Natural gas and biomethane
We are active in parts of the gas value chain, such as gas storage, trading and supply, in the Dutch and German markets.
Vattenfall supplies natural gas for heating to households, small and medium-sized enterprises, power plants and industry.
With our gas portfolio, we have an interest in helping our customers to decarbonise. In our retail customer business, we are increasing the share of biomethane to replace natural gas and investing in electric heat pumps as an alternative to gas heating.
We are also actively phasing out the use of fossil fuels in our heat and electricity production and investing in a greater share of renewable generation. We see natural gas as a transition fuel on the journey towards fossil freedom.
Our power plants
Find out more about Vattenfall’s power plants and facts about how much electricity we are producing.
Natural gas storage
We store gas in caverns of disused salt mines in the German town of Epe, near the Dutch border at Enschede. This enables us to respond flexibly to fluctuations in the supply and demand of gas on a daily basis. Furthermore Epe is also used for trading purposes and can be seen as a seasonal financial instrument to arbitrage between winter and summer prices.
Natural gas and the environment
Combustion of natural gas emits CO2, though to a lesser extent than the combustion of other fossil fuels. The role of natural gas as a balancing power will increase as renewable energy sources with fluctuating production – such as solar and wind power – gain significance.
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