Biogas News

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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Ireland has officially opened the National Biorefinery Pilot Plant (NBPP) at the National Bioeconomy Campus in Lisheen, Co. Tipperary, as part of a €9.7 million investment in biobased innovation backed by the Irish government and the European Union. The facility, launched by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon, will provide open-access pilot-scale infrastructure for…
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The European Commission has launched the Biomethane Mechanism, a voluntary matchmaking platform designed to accelerate the growth of Europe's biomethane market by connecting buyers, suppliers and investors. The tool, which sits under the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform, is free to use and offers several functions: a matching service to connect buyers and suppliers, a regulatory dashboard…
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Finnish gas company Gasum has sold its biogas upgrading unit in Lahti to energy company Nevel, under an arrangement that sees Gasum continue to purchase all upgraded biogas from the plant under a long-term agreement. The transaction took effect on 23 June 2026. Nevel had previously supplied raw biogas to Gasum's upgrading unit from its adjacent Lahti biogas plant, making the acquisition a…
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Danish biogas company BioCirc has opened what it claims is the world's largest carbon capture and storage facility based on biogas, at Vesthimmerland in northern Jutland. The facility is the first of five CCS installations planned across the company's biogas portfolio and marks the launch of BioCirc's full BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) platform. The Vesthimmerland facility…
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