Biogas News

BioteCH4 Group has appointed Andrew Simm as Managing Director of its food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) arm, BioteCH4 Food Waste AD, as the company enters the next phase of its growth strategy. Simm joins from Severn Trent Green Power, bringing extensive leadership experience across the AD sector and a track record in operational performance, commercial growth and innovation. His appointment…
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BioticNRG, one of the UK's leading bioenergy platforms, has announced a series of senior leadership changes alongside a new brand identity, as the company prepares for its next phase of growth across the UK and Europe. Backed by Palisade Real Assets, BioticNRG is investing in its people and expanding its bioenergy platform through a combination of operational investment and targeted…
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Suzuki Motor Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Suzuki R&D Center India Private Limited (SRDI), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and North East Dairy & Foods Limited (NEDFL) to establish a new compressed biogas (CBG) plant in Assam. The agreement, signed in New Delhi on 2 July, marks the latest step in…
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Shareholders at EnviTec Biogas AG's Annual General Meeting, held virtually on 3 July, approved the German biogas and biomethane producer's proposal to suspend its dividend for fiscal year 2025, carrying forward the company's full accumulated profit instead in order to preserve financial flexibility. The meeting came as EnviTec reported declining consolidated earnings for 2025, driven largely by…
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Europe's installed biomethane production capacity reached 8.2 bcm per year by the end of the second quarter of 2026, having added more than 1 bcm in a single year — a 17% increase on 2025 — according to the European Biomethane Map published by the European Biogas Association (EBA) and Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE). The number of plants in operation across Europe rose from 1,678 to 1,975…
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Nordic energy company Gasum has agreed a long-term liquefied natural gas supply contract with Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1, covering fuel for four main ferries and one backup vessel operating the Arsvågen–Mortavika route on Norway's west coast. The route connects Stavanger and Haugesund along the E39 and is described as an important piece of coastal infrastructure. Fjord1, Norway's…
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Nordic biomethane producer St1 Biokraft has signed an agreement to acquire Danish Bio Commodities (DBC), adding more than 350 GWh of production capacity and around 900 GWh in the development pipeline as it enters one of Europe's most established biomethane markets. The deal includes four wholly owned production assets and a 25% stake in a fifth, alongside a six-project greenfield development…
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EnviTec Biogas has secured awards for plants with a combined electrical capacity of around 16 MW in the latest biomass auction conducted by the German Federal Network Agency under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), with the Lower Saxony-based company describing the outcome as confirmation of its project development quality. The result represents 82% of the 19.6 MW of capacity the company…
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Roadgas is rolling out a national network of Bio-LNG refuelling stations for the UK haulage sector, enabling heavy goods vehicles to fuel with renewable biomethane at motorway forecourts and depot sites. The Nottingham-based company is installing 12 new Bio-LNG stations across key freight routes throughout 2026 on behalf of Pretoria Energy, the UK's largest Bio-LNG supplier. The stations will…
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The UK's biomethane sector stands at a turning point. According to new analysis from the Green Gas Taskforce, supported by gas network operators Cadent and SGN, the technology that has spent years on the margins of the renewables conversation could deliver 57,000 jobs and £70 billion of cumulative gross value added (GVA) to the UK economy by 2050. Within that figure, Scotland alone could…
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Around 90 global industry leaders have called on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to ensure its upcoming Actions and Market Instruments standard properly recognises the climate benefits of renewable gaseous fuels, including biomethane and biogas. The call, coordinated by the Let Green Gas Count campaign, was timed to coincide with London Climate Action Week. Campaign coordinators include the World…
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German biogas and biomethane plant manufacturer Weltec Biopower is marking its 25th anniversary in 2026, having grown from a specialist agricultural plant builder into a full-service provider operating across 27 countries. Founded in Vechta in 2001, the company has built more than 450 energy plants across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Its offering spans planning, construction,…
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Global NRG Advisory has completed its mandate on the Green Energy Parks renewable natural gas project in Carlisle County, Kentucky, exiting after taking the development from early-stage through to financial close. The Arlington, Kentucky-based project reached a series of key milestones under Global NRG's stewardship, including securing feedstock supply contracts, locking in long-term offtake…
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A collaborative research team including scientists from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) has proposed a new business model for biomethane production that pools resources across multiple small livestock farms, addressing one of the key barriers that has historically made small-scale upgrading uneconomical. The model, published in the journal Sustainable Development, involves producing…
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