Changing natural gas qualities: impact on industrial gas-fired applications

In the years to come, the markets for natural gas, both in Germany and in Europe in general, will see significant changes. The harmonisation of gas quality standards within the EU, a globally changing supply situation and an increasing integration of gases from renewable sources (e.g. biogas or power-to-gas) will lead to a gas grid in which end users will be confronted with greater variations in gas quality. While this evolution of German and European gas grids offers a number of economical and ecological advantages, it may pose a challenge to end users, especially in the industrial sector.