https://feedstockdata.com/category/biomethane/Biomethaneen-gbFri, 06 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/mol-launches-first-biomethane-plant-in-hungary-szarvas-meat-industry-waste/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/mol-launches-first-biomethane-plant-in-hungary-szarvas-meat-industry-waste/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe MOL Group started up its first biomethane plant in Szarvas, Hungary: an expansion of a biogas plant with an upgrading module will replace more than 7 million m³ of natural gas per year. The feedstock is meat industry waste and animal manures.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/komorow-agricultural-biomethane-plant-starts-injecting-gas-into-grid/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/komorow-agricultural-biomethane-plant-starts-injecting-gas-into-grid/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 25 September 2026 the Agro-Biogas agricultural biomethane plant was started in Komorów (Ostrów Mazowiecka municipality): about 20 GWh of biomethane per year from manure and slurry, injected into the PSG grid; sales are handled by Axpo under a 20-year agreement.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/czech-biomethane-auction-oversubscribed-fourfold-176-4-million-m3-offered/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/czech-biomethane-auction-oversubscribed-fourfold-176-4-million-m3-offered/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe first Czech operating support auction for biomethane (45 million m³ per year, held in May) drew huge interest: 63 projects submitted 176.4 million m³ of annual production. Competition lowered the reference prices.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/india-new-gobardhan-programme-23731-crore-august-2026/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/india-new-gobardhan-programme-23731-crore-august-2026/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 6 August 2026 India's cabinet approved the GOBARdhan programme for 2026/27–2035/36: 23,731 crore rupees, an administered price of 2,110 rupees per MMBtu and subsidies for building CBG plants.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/pob-domestic-biomethane-costs-more-than-imported-gas-but-money-stays-in-poland/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/pob-domestic-biomethane-costs-more-than-imported-gas-but-money-stays-in-poland/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneA POB report compares the macroeconomic effects of gas imports and domestic biomethane production: 1 billion m³ of gas costs about PLN 1.52 billion from imports versus about PLN 5.53 billion for biomethane, which feeds domestic firms, farmers and budgets.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/osaka-gas-nagaoka-e-methane-test-plant-2026/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/osaka-gas-nagaoka-e-methane-test-plant-2026/Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOsaka Gas reported that since February 2026 it has been testing in Nagaoka (Niigata) an e-methane plant built with Inpex and has begun injecting synthetic gas into the grid. The plan: 1% in fiscal year 2030.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/quebec-mandatory-rng-share-gas-distributors-analysis/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/quebec-mandatory-rng-share-gas-distributors-analysis/Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneAn analysis of the Quebec regulation forcing a share of RNG in distributed gas: 1% from 2020, interim targets and 10% in 2030 (according to IEDM 2032 in brackets), and discrepancies over the timetable and delivery.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/commission-approves-czech-eur-3-7-billion-biomethane-scheme/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/commission-approves-czech-eur-3-7-billion-biomethane-scheme/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 14 April 2026 the European Commission approved a Czech aid scheme worth EUR 3.7 billion: two-way contracts for difference for 15 years, a target of 350 million Nm³ of biomethane by the end of 2030, competitive tenders.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/ukraine-launches-national-biomethane-register-for-eu-exports/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/ukraine-launches-national-biomethane-register-for-eu-exports/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneIn February 2026 Ukraine’s Energy Efficiency Agency launched a national biomethane register: it tracks the origin of gas and issues and cancels guarantees of origin. In 2025 Ukraine exported biomethane to the EU for the first time.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/second-feniks-call-pln-300-million-for-biomethane-and-biogas-plants/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/second-feniks-call-pln-300-million-for-biomethane-and-biogas-plants/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneNFOŚiGW has launched the second call under the FEnIKS programme (RES Development) with a pool of PLN 300 million: PLN 200 million for biomethane plants and PLN 100 million for biogas plants. Applications can be submitted until 30 April 2026.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/pob-122-biomethane-projects-in-poland-and-biorig-plan-for-20-plants/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/pob-122-biomethane-projects-in-poland-and-biorig-plan-for-20-plants/Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000BiomethanePOB report from the end of 2025: 122 biomethane projects in preparation, about 815 million Nm³ per year, mostly 1–5 MW. Spain’s Biorig announced 20 biomethane plants and more than PLN 1.5 billion of investment.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/latvia-approves-eur-21-5-million-biomethane-support-package/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/latvia-approves-eur-21-5-million-biomethane-support-package/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 18 November 2025 the Latvian government approved a EUR 21.5 million support package for biomethane production: a capital grant of up to EUR 4.2 million per applicant, plus ALTUM loans and guarantees.