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Table 1 Selection criteria for BP clusters

From: A consolidated potential analysis of bio-methane and e-methane using two different methods for a medium-term renewable gas supply in Germany

No.

Criterion

Value

Source

1

Minimum installed electrical equivalent capacity (Pinst) of each BP in a cluster

 ≥ 375 kW

[26,27,28]

2

Distance of all BPs to natural gas grid

 ≤ 10 km

[27]

3

Distance of BPs to a potential biogas upgrading facility (feed-in point) within a cluster

 ≤ 10 km

[27]

4

Sum of Pinst of all BP within the cluster

 ≥ 5 MW

[29]