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CCS Energie Advies reported only about 10 SDE++ applications this year due to permit issues, a decline from over 100 successful applications last year. The available budget of 8 billion euros was heavily oversubscribed with nearly 22 billion euros requested.

The sector for green gas from farmers, categorized under 'Molecules' with a budget of 750 million euros, was depleted by other technologies, including a hydrogen production project claiming 1.15 billion euros. Additionally, Bio-LNG projects, benefiting from HBE certificates, overshadowed farmer applications, leaving no budget for agricultural projects. This situation results in no SDE++ allocations for farmers, postponed investments, reduced manure processing, and less sustainable energy production, jeopardizing the government's 2030 goal of producing 1.1 billion m³ of green gas annually.