1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 11
1.2 List of Figures 13
2 Introduction to Renewable Energy 14
3 Germany Renewable Power Market 17
3.1 Germany Power Market, Overview 17
3.2 Germany Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2001-08 18
3.3 Germany Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, 2008 19
3.4 Germany Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity by Renewable Type, 2001-08 20
4 Germany Biogas Power Market, Introduction 21
4.1 Global Biogas Power Market, Overview 21
4.2 Germany Biogas Power Market, Overview 22
4.3 Germany Biogas Power Market, Share in Global Biogas Power Market 22
4.4 Germany Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Other Countries 23
5 Germany Biogas Power Market, Total Market Analysis 26
5.1 Germany Biogas Power Market, Key Driver 26
5.1.1 Financial incentives from the government boost the biogas market development 26
5.2 Germany Biogas Power Market, Key Restraint 26
5.2.1 Financial crisis is expected to slow down the biogas market in 2011 and 2012 26
5.2.2 Infrastructure bottlenecks to hinder biogas market development 27
5.3 Germany Biogas Power Market, Supply Chain 27
5.3.1 Feedstock collection 28
5.3.2 Transportation 28
5.3.3 Biogas plant location 28
5.4 Germany Biogas Power Market, Costing 28
5.5 Germany Biogas Power Market, Human Resources Analysis 29
6 Germany Biogas Power Market, Investment Climate 30
6.1 Growth Potential and Overall Attractiveness 30
6.2 Policy Attractiveness 30
6.3 Financial Feasibility 31
6.4 Financial Stability 31
7 Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Statistics 32
7.1 Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-13 32
7.2 Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-13 33
7.3 Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, 2001-13 34
7.4 Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Average Number of Homes Powered, 2001-13 36
7.5 Germany Biogas Market, Split by Feedstock, 2008 37
7.6 Germany Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Geography, 2008 38
8 Germany Biogas Power Market, Key Assets and Developers 40
8.1 Germany Biogas Market, Top Active Production Facilities 40
8.2 Germany Biogas Power Market, Upcoming Production Facilities 41
8.3 Germany Biogas Power Market, Active Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size 41
8.4 Germany Biogas Power Market, Upcoming Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size 42
8.5 Germany Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Power Plant Developers 43
9 Germany Biogas Power Market, Biogas Technology 45
9.1 Germany Biogas Power Market, Technology Definition 45
9.2 Germany Biogas Power Market, Biogas Composition 45
9.3 Germany Biogas Power Market, Technology Analysis 45
9.3.1 Germany Biogas Power Market, Power Production Cycle 45
9.3.2 Germany Biogas Power Market, Conversion Technology 46
9.4 Germany Biogas Power Market, R&D Focus 48
9.4.1 Waste resource 49
9.4.2 Supply system 49
9.4.3 Conversion 49
10 Germany Biogas Industry, Financing Trends By Deal Types, 2001-08 50
10.1 Germany Biogas Industry, Top Mergers and Acquisitions 50
10.1.1 Thenergo Acquires Stake in ENRO 50
10.1.2 BKN BioKraftstoff Nord Acquire Remaining 24.9% Stake in BIOSTROM 50
10.1.3 RWE To Acquire Minority Stake In Quiet Revolution For $8.78 Million 50
10.1.4 Tejoori Acquires 16.7% Stake in BEKON Energy Technologies 50
10.1.5 Ludgate Environmental Fund Invests $4.02 Million In agri.capital 50
10.2 Germany Biopower Industry, Asset Transactions 51
10.2.1 Viridis Clean Energy Acquires Landfill Gas Generation Projects from ENER•G 51
10.2.2 Shanks Group Sells Its Landfill and Related Power Operations in UK to Terra Firma 51
10.3 Germany Biopower Industry, PE/VC 51
