Nordic energy company Gasum has continued its FuelEU Maritime pooling collaborations with shipping operators Viking Line and Wallenius SOL into 2026, with both partners generating compliance surplus through the use of bio-LNG. Viking Line and Wallenius SOL operate dual-fuel vessels capable of running on LNG or bio-LNG interchangeably. By fuelling with Gasum's bio-LNG... [Read More]

Austrian anaerobic digestion specialist Biogest has announced a strategic partnership with Irish renewable energy developer Local Power to advance agricultural biomethane projects across Ireland, with a ready-to-build facility in County Meath as the first joint project. The Curragh Biogas plant in Carnaross, Co. Meath, is designed to produce 599 Nm³/h of biomethane... [Read More]

The EU's General Court has dismissed a legal challenge seeking to overturn the European Commission's decision to classify forest biomass energy as a sustainable investment under the bloc's green finance taxonomy. The ruling, delivered on 18 March 2026 in Case T-575/22 (Robin Wood and Others v Commission), dismissed an action seeking the annulment of a Commission decision... [Read More]

Italian anaerobic digestion specialist Anaergia S.r.l. has signed amendments to three contracts with QGM S.à.r.l., expanding the scope of work at biomethane production facilities under development in northern Italy. The amendments increase the total contracted value from approximately C$68 million to C$85 million — a rise of C$17 million — across projects in Ostellato,... [Read More]

The Carbon Business Council has launched the Direct Storage of Biomass (DSB) Coalition, a new industry working group bringing together companies to advance direct biomass storage as a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) pathway. Direct storage of biomass — also referred to as terrestrial storage of biomass — involves durably storing organic material such as waste wood,... [Read More]

Ukraine has commissioned a new biomethane facility owned by Teofipol Energy Company, bringing the total number of biomethane producers in the country to six, according to Georgii Geletukha, head of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, as reported by the Odessa Journal. The new plant is the largest in Ukraine's biomethane sector, with a design capacity of around 56... [Read More]

Phil Roche, commercial director of BioteCH4 tells Bioenergy Insight about his career so far. What first drew you to this industry? I was drawn into the industry by the commercial challenge and remained because of the impact it brings. Food waste and anaerobic digestion sit at the intersection of infrastructure, energy, agriculture and sustainability. It’s not theoretical,... [Read More]

Two of Sweden's largest forest companies have called on the European Union to revise its bioeconomy strategy to include a stronger commitment to expanding sustainable wood supply, warning that current policy signals risk undermining Europe's green transition goals. In a joint statement published this week, the chief executives of SCA and Holmen argued that the EU Commission's... [Read More]

Thirty-eight applications to build or expand biomethane plants have been submitted to UK gas distribution network Cadent in the opening round of its new cost-sharing assessment process, marking one of the largest single-window surges in renewable gas capacity interest to date. The applications cover Cadent's full operational area, with the East of England accounting... [Read More]

Britain could reduce the impact of rising global gas prices and supply concerns caused by conflict in the Gulf by rapidly scaling up domestic green gas production, according to the UK's anaerobic digestion industry. The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) says existing biomethane plants could increase output by almost a third within months if the... [Read More]