The German government's recently adopted "biomass package" underlines the political demand for flexible operation of biogas plants in Germany. At the same time, volatile electricity prices on the market reflect the increasing demand for flexible generation and consumption. Both are a signal for biomass and biogas operators to adapt their plants to market dynamics.
Increasing price volatility increases profit opportunities
Significant price shifts were already seen in the day-ahead market in March 2025 and with the summer and accompanying renewable generation, even greater fluctuations are highly likely to be on the horizon.
Particularly during periods of dark doldrums, on days with low feed-in from renewables, as well as during light breezes, times with high PV and wind generation, ever greater price fluctuations occur. These can also be seen in the intraday auction market (IDA) and intraday continuous trading (IDC), where the price spreads between the individual trading times continue to increase.
The expansion of photovoltaics and wind power is reinforcing this trend: with around 16 GW of newly installed PV capacity in 2024 alone, record levels have been reached. This is leading to increasingly frequent situations with surplus generation, especially on sunny weekends and public holidays in spring and summer. The result: negative prices and increasing demands on flexible system operators.
Transparency and optimization: the key to increased revenue
In this dynamic electricity market, it is crucial to have an overview of what is happening on the market and to optimize the use of your own system. ESFORIN offers 100 % transparent marketing with each individual trading transaction and individually programmed algorithms. In contrast to pool marketing, where revenues are shared with other plants, individual flexibility marketing allows you to fully exploit your own potential and thus make a profit.
Flexibility as a contribution to grid stability
Not only politicians and the market are calling for more flexibility, the transmission system operators (TSOs) are also calling on direct marketers to actively respond to generation peaks. Biogas plants can help to stabilize the electricity grid through targeted feed-in control at times of high PV feed-in and low loads. This not only offers financial incentives through optimized market prices, but also makes a significant contribution to the integration of renewable energies.
Flexibility pays off - for the environment and the company
The signs are clearly pointing to flexibility: political requirements, market prices and the grid integration of renewable energies are opening up attractive opportunities for biomass and biogas plant operators in particular to increase their profitability and at the same time contribute to the success of the energy transition. With individual, transparent flexibility marketing such as that provided by ESFORIN, plant operators can exploit the full potential of their plants - without compromise and with maximum efficiency. Read more about this here.