10.3.1 HgCapital Acquires Portfolio of German Biogas Plants from Schmack Biogas AG 51
10.4 Germany Biopower Industry, Top Equity Offerings 52
10.4.1 EnviTec Biogas Completes Initial Public Offering of $333.5 Million 52
10.4.2 Agri.capital Completes Private Placement of $81 Million 52
10.4.3 Schmack Biogas Completes Initial Public Offering 52
10.4.4 Schmack Biogas Completes $35.51 Million Private Placement 52
10.5 Germany Biopower Industry, Top Debt Offerings 53
10.5.1 RWE Completes Public Offering of $1,270.01 Million 53
10.5.2 RWE Completes 5.5% Bond Offering for $824 Million 53
10.5.3 RWE Completes 6.12% Bond Offering for $1.6 Billion 53
10.5.4 RWE Completes Public Offering of $2,087.37 Million Euro Benchmark Bonds 53
10.6 Germany Biopower Industry, Partnerships 53
10.6.1 Biogas Nord partners with BayWa 53
10.6.2 RWE Innogy Partners with WLV to Construct Biogas Plant 54
10.6.3 Schmack Energy Holding Forms Joint Venture with REWAG 54
10.6.4 Aqua Society Forms Joint Venture with Loick and ODAS 54
11 Germany Biogas Power Market, Regulatory Framework 55
11.1 Germany Renewable Energy (Including Biogas) Regulatory Framework, Overview 55
11.2 Germany Renewable Energy (Including Biogas) Regulatory Framework, Major Policies 55
11.2.1 Electricity Feed-in’ law (Stromeinspeisungsgesetz) 55
11.2.2 Renewable Energy Source Act (Erneuerbare Energien-Gesetz - EEG), 2000 56
11.2.3 Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), 2004 56
11.2.4 The New Renewable Energies Act (EEG), 2009 57
11.2.5 ERP-Environment and Energy Saving Programme 60
12 Key Market Participants - EnviTec Biogas AG 61
12.1 Key Information 61
12.2 Company Overview 61
12.3 Business Description 61
12.3.1 Business Overview 61
12.4 Major Products and Services 62
12.5 History 63
12.6 SWOT Analysis 64
12.6.1 Overview 64
12.6.2 EnviTec Biogas AG Strengths 65
12.6.3 EnviTec Biogas AG Weaknesses 66
12.6.4 EnviTec Biogas AG Opportunities 66
12.6.5 EnviTec Biogas AG Threats 67
12.7 Competitors 69
12.8 Key Employees 69
12.9 Key Employee Biographies 69
12.10 Company Statement 70
12.11 Locations and Subsidiaries 72
12.11.1 Head Office 72
12.11.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 72
13 Key Market Participants - BIOGAS NORD AG 74
13.1 Key Information 74
13.2 Company Overview 74
13.3 Business Description 74
13.3.1 Business Overview 74
13.4 Major Products and Services 75
13.5 History 76
13.6 SWOT Analysis 78
13.6.1 Overview 78
13.6.2 BIOGAS NORD AG Strengths 78
13.6.3 BIOGAS NORD AG Weaknesses 79
13.6.4 BIOGAS NORD AG Opportunities 79
13.6.5 BIOGAS NORD AG Threats 80
13.7 Competitors 82
13.8 Key Employees 82
13.9 Locations and Subsidiaries 82
13.9.1 Head Office 82
13.9.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 83
14 Key Market Participants - UTS Biogastechnik GmbH 84
14.1 Key Information 84
14.2 Company Overview 84
14.3 Business Description 84
14.3.1 Business Overview 84
14.4 Major Products and Services 85
14.5 History 86
14.6 SWOT Analysis 87
14.6.1 Overview 87
14.6.2 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH Strengths 87
14.6.3 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH Weaknesses 87
14.6.4 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH Opportunities 88
14.6.5 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH Threats 89
14.7 Competitors 90
14.8 Key Employees 90
14.9 Key Employee Biographies 91
14.10 Locations and Subsidiaries 91
14.10.1 Head Office 91
14.10.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 91
15 Key Market Participants - BioConstruct GmbH 93
15.1 Key Information 93
15.2 Company Overview 93
15.3 Business Description 93
15.3.1 Business Overview 93
15.4 Major Products and Services 94
15.5 History 95
15.6 Competitors 95
