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The German farmer who's keeping his village warm

Published December 16, 2022last updated December 23, 2022

Locally produced biogas could help reduce Germany's dependence on natural gas imports. So why doesn't it play a bigger role? German farmer Henning Varnholt knows all the stumbling blocks. He's been producing biogas since 2009 despite criticism from neighbors. Today, he and his community are self-sufficient and the critics have fallen silent. But is biogas really all it's cracked up to be?

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Interviewee featured in this episode:

Henning Varnholt, farmer in Enkesen im Klei 

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