eli5 Could we replace normal gas with biogas?

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I was watching a video about New York sewage water systems and how they extract biogas from the waste to power nearby buildings? If we would invest more money on to that kind of system, could it replace natural gas demand that there is (example in Germany)?

Sorry my English, not a native speaker.

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Sewers is a rather weak source of biogas, where as waste bio mass from farmland is a big one.

It’s an on-going technology but this gas crisis is definitely a good motivator to build more biogas infrastructure.

Is it enough to completely replace normal gas? I don’t really know. We can also lower our gas needs by limiting its use to peaker plants. Or we can synthesize gas with excess renewable energy

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