15.7 Key Employees 95
15.8 Key Employee Biographies 96
15.9 Locations and Subsidiaries 97
15.9.1 Head Office 97
15.9.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 97
16 Key Market Participants - biogas weser-ems GmbH & Co. KG 98
16.1 Key Information 98
16.2 Company Overview 98
16.3 Business Description 98
16.3.1 Business Overview 98
16.4 Major Products and Services 99
16.5 History 100
16.6 Competitors 100
16.7 Key Employees 101
16.8 Key Employee Biographies 101
16.9 Locations and Subsidiaries 102
16.9.1 Head Office 102
17 Key Market Participants - CESPA, S.A. 103
17.1 Key Information 103
17.2 Company Overview 103
17.3 Business Description 103
17.3.1 Business Overview 103
17.4 Major Products and Services 104
17.5 Competitors 105
17.6 Key Employees 105
17.7 Locations and Subsidiaries 106
17.7.1 Head Office 106
18 Key Market Participants - Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure GmbH 107
18.1 Key Information 107
18.2 Company Overview 107
18.3 Business Description 107
18.3.1 Business Overview 107
18.4 Major Products and Services 108
18.5 History 108
18.6 Competitors 110
18.7 Key Employees 110
18.8 Locations and Subsidiaries 111
18.8.1 Head Office 111
19 Key Market Participants - Adasa Sistemas, S.A.U. 112
19.1 Key Information 112
19.2 Company Overview 112
19.3 Business Description 112
19.3.1 Business Overview 112
19.4 Major Products and Services 114
19.5 History 115
19.6 Competitors 115
19.7 Key Employees 115
19.8 Locations and Subsidiaries 116
19.8.1 Head Office 116
19.8.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 117
20 Financial Deals Landscape 118
20.1 Detailed Deal Summary 118
20.1.1 Debt Offerings 118
21 Recent Developments 120
21.1 New Projects 120
21.1.1 May 28, 2009: Germany’s Biogas Network Construction Is In Progress 120
21.2 New Contracts 120
21.2.1 Aug 10, 2009: ARCHEA Biogas Subsidiary Signs Two New Service Contracts with Nachhaltige Energien for Biomass Power Plant in Quenstedt, Germany 120
21.2.2 Jun 02, 2009: EnviTec Biogas Wins Follow-Up Contract from RGS For Biogas Plant 120
21.2.3 May 28, 2009: EnviTec Biogas Wins Contract worth More than EUR25 Million to Build Gas Refinement Plant 120
21.2.4 Feb 02, 2009: Schmack Wins Contarct from NAWARO BioEnergie Park 120
21.2.5 Nov 26, 2008: AREVA Receives Contracts from ENE and Intrinergy to Build Power Plants in Germany and Belgium 121
21.3 Operations Updates 121
21.3.1 Jun 22, 2009: Siemens Expects Around EUR15 Billion in New Orders from Stimulus Programs 121
21.3.2 Feb 09, 2009: juwi Updates On Its Performance in 2008 And Projection For 2009 121
21.4 Financial Announcements 122
21.4.1 Jul 30, 2009: Siemens Reports Net Income of EUR1.3 Billion in Q3 Fiscal 2009 122
21.4.2 Jul 14, 2009: Biogas Nord Reports Net Loss of EUR8.3 Million for 2008 122
21.4.3 May 28, 2009: EnviTec Biogas Reports Sales Revenues of EUR19.2 Million for Q1 2009 122
21.4.4 May 27, 2009: Schmack Biogas Reports Sales Revenues of EUR20.1 Million for Q1 2009 123
21.4.5 Apr 29, 2009: Siemens Reports Net Income of EUR1.01 Billion in Q2 Fiscal 2009 123
21.4.6 Apr 27, 2009: Schmack Biogas Reports Sales of EUR67.6 Million for Full Year 2008 123
21.4.7 Feb 26, 2009: RWE Reports 2008 Results 123
21.4.8 Jan 27, 2009: Siemens Reports Q1 Fiscal 2009 Results 125
21.4.9 Nov 11, 2008: RWE Reports 3Q 2008 Results 125
21.4.10 Nov 10, 2008: EnviTec Biogas Reports 3Q 2008 Results 127
21.4.11 Nov 06, 2008: Schmack Biogas Declares Preliminary 3Q 2008 Results 127
21.4.12 Aug 27, 2008: Schmack Declares 1H 2008 Results 127
21.5 Strategy and Business Planning 127
21.5.1 Aug 11, 2009: Siemens Energy and Viridity Energy to Cooperate on Virtual Power Plants 127
21.5.2 Jul 02, 2009: Planet Biogastechnik Receives EUR71 Million Funding For Sustainable Biogas Project 127