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/first-grid-connected-biomethane-plant-in-poland-starts-strzelin-sugar-factory/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/first-grid-connected-biomethane-plant-in-poland-starts-strzelin-sugar-factory/Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 9 September 2025 Polska Spółka Gazownictwa announced the start-up of a biomethane plant at the Südzucker Polska sugar factory in Strzelin – the first in the country connected to the gas grid. Surplus biomethane reaches the grid through a 9-kilometre pipeline.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/naturgy-connects-navarre-first-biomethane-plant-pig-slurry-22-gwh/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/naturgy-connects-navarre-first-biomethane-plant-pig-slurry-22-gwh/Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe operator Nedgia (Naturgy) has connected to the grid a biomethane plant in Cabanillas in Navarre: injection capacity of 320 Nm³/h, up to 22 GWh a year, with feedstock mainly pig slurry. It is the 12th injection point on the Nedgia (Naturgy) network in Spain.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/australia-blunomy-ena-report-biomethane-400-pj-2025/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/australia-blunomy-ena-report-biomethane-400-pj-2025/Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneA Blunomy report for Energy Networks Australia (31 July 2025) estimates the biomethane potential at about 400 PJ per year; the first 50 PJ could cost AUD 10–27/GJ.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/biomethane-plant-step-by-step-project-schedule-from-idea-to-commissioning/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/biomethane-plant-step-by-step-project-schedule-from-idea-to-commissioning/Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneBuilding a biomethane plant usually takes two to three years. We present the stages: site, study, connection conditions, environmental decisions, financing, construction, commissioning and certification, with typical durations and risks.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/nortegas-secures-up-to-eur-80-million-for-spanish-biomethane-plants/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/nortegas-secures-up-to-eur-80-million-for-spanish-biomethane-plants/Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe Nortegas group has obtained, under InvestEU and the European Investment Bank, framework financing of up to EUR 80 million for the construction of biomethane plants in Spain, fed mainly with slurry.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/firstgas-ecogas-reporoa-first-biomethane-in-new-zealand-grid/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/firstgas-ecogas-reporoa-first-biomethane-in-new-zealand-grid/Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneIn November 2024 First Renewables (Firstgas group) and Ecogas announced the start of injecting renewable gas from Reporoa into the grid – New Zealand's first commercial biogas-to-pipeline project.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/methanation-and-power-to-gas-with-biogenic-co2-catalytic-and-biological/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/methanation-and-power-to-gas-with-biogenic-co2-catalytic-and-biological/Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneMethanation combines hydrogen from electrolysis with CO₂ from biogas to give synthetic methane. We compare the catalytic (Sabatier) and biological methods, the energy balance and the place of the process in a biomethane plant.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/brazil-fuel-of-the-future-law-biomethane-targets-in-gas-trading/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/brazil-fuel-of-the-future-law-biomethane-targets-in-gas-trading/Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 8 October 2024 Law No. 14.993 "Combustível do Futuro" entered into force in Brazil. It introduces, among other things, gradual emission reduction targets in natural gas trading through a share of biomethane, from 1% in 2026.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/family-biomethane-plant-in-masovia-agrikomp-ostrow-mazowiecka/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/family-biomethane-plant-in-masovia-agrikomp-ostrow-mazowiecka/Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThree farmers from one family in the municipality of Ostrów Mazowiecka and agriKomp Polska are building a biomethane plant using slurry from over 1,500 dairy cows; construction start in autumn 2024, grid connection planned for summer 2025.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/japan-e-methane-city-gas-1-percent-2030-90-percent-2050-explained/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/japan-e-methane-city-gas-1-percent-2030-90-percent-2050-explained/Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneJapanese gas companies intend to replace part of city gas with e-methane – synthetic methane from hydrogen and CO₂. The targets (1% in 2030, about 90% in 2050 according to METI), projects and limitations of this decarbonisation route.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/polish-biomethane-potential-up-to-16-billion-m3-and-barriers-pob-2024-data/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/polish-biomethane-potential-up-to-16-billion-m3-and-barriers-pob-2024-data/Mon, 02 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneAccording to the Polish Biomethane Organisation, the theoretical biomethane potential in Poland is up to 16 billion m³ a year, realistically about 9 billion m³. In 2023 there were 388 biogas plants and not a single biomethane plant.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/nfosigw-consults-biomethane-programme-up-to-pln-4-billion-modernisation-fund/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/nfosigw-consults-biomethane-programme-up-to-pln-4-billion-modernisation-fund/Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneNFOŚiGW sent for consultation a draft programme "Improving energy security through the use of biomethane": up to PLN 4 billion (PLN 2 billion in grants and PLN 2 billion in loans) for 2024–2030.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/ireland-publishes-national-biomethane-strategy-5-7-twh-by-2030/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/ireland-publishes-national-biomethane-strategy-5-7-twh-by-2030/Tue, 28 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 28 May 2024 the Irish government adopted the National Biomethane Strategy. It envisages up to 5.7 TWh of biomethane in 2030, about 10% of national gas demand.