Minegas GmbH extracts and utilises mine gas from decommissioned coal mines in the Ruhr area and converts it into electricity using gas engines. As of 31 December 2017 the company operated 50 mine-gas-fired combined heat and power units (CHP) at 16 sites, all of which are owned by Minegas GmbH. The generated electricity is sold via direct marketing and under the EEG scheme; 2017 revenues amounted to TEUR 17,095 (direct marketing TEUR 15,665, EEG TEUR 788) and TEUR 641 derived from heat deliveries. Minegas is a management company without its own staff; commercial and technical operations are performed by employees of the three shareholders, with STEAG New Energies GmbH holding 70% of the shares.
Gewinnung und Verwertung von Grubengas aus Bergwerken an Rhein und Ruhr, die sich im Wesentlichen im Verbandsgebiet des Regionalverbandes Ruhr befinden.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Essen Local Court, HRB 14582 (as of 8 October 2026)
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Essen Local Court, HRB 14582 (as of 8 October 2026)
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Essen Local Court, HRB 14582 (as of 8 October 2026)
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Essen Local Court, HRB 14582 (as of 8 October 2026)
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