21.5.3 Sep 25, 2008: RWE to Build 6.5 MW Biogas Plant in Saxony-Anhalt 128
21.6 Government and Public Interest 128
21.6.1 May 28, 2009: Germany’s Biogas Network Construction Is In Progress 128
21.6.2 May 22, 2009: 760 Biogas Plants to Be Connected To National Electricity Grid in 2009: German Biogas Association 128
21.6.3 May 07, 2009: Poland and Germany Create Bioenergy Research Group 128
21.6.4 Feb 03, 2009: Germany Invests EUR15 Million in Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Programme 128
21.6.5 Nov 16, 2008: IRENA to Be Created Soon 129
21.7 Other Significant Developments 129
21.7.1 Jul 09, 2009: Siemens South Africa Appoints Stuart Clarkson as CEO 129
21.7.2 Jun 12, 2009: KfW IPEX-Bank Finances Biogas Plant Designed By NAWARO BioEnergie in North-Eastern Germany 129
21.7.3 May 01, 2009: RWE Appoints Manfred Schneider as New Supervisory Board Chairman 130
21.7.4 Mar 17, 2009: Essent, RWE Announce Management Changes 130
21.7.5 Feb 13, 2009: RWE Appoints New Executive Board Member 130
21.7.6 Nov 27, 2008: SonnenEnergy Announces Management Changes 130
21.7.7 Nov 25, 2008: E.ON Appoints SVP, Development 131
21.7.8 Oct 31, 2008: SonnenEnergy Appoints New Chairman 131
21.7.9 Oct 16, 2008: Biogas Nord Appoints BayWa as Sales Partner 131
21.7.10 Oct 09, 2008: SonnenEnergy Announces Senior Management Changes 132
21.7.11 Sep 19, 2008: SonnenEnergy Announces Senior Management Changes 132
21.7.12 Aug 26, 2008: SonnenEnergy Appoints Interim President and CEO 132
22 Appendix 133
22.1 About Alternative Energy eTrack 133
22.2 Methodology 133
22.2.1 Coverage 134
22.2.2 Secondary Research 134
22.2.3 Primary Research 134
22.2.4 Expert Panel Validation 135
22.3 Contact Us 135
22.4 Disclaimer 135
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Global CO2 Emissions, Million Metric Tons, 1970-08 15
Table 2: The Global Projected Energy Demand, Mtoe, 1980-30 16
Table 3: Germany Power Market, Cumulative Power Generation Capacity by Energy Source, %, 2008 18
Table 4: Germany Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity (Including Hydro), MW, 2001-08 19
Table 5: Germany Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, %, 2008 20
Table 6: Germany Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity by Renewable Type, MW, 2001-08 20
Table 7: Germany Biogas Power Market, Share in Global Biogas Power Market, %, 2001-13 23
Table 8: Germany Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Key Countries in the Global Biogas Market, %, 2008 24
Table 9: Germany Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Key Countries in the Global Biogas Market, MW, 2008 25
Table 10: Germany Solar PV Market, Key Incentive Schemes 26
Table 11: Germany Biogas Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 33
Table 12: Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-13 34
Table 13: Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, MT 2001-13 35
Table 14: Germany Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Average Number of Homes Powered, ‘000, 2001-13 37
Table 15: Germany Biogas Power Market, Split by Feedstock, %, 2008 38
Table 16: Germany Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Geography, %, 2008 39
Table 17: Germany Biogas Power Market, Top Active Production Facilities, 2008 40
Table 18: Germany Biogas Power Market, Upcoming Production Facilities, 2008 41
Table 19: Germany Biogas Power Market, Active Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size, %, 2008 42
Table 20: Germany Biogas Power Market, Active Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size, %, 2008 43
Table 21: Germany Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Key Power Plant Developers, MW, 2008 44
