Mar 25, 2026
US farm biogas capture more than doubles in five years
Biogas News
Mar 25, 2026
Suzuki Motor Corp has unveiled its second biogas facility in India, as the Japanese automaker continues to develop alternative fuel infrastructure in one of its key markets. The plant, located in Bhukhala in the northwestern state of Gujarat, was presented to media on 19 March. It processes cow dung sourced from local farmers, fermenting the material to extract methane... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 24, 2026
Leading European industry associations have jointly called on EU policymakers to make biomethane a central pillar of the bloc's reindustrialisation, energy security, and decarbonisation strategy, warning that persistent regulatory gaps are holding back deployment. The Joint Biomethane Declaration, published in Brussels on 24 March 2026, sets out ten priority actions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 24, 2026
Sumitomo Corporation do Brasil and US biotechnology firm Cemvita Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop integrated biomethane and renewable bio-oil projects in Brazil, with the bio-oil intended as a precursor for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Under the agreement, the companies will jointly evaluate the integration of Cemvita's FermOil bio-oil technology... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 24, 2026
Jörg Lennertz, VORN Bioenergy’s new CEO, tells Bioenergy Insight about his vision and the lessons he is carrying across from utility-scale renewables VORN Bioenergy recently appointed Jörg Lennertz as CEO and Manuel Fernández Durán as chief financial officer, completing a new management team that the Regensburg-based biomethane developer said is built for the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 23, 2026
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has conditionally approved a long-term biomethane procurement contract between Anaergia's SoCal Biomethane facility, Anew Climate LLC, and Southwest Gas — making it the first project to supply renewable natural gas (RNG) under California's Senate Bill 1440 Biomethane Procurement Programme. The SoCal Biomethane facility... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 23, 2026
Indian waste-to-energy company Organic Recycling Systems Limited (ORSL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Immersive Technology and Entrepreneurship Labs Foundation (ITEL) of Chennai to accelerate research, development and commercialisation in bioenergy and decarbonisation technologies. The agreement establishes a framework for joint R&D programmes,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 20, 2026
BioticNRG Limited has acquired 100% ownership of Evercreech Renewable Energy Limited, an anaerobic digestion facility in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, bringing its total number of owned AD plants in the UK to nine. The Evercreech site has a gas injection capacity of 700m³/hr, supplying the equivalent of up to 8,000 homes with green gas via the National Gas grid. The plant... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 20, 2026
Australia is seeking public input on proposed legislative amendments to extend its Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme to include biogas and biomethane produced via anaerobic digestion, with a consultation period open until 27 April 2026. The GO scheme, which commenced in November 2025 under the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024, is a voluntary framework... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 19, 2026
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]
Biogas News
Mar 19, 2026
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]
Biogas News
Mar 18, 2026
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]
Biogas News
Mar 18, 2026
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]
Biogas News
Mar 17, 2026
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]
Biogas News
Mar 17, 2026
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]
Biogas News
Mar 16, 2026
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]
Biogas News
Mar 16, 2026
A planning dispute over a proposed biogas facility at a County Tipperary quarry has escalated to national level after both the applicant and a local residents' group lodged separate appeals against the local authority's decision to refuse permission. Roadstone Limited had sought approval to develop a bio-renewables facility at its quarry in Killough, Holycross, near... [Read More]
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