Biogas News

Pretoria Energy has submitted planning applications for a new large-scale anaerobic digestion plant west of its existing Mepal AD plant near Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. The proposal includes a similar facility application at Stretham within the same local authority area. The new Chatteris site would process approximately 220,000 tonnes of feedstock annually, comprising poultry and chicken…
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A proposed renewable energy facility in Buckinghamshire has become a flashpoint for rural community concerns, with over 1,100 residents filing formal opposition to plans announced by local landowner Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, who serves as godfather to Prince Louis. The development would see 15 acres of Aubrey-Fletcher's estate leased to energy company Acorn Bioenergy for construction of what…
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Gas Networks Ireland has successfully connected College Group's €30 million anaerobic digestion facility in Nobber, Co. Meath, to the national gas network, marking the second major biomethane producer to achieve this milestone in a month. The facility, which received €2.4 million in government capital grant support, has an annual production capacity of up to 75 gigawatt-hours (GWh). It…
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Emvolon, an MIT spin-off, has developed technology that converts methane-rich waste gases into liquid fuels using repurposed automotive engines as chemical reactors. The system targets methane sources at landfills, wastewater facilities and industrial sites, addressing a significant unutilised global methane resource. The technology operates through compact, containerised processing units…
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United Utilities has submitted plans for a £140 million scheme to upgrade Ellesmere Port Wastewater Treatment Works with advanced anaerobic digestion (AAD) technology, replacing existing digestion infrastructure to increase biogas production from wastewater sludge whilst reducing operational energy consumption. Advanced anaerobic digestion systems break down material faster and more…
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Galia Green Power has signed an 18-year financing agreement with a consortium of PKO Bank Polski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) and mBank, securing PLN 376 million (€89.3 million) for biogas plant acquisitions and biomethane project development. The transaction represents one of the largest financing arrangements for biogas and biomethane projects in Poland in recent years. The…
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ReFuels N.V. has commenced construction of a new Bio-CNG refuelling station in Carlisle, North-West England, scheduled for operational deployment in the first half of 2027. The facility addresses growing fleet operator demand for domestically-produced renewable fuels offering cost predictability and supply security alternatives to imported diesel. CNG Fuels, 40% owned by ReFuels, will own and…
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St1 Biokraft has completed its acquisition of Danish Bio Commodities (DBC), marking the company's entry into Denmark's developed biomethane market and adding over 350 GWh of production capacity plus approximately 900 GWh in development pipeline. The transaction includes five production assets (four wholly owned, 25% stake in a fifth) and a greenfield development pipeline of six biomethane…
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EnviTec Biogas has commenced implementation of two biomethane projects in France, reflecting the company's two-decade presence and long-term customer partnerships in the French market. The projects include conversion of the Biowatt biogas plant in Brittany into a biomethane upgrading facility and construction of the new Valoverte biomethane plant in south-west France. Biowatt conversion The…
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Natural Resources Canada has committed CAD $19 million (€12.9 million) to expand StormFisher Environmental's London Digester, Canada's largest food waste anaerobic digestion facility. The London, Ontario-based facility processes municipal source-separated organics and commercial, industrial, and institutional food and beverage waste to produce renewable natural gas and nutrient-rich organic…
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The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has estimated that global biomethane production could reach 21 billion cubic metres (bcm) in a base case scenario by 2030, positioning the fuel as a potentially significant compliance pathway for the International Maritime Organization's Net-Zero Framework (IMO NZF). The analysis models NZF-induced unconstrained demand for…
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EcoNomad Solutions has raised £230,000 from the British Design Fund as part of a £400,000 funding round to scale the BioNomad, a small-scale anaerobic digestion system designed specifically for livestock farms below the economic threshold for conventional biogas deployment. Small and mid-sized livestock farms face mounting pressure from rising energy and fertiliser costs, tightening slurry…
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Regulatory mandates and capital deployment are driving widespread integration of artificial intelligence across biogas upgrading operations globally, according to analysis from BCC Research. The market shift reflects combined pressure from regulatory data fidelity requirements, energy transition capital commitments and operational margin pressures facing biomethane producers. The European…
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Suomen Lantakaasu has commissioned Finland's first industrial-scale liquefied biogas production facility in Nurmo, representing a significant milestone in the country's efforts to build a nationwide renewable gas ecosystem and develop alternatives to fossil fuels in heavy transport. The facility, developed by Nurmon Bioenergia (majority-owned by Suomen Lantakaasu, a joint venture between Valio…
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