Table 22: Germany Biogas Power Market, Biogas composition 45
Table 23: Germany Biogas Power Market, Current and Future Key R&D Areas 49
Table 24: The Germany Renewable Energy Market, Renewable Energy Sources Act, 2004 57
Table 25: Germany Renewable Energy Market, Renewable Energy Sources Act, 2009 59
Table 26: EnviTec Biogas AG, Key Facts 61
Table 27: EnviTec Biogas AG, SWOT Analysis 64
Table 28: EnviTec Biogas AG, Key Employees 69
Table 29: EnviTec Biogas AG, Other Locations 72
Table 30: EnviTec Biogas AG, Subsidiaries 73
Table 31: BIOGAS NORD AG, Key Facts 74
Table 32: BIOGAS NORD AG, SWOT Analysis 78
Table 33: BIOGAS NORD AG, Key Employees 82
Table 34: BIOGAS NORD AG, Subsidiaries 83
Table 35: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, Key Facts 84
Table 36: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, SWOT Analysis 87
Table 37: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, Key Employees 90
Table 38: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, Other Locations 91
Table 39: UTS Biogastechnik GmbH, Subsidiaries 92
Table 40: BioConstruct GmbH, Key Facts 93
Table 41: BioConstruct GmbH, Key Employees 95
Table 42: BioConstruct GmbH, Other Locations 97
Table 43: biogas weser-ems GmbH & Co. KG, Key Facts 98
Table 44: biogas weser-ems GmbH & Co. KG, Key Employees 101
Table 45: CESPA, S.A., Key Facts 103
Table 46: CESPA, S.A., Key Employees 105
Table 47: Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure GmbH, Key Facts 107
Table 48: Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure GmbH, Key Employees 110
Table 49: Adasa Sistemas, S.A.U., Key Facts 112
Table 50: Adasa Sistemas, S.A.U., Key Employees 115
Table 51: Adasa Sistemas, S.A.U., Other Locations 117
Table 52: RWE Completes Public Offering of $1,270.01 Million 118
Table 53: RWE Completes Public Offering of $1,270.01 Million 119
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global CO2 Emissions, Million Metric Tons, 1970-08 14
Figure 2: Global Projected Energy Demand, Mtoe, 1980-30 15
Figure 3: Germany Power Market, Cumulative Power Generation Capacity by Energy Source, %, 2008 17
Figure 4: Germany Renewable Power Market, Historical Cumulative Installed Capacity (Including Hydro), MW, 2001-08 18
Figure 5: Germany Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, %, 2008 19
Figure 6: Germany Biogas Power Market, Share in Global Biogas Power Market, %, 2001-13 23
Figure 7: Germany Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Key Countries in the Global Biogas Market, %, 2008 24
Figure 8: Germany Biogas Power Market, Comparison with Key Countries in the Global Biogas Market, MW, 2008 25
Figure 9: Germany Biogas Market, Supply Chain, 2008 27
Figure 10: Germany Biogas Power Market, Investment Climate, 2009 31
Figure 11: Germany Biogas Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 32
Figure 12: Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-13 34
Figure 13: Germany Biogas Power Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, MT 2001-13 35
Figure 14: Germany Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Average Number of Homes Powered, ‘000, 2001-13 36
Figure 15: Germany Biogas Power Market, Split by Feedstock, %, 2008 38
Figure 16: Germany Biogas Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Geography, %, 2008 39
Figure 17: Germany Biogas Power Market, Active Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size, %, 2008 42
Figure 18: Germany Biogas Power Market, Active Production Facilities, Split by Plant Size, %, 2008 43
Figure 19: Germany Biogas Market, Biogas Power Production Cycle, 2008 46
Figure 20: Germany Biogas Market, Digester 47
Figure 21: Germany Biogas Market, Anaerobic Digestion 48
Figure 22: GlobalData Methodology 133
