italy Biogas Power Market, Investment Climate, 2009 29
Figure 12: Italy Biogas Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 30
Figure 13: Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-13 31
Figure 14: Italy Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, MT 2001-13 32
Figure 15: Italy Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Average Number of Homes Powered, ‘000, 2001-13 34
Figure 16: Italy Biogas Power Market, Split by Feedstock, %, 2008 35
Figure 17: Italy Biogas Power Market, Split of Agricultural Waste Feedstock, %, 2008 36
Figure 18: Italy Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Geography, %, 2008 37
Figure 19: Italy Biogas Power Market, Active Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size, %, 2008 40
Figure 20: Italy Biogas Market, Biogas Power Production Cycle, 2008 42
Figure 21: Italy Biogas Market, Digester 43
Figure 22: Italy Biogas Market, Anaerobic Digestion 44
Figure 23: Italy, RPS, Minimum Obligation Quota per Fiscal year (2007-11) 48
Figure 24: Italy, Comparison of Feed in tariffs for Different Technologies 53
Figure 25: GlobalData Methodology 125"