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/ukraine-president-signs-law-on-customs-clearance-of-biomethane/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/ukraine-president-signs-law-on-customs-clearance-of-biomethane/Thu, 16 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 14 May 2024 the President of Ukraine signed Law No. 3613-IX, which allows customs clearance of biomethane transported by pipeline. It is a step towards exporting Ukrainian biomethane to the EU.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/converting-a-chp-biogas-plant-into-a-biomethane-plant-retrofit-step-by-step/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/converting-a-chp-biogas-plant-into-a-biomethane-plant-retrofit-step-by-step/Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneA biogas plant with a CHP engine can be converted into a biomethane plant by adding upgrading and a grid connection. We indicate what needs to be calculated: biogas, heat for digestion, support, permits and the schedule.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/uk-extends-green-gas-support-scheme-to-2028/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/uk-extends-green-gas-support-scheme-to-2028/Fri, 26 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneFollowing its mid-term review, the UK government announced an extension to 31 March 2028 of the application period for the tariff scheme for biomethane injected into the grid. The rules for heat pumps have also changed.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/biomethane-reference-price-pln-538-545-per-mwh-regulation-november-2023/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/biomethane-reference-price-pln-538-545-per-mwh-regulation-november-2023/Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe regulation of the minister of climate of 13 November 2023 sets the biomethane reference price: PLN 538/MWh for biomethane from biogas and PLN 545/MWh for biomethane from agricultural biogas. It enters into force on 22 November.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/korea-kier-biogas-upgrading-97-percent-methane-pilot-2023/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/korea-kier-biogas-upgrading-97-percent-methane-pilot-2023/Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) developed a process for removing H₂S, CO₂ and moisture from biogas from food waste and slurry; the pilot processed an average of 3 t of biogas per day.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/res-act-amendment-august-2023-biomethane-register-guarantees-support/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/res-act-amendment-august-2023-biomethane-register-guarantees-support/Thu, 31 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe act of 17 August 2023 introduces into Polish law a definition of biomethane, a register of biogas producers at the Energy Regulatory Office (URE), guarantees of origin and a support system for biomethane from installations of up to 1 MW (20 years).https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/injection-into-transmission-vs-distribution-grids-pressures-reverse-compression/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/injection-into-transmission-vs-distribution-grids-pressures-reverse-compression/Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe distribution grid has limited absorption capacity, especially in summer, so biomethane is sometimes injected into a higher-pressure grid or via reverse compression. We explain pressure levels, the choice of injection point and the criteria.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/south-africa-biomethane-biogas-upgrading-review-2023/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/south-africa-biomethane-biogas-upgrading-review-2023/Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneA review in the journal Energies (July 2023) analyses biogas upgrading methods in South Africa and estimates the potential at 3 million Nm³ of biogas a day. In 2022 the industry put biogas capacity at about 30 MW.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/malabar-first-biomethane-injected-into-the-gas-grid-in-australia/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/malabar-first-biomethane-injected-into-the-gas-grid-in-australia/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneIn June 2023 Jemena and Sydney Water injected into the New South Wales grid the first biomethane from the Malabar treatment plant – the start of a 14 million AUD project supported by ARENA.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/how-to-choose-a-biogas-upgrading-technology-decision-matrix-for-investors/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/how-to-choose-a-biogas-upgrading-technology-decision-matrix-for-investors/Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe choice of upgrading technology depends on a dozen or so criteria: scale, heat, the CO₂ market, methane losses, local conditions. We propose a matrix with weights and a scoring example for your own use.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/italy-biomethane-decree-340-2022-pnrr-published-26-october/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/italy-biomethane-decree-340-2022-pnrr-published-26-october/Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 26 October 2022 Italy published MITE Decree No 340 of 15 September 2022 on support for biomethane: EUR 1.7 billion from the PNRR and tariffs for installations injecting biomethane into the grid.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/biomethane-industrial-partnership-launch-28-september-2022/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/biomethane-industrial-partnership-launch-28-september-2022/Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 28 September 2022 the European Commission and industry leaders launched the Biomethane Industrial Partnership (BIP), a cooperation platform intended to help reach the target of 35 billion m³ of biomethane by 2030.