Christian Cuenot, founder of Blue Biogas, goes into detail about how his new organisation will support biogas projects.
Blue Biogas will help companies grow in the biogas sector.
“The market was quite challenging last year, and this year seems to be a great time to step into the biogas sector as an investor or as a commercial player,” he explained.
“I will, therefore, help European projects by connecting them with investors and or off-takers.”
Christian has a wealth of experience in working for major energy organisations, with his previous role being VARO’s vice president for biomethane and bio LNG. Bioenergy Insight asked what the key differences are between working for large companies, and his current activity.
“In a way it is similar, as it requires a deep understanding of the market, and how to address the challenges of the counterpart. On the other hand, it is more entrepreneurial and hands-on – but equally demanding in terms of decision-making.”
He will also return to the International Biogas Congress & Expo as a speaker. In his presentation, he will share his perspective on the biogas sector and provide some reflections on how to attract investments within the current market conditions.
“The event is a great opportunity to meet the industry and the regulators, keep myself up to date as well as listening to the focus areas of the players and the potential future trends,” continued Christian. “A great networking event!”
As for the sector-specific issues, he expanded on last year as a ‘difficult year’, because CO2 prices reached very low levels, and nobody would have expected this two years ago.
“However, the biomethane industry kept growing [by] two digits… the product is a fantastic way to decarbonise our societies, and will therefore keep growing. Many infrastructure funds believe this too.
“The main challenges are twofold: obtaining permits make projects expensive overall, and ‘dogmatism’ prevents biomethane from playing a role in transport in all EU countries as it is the lowest-cost biofuel.”
Christian went on to say that the EU could support the biogas sector – ‘subsidies always help’. It could also allow for transport compliance, but he also suggested it would be useful for the bloc to regulate each city or village to dedicate plots of land for biomethane plants. This is in the same way that land is being dedicated to municipal waste plants and water treatment plants.
“By doing so, it will help local acceptance and reduce the initial cost of obtaining permit to build a biogas plant,” he said.
Christian is a speaker at the 2025 International Biogas Congress & Expo. Secure your place by clicking here.
Blue Biogas to connect European projects with investors
