LANDWÄRME TAKES LEGAL ACTION ON STATE AID FOR BIOMETHANE
Landwärme GmbH, a leading German biomethane trader, is taking legal action against the European Commission’s approval of a Swedish state aid scheme for biomethane (Case T-626/20 – Landwärme v Commission). The combined effect of the Swedish tax relief for consumption and other EU member states’ such as Denmark’s production support, distorting the European biomethane market, is at the heart of the legal action.Sweden has two parallel support schemes for biomethane: one for heating and one for fuel purposes. These were renewed in early 2020 and approved by the Commission on June 29, 2020. “Our