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/air-liquide-first-biomethane-project-in-china-huaian/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/air-liquide-first-biomethane-project-in-china-huaian/Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneAir Liquide announced China's first biomethane project from agricultural and livestock waste in Huai'an, with annual production of about 75 GWh and injection into the city gas network.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/repowereu-plan-biomethane-35-bcm-by-2030/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/repowereu-plan-biomethane-35-bcm-by-2030/Wed, 18 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 18 May 2022 the European Commission presented the REPowerEU plan with a target of 35 billion m³ of biomethane a year by 2030 and a biomethane action plan, including an industrial partnership and support from the CAP.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/raizen-piracicaba-vinasse-biomethane-plant-26-million-m3/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/raizen-piracicaba-vinasse-biomethane-plant-26-million-m3/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneIn April 2022 Raízen announced the construction of its second biogas plant, the first dedicated to biomethane: R$ 300 million, 26 million m³ a year from vinasse and filter cake, sold to Yara and Volkswagen.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/virtual-pipeline-delivering-biomethane-without-a-grid-in-tankers-and-cylinders/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/virtual-pipeline-delivering-biomethane-without-a-grid-in-tankers-and-cylinders/Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneA virtual pipeline is the delivery of compressed or liquefied biomethane by road. We explain the arrangement, capacities, transport costs per kilometre and the profitability limit.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/british-columbia-fortisbc-15-percent-renewable-gas-2030-rng-new-homes/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/british-columbia-fortisbc-15-percent-renewable-gas-2030-rng-new-homes/Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 20 January 2022 FortisBC applied to the regulator to supply 100% renewable gas to all new homes; the company is on track to exceed its target of 15% renewable gas by 2030.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/denmark-biomethane-nearly-25-percent-of-grid-gas/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/denmark-biomethane-nearly-25-percent-of-grid-gas/Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe Danish operator Energinet reported that biomethane made up almost 25% of gas in the national grid at the end of 2021, compared with 21% a year earlier. Denmark sets the standard for countries building a biomethane market.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/commission-gas-package-renewable-and-low-carbon-gases-15-december-2021/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/commission-gas-package-renewable-and-low-carbon-gases-15-december-2021/Wed, 15 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOn 15 December 2021 the Commission proposed a directive and a regulation reforming the gas market: definitions of renewable and low-carbon gases, certification, easier grid access and tariff discounts for renewable gases.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/connecting-a-biomethane-plant-to-the-gas-grid-stages-and-documents/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/connecting-a-biomethane-plant-to-the-gas-grid-stages-and-documents/Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneFrom the application for connection conditions to acceptance: we describe the stages of connecting a biomethane plant to the gas grid, the analyses of capacity and costs, and the documents that need to be prepared.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/italy-pnrr-approved-eur-1-92-billion-for-biomethane/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/italy-pnrr-approved-eur-1-92-billion-for-biomethane/Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneThe EU Council approved the Italian recovery plan on 13 July 2021. Investment M2C2 1.4 for biomethane development provides about EUR 1.92 billion and production of 2.3 billion m³ per year by mid-2026.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/beca-firstgas-fonterra-biogas-20-percent-of-nz-gas-by-2050/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/beca-firstgas-fonterra-biogas-20-percent-of-nz-gas-by-2050/Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneA Beca report prepared with Firstgas and Fonterra indicates that renewable gas could replace nearly 20% of national gas use by 2050 and avoid about 4% of energy emissions.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/orlen-poludnie-pgnig-uokik-application-biomethane-company-jezewo/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/orlen-poludnie-pgnig-uokik-application-biomethane-company-jezewo/Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOrlen Południe and the Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) notified the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) of their intention to create a 51/49 special purpose company. Among the planned projects is the expansion of the 1.8 MWe biogas plant in Jeżewo to 3.2 MWe and about 8 million m³ of biomethane.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/orlen-poludnie-and-pgnig-letter-of-intent-biomethane-plant-network/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/orlen-poludnie-and-pgnig-letter-of-intent-biomethane-plant-network/Thu, 06 May 2021 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneOrlen Południe and the Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) signed a letter of intent on a network of biomethane plants. The investments are to be carried out by a special purpose company in which Orlen Południe will take 51% of the shares and PGNiG 49%.https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/biomethane-quality-and-quantity-measurement-chromatograph-gas-meter-propane/https://feedstockdata.com/knowledge/biomethane-quality-and-quantity-measurement-chromatograph-gas-meter-propane/Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0000BiomethaneBiomethane is settled on the basis of energy: a gas meter measures the volume and a chromatograph the calorific value. We describe the metering system, propane for calorific correction and quality supervision.