Regulation on Biomass Electricity Sustainability. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleRegulation on Requirements for Sustainable Production of Biomass for Electricity Generation. Subject Energy, Environment gen. Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Bioenergy Biofuel Certification Enforcement/compliance Energy conservation/energy production Environmental standards Monitoring Renewable energy Standards Protection of environment Emissions Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Regulation comes into force on 8 December 2021. Abstract This Regulation applies to the solid biomass used to generate electricity in accordance with the Renewable Energy Sources Act of 2014, fuels that are used in systems with a total rated thermal output of 20 megawatts or more. Further, the gaseous biomass fuels used to generate electricity in systems with a total rated thermal output of 2 megawatts or more. There is an entitlement to payment for electricity from liquid biofuels and biomass fuels. The Regulation provides also for requirements for agricultural biomass, forest biomass and greenhouse gas savings. Issuance of sustainability certificate is required for production of liquid biofuels and electricity generation from biomass fuels. The Regulations verifies certification body, content and form of sustainability certificates and consequences for missing or insufficient information. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2023). Legislation | Germany | 2014 (2024) Keyword: Basic legislation, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX