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Biogas and biomethane and Carbon dioxide

Their prices have moved together.

Biogas and biomethane (chemical) and Carbon dioxide (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: upgrading by-product

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Upgrading biogas removes carbon dioxide, which can be captured and sold for food or industrial use. The carbon dioxide index correlates at 0.13 monthly with the gas proxy, as its price depends on supply from ammonia and ethanol plants.

  • 0.13 monthly change correlation
  • 0.08 12-month change correlation
  • -0.59 fitted elasticity

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