Global Biogas News Round-Up | July-August 2026
Curated by the World Biogas Association, the Global Biogas News Round-Up brings you the latest and most important stories from the world of biogas.
Biogas news in a nutshell
China energy agency calls for carbon credits to be extended to biomethane to boost green gas production. India launches US$2.5 billion biomethane package and starts to map sources of biogenic carbon to head off EU penalties. Long-term gas purchase agreements and government incentives accelerate biogas production in Malaysia. Singapore’s port authority issues eight licenses for LNG bunkering. Biogas powers ‘smart’ kitchens in Kenya and Andhra Pradesh, India. Eight banks back WAGA landfill gas expansion.
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Yuzefo-Mykolaiv Biogas Company, operated by Ukrainian Technological Company begins to expand its Vinnytsia region anaerobic digestion facility, doubling biogas production capacity to 72 million cubic metres annually. Read more>
Estonia’s State Fleet takes delivery of a new €22 million compressed biomethane vessel, designed to install navigational aids, conduct research and respond to marine pollution. Read more>
Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, a JV between St1 Biokraft and Valio, has launched Finland’s first industrial-scale liquefied biogas production plant in Nurmo, South Ostrobothnia, aimed at supplying the heavy-duty vehicle sector. Read more>
Estonian biomethane producer Bioforce Infra has won a €2 million ($2.3 million) grant to construct a 31.5 MW biomethane injection point in Ebaverre, Lääne-Virumaa. Read more>
A Malaysian renewable energy firm has signed a 15-year compressed biomethane gas offtake deal with a subsidiary of PT Pertamina Gas, aggregating the biogas output from 8 palm oil mills for injection into the gas grid. Read more>
Waga Energy secures a €128 million financing agreement from a coalition of 8 banks – Crédit Agricole CIB, Crédit Agricole Transitions & Énergies, Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring, Crédit Agricole Sud Rhône Alpes, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels and LCL – to accelerate the development of biomethane projects across Europe. Read more>
Ecualia Capital, a strategic investment vehicle managed by Franco-Spanish financial powerhouse Bankinter, has acquired BG Holding’s two biogas plants in Italy. Read more>
India, through its renewables agency SECI, is mapping sources of biogenic or recycled carbon to insulate future production of green methanol and other renewable fuels of non-biological origin in anticipation of EU restrictions under RED III; and inform future schemes, incentives and possibly a carbon capture, utilisation and storage-linked policy framework for both green urea and green methanol. Read more>
America’s Anew Climate, a specialist in securing tradable credits for renewable energy, has joined the SEA-LNG coalition, supporting the group’s efforts to cut shipping emissions through the (bio-)methane decarbonisation pathway. Read more>
China’s energy regulator has called for more types of green fuels to be brought under the country’s national carbon crediting mechanism, including biomethane, in its first official report dedicated to the green fuels industry, signalling the rise of green fuels as an energy source and an industry in China. Read more>
Sixteen biogas projects among 42 approved for FiT support in Malaysia, to deliver a targeted 331MW of power and catalyse ~RM4.3 billion ($US1 billion) in investment, the country’s economy minister has announced. Read more>
ENGIE has signed a new long-term biomethane purchase agreement for 23 GWh of biomethane a year with Becker, a family-run agricultural business in France transitioning its cogeneration unit to biomethane production. Read more>
Irish energy supplier Flogas has signed a 26 GWh per year biomethane offtake agreement with the College Group’s County Meath plant, produced through anaerobic digestion of animal by-products and agri-food waste. Read more>
Gasunie, a major energy company in the Netherlands, has completed a critical new pipeline to handle a historic surge in biomethane production, triggered by a looming green energy mandate, rising maritime fuel demand and massive farm waste crisis. Read more>
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore issues eight new licenses for the supply of LNG as a marine bunker fuel out to 2031 to Aramco Trading Singapore, Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services, ExxonMobil, PetroChina International, Shell, Sinopec Fuel Oil, TotalEnergies-Sembcorp Fuels Joint Venture and Vitol. Read more>
Bluenergy Group launches Italy’s first local, farm-to-factory clean energy supply chain through a pioneering 4.38-million-cubic-meter green gas deal – under a new law that allows direct, two-way buying agreements between local farmers and heavy industry. Read more>
India’s Assam state government has approved a new compressed biogas (CBG) policy offering capital subsidies, tax reimbursements and land support measures, in line with the government’s drive to expand the domestic CBG sector. Read more>
Infistar Renewables enters a joint venture with Denmark’s Arciplug Oy to introduce Modular Plug Flow CBG reactors into India, which can be commissioned quickly and are able to treat over 100 different feedstocks. Read more>
US renewable fuels company Swinergy has launched its first RNG facility, a modular AD system serving 20 pig farms in Minnesota, to create pipeline-quality clean energy and target low-carbon fuel markets. Read more>
Sindal Biogas secures DKK 182 million ($28 million) from the Nordic Investment Bank to double the capacity of its biomethane plant from 22 to 44 million cubic metres per year, as well as to potentially add carbon capture technology. Read more>
Estonia‘s largest biomethane producer Bioforce has secured funding from the Three Seas Investment Fund to build at least 10 biomethane plants in Poland. Read more>
The Indian cabinet has approved a new 237.31 billion Indian rupee (US$2.5 billion) scheme to boost the country’s compressed biogas (CBG) production capacity tenfold, using various mechanisms including fixed offtakes, fixed prices, and subsidies. Read more>
Following the successful development of 10 biomethane plants since 2024, Eren Industries and Actarus Renewables have launched phase 2 of their Retina Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) platform in Italy, raising over €350 million to build a further 10 plants. Read more>
Elevion Group, part of the European ČEZ Group, set to acquire BTS Holdings Italy, a portfolio of nine plants, marking the group’s most significant investment in the biogas and biomethane sector. Read more>
Spain’s HAM Group has opened a new LNG, CNG, bio-LNG and bio-CNG refueling station in León, expanding fuel supply options for commercial fleets and heavy-duty transport operators in one of Spain’s key logistics corridors. Read more>
The International Gas Union (IGU) has called for the preservation of liquefaction by equivalence, describing it as a critical pathway for scaling renewable maritime fuels and accelerating the uptake of bio-LNG in the shipping sector. Read more>
Following a successful pilot, the Andhra Pradesh government has announced aggressive expansion plans for its Smart Kitchens initiative in schools, where integrated solar and biogas systems deliver hygienic and nutritious food. Read more>
Payments of around ~€19 million to 7 under the 2024 Biomethane Capital Grant Scheme have commenced in Ireland, with a second round of €200 million set to open later this year in support of developing nearly 6TWh of biomethane annually. Read more>
Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture is collaborating with farms in the Lombardy and Lazio regions to better understand the efficient management and use of digestate, as part of a study into how greater circularity delivers better food and climate security. Read more>
Kenyan government commits to expansion of biogas-fuelled school kitchens as part of a campaign to promote climate smart solutions that will educate the next generation in sustainability while preventing deforestation. Read more>
