Apr 22, 2026
EBA revises down Europe’s biomethane potential as policy gaps slow deployment
Biogas News
Apr 22, 2026
Four men have been sentenced to prison following a break-in at the Northwich Biogas Plant in Cheshire, North-West England in February, bringing the total number jailed for the offence to five. Cezar Tudoran, 30, of Northampton, received a 10-month sentence, while Florian State, 22, of Luton, Oprea Elvis-Paris, 20, of Leicester, and Renato-Mario Grosu, 18, of Luton,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 21, 2026
Nordic biogas producer St1 Biokraft has inaugurated a new gas pipeline connecting its facilities in Henriksdal and Gladö Kvarn via Stockholm's gas network, more than doubling liquefied biogas (LBG) production capacity in the region. The pipeline, which required two years of construction work through Stockholm, links the Henriksdal site — which produces only compressed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 21, 2026
Slovak gas distributor SPP – distribúcia has connected a new biomethane station in Ožďany to the national distribution network, adding nearly 4 million cubic metres of renewable gas capacity per year. The station, owned by CITA VIA, was created by retrofitting an existing biogas plant in the Rimavská Sobota district over 24 months. The upgrade — supported by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 20, 2026
Indonesian state-owned telecoms giant PT Telkom Indonesia and gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the use of biomethane and other low-carbon energy solutions for data centre development. The agreement was signed in Jakarta by Telkom president director Dian Siswarini and PGN president director Arief Kurnia... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 20, 2026
A Canadian company is seeking environmental approval to build a biogas plant in Penobsquis, New Brunswick, that would produce biomethane and fertiliser from agricultural and fish waste.
Bio Voltex, established in 2024, filed for an environmental impact assessment for the proposed facility, which would use chicken and dairy manure from nearby farms alongside fish products... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 17, 2026
GMT, a designer, developer, owner and operator of biomethane infrastructure, has secured a £195 million project finance facility from ING to support the scaling of its UK biomethane platform. The facility is structured as a non-recourse, multi-project debt arrangement, secured against individual projects and their contracted revenues rather than against GMT's corporate... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 16, 2026
French cleantech company Sublime Energie has commissioned a demonstrator system designed to liquefy biogas directly at farm level, in what the company says is a first of its kind installation. The unit, known as 'Charlie', has been installed at a farm in Plélo, Brittany, where it processes biogas from on-site anaerobic digestion into liquefied form. The liquefied biogas... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 16, 2026
Ukraine is preparing to export agriculturally sourced biomethane to Germany once an EU tracking database goes live and German legislation on renewable gas quotas comes into force, the country's Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture has said. The announcement followed talks between Ukraine's minister Oleksiy Sobolev and two German federal ministers, environment... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 15, 2026
EnviTec Biogas has marked the initial feed-in from a 417 Nm³/h EnviThan gas upgrading plant, completing its second biomethane project in Slovakia. The plant, located in the municipality of Ožďany, is operated by CITA VIA s.r.o. and currently upgrades 750 Nm³/h of biogas to biomethane. The company intends to increase production to a maximum of 1,300 Nm³/h of biogas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 14, 2026
Nordic energy company Gasum and Finnish shipping company Wasaline have extended their bio-LNG supply agreement through 2027, reinforcing a long-standing partnership and both companies' commitment to sustainable maritime transport on the Baltic Sea. Wasaline operates a carbon-neutral shipping corridor between Finland and Sweden, with its vessel Aurora Botnia running... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 14, 2026
S&P Global Commodity Insights' Platts will update the names of its European biomethane guarantees of origin (GO) assessments from 15 May 2026, following a subscriber note published on 2 March.
The renaming aims to provide greater clarity around the geographic, feedstock, subsidy and certification status of each assessment. Underlying specifications, definitions and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 10, 2026
Indonesian state energy company Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore-based clean technology firm CRecTech to explore the development of a biogas-to-biomethanol pilot facility at the Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone in Indonesia.
The collaboration will initially focus on a joint feasibility study... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 9, 2026
Max Meier for Bioenergy Insight
The Strait of Hormuz affects numerous industries. It is time to take a closer look at the situation through the lens of the bioenergy industry.
An overview of the current situation
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most significant strategic bottlenecks for maritime trade from the Middle East and is a central hub for shipping traffic.
Through... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 9, 2026
Aberdeen's Italian biomethane platform, Bionext Infrastructure, has secured a €113 million financing package to fund the conversion of its existing assets into 100% renewable biomethane production facilities and support further growth. The package was provided by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, and SMBC. Established in 2023 and based in Milan, Bionext Infrastructure... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 7, 2026
Microsoft has agreed to purchase 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over 15 years from the North Star bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The deal has been struck with North Star Carbon Solutions LP, a partnership between Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Svante Technologies.
It is Microsoft's... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 7, 2026
The American Biogas Council (ABC) has criticised the US Environmental Protection Agency's final Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027, warning the targets will constrain markets and undercut opportunities for livestock farmers.
ABC executive director Patrick Serfass said the agency had diverged from longstanding methods and abandoned statutory guidelines... [Read More]
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