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Now, producers in Germany want to feed their upgraded biogas, also known as <br />biomethane, into the main natural gas grid across the EU. However, they face the <br />significant barrier of their purified biogas not meeting the industry standard for <br />pipeline gas. At 1,100 btu per cubic foot, biomethane's heating value is too high <br />compared to the industry standard of 900 btu per cubic foot. Germany is the only <br />country in Europe to impose an upper quality limit on gas. The German Greens and <br />the country's environmentalists and farmers are therefore asking for a new law that <br />allows producers to feed their superior, renewable and green gas into the national <br />pipelines. <br />GBB/C08027 -01 it August 15, 2008 <br />