The biogas and biomethane market is shaped by EU rules (including the RED directives, the Methane Regulation and the EU ETS) and national ones (the Renewable Energy Sources Act, the Energy Law, the Waste Act).
RSSOverviews of legal acts, amendments, support schemes, guarantees of origin and sustainability criteria — always with the date of the legal status.
On 28 October 2026 the German federal cabinet approved regulations transposing the RED III sustainability criteria: the emission reduction threshold for power plants rises from 70% to 80%, certificates can be withdrawn, and the Union Database is to become mandatory.
ETS2 will cover CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion in buildings and road transport; the charges will be borne by fuel suppliers. What is known about the timing, the mechanisms and the effects on gas, biomethane and bioCNG.
On 15 October 2026 President Karol Nawrocki signed the amendment to the Act on Renewable Energy Sources with biomethane auctions, rules for direct pipelines and changes for prosumers. Wind turbines were excluded from the draft after the 2025 veto.
On 24 September 2026 the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) for the first time issued a certificate entitling the holder to sell biomethane injected into the grid with the FIP premium, and on 25 September the first guarantee of origin for biomethane produced in the first half of 2026.
How RED III and the Polish NCW treat biomethane in transport: EU targets, multipliers, caps, the rule of separation from support under the Act on Renewable Energy Sources and practical consequences for bioCNG and bioLNG.
In August 2026 CERC proposed generic tariffs for 2026–27: biogas 11.17 Rs/kWh (against 10.88 in 2025–26), biomass from about 9.60 to over 11.60, bagasse from about 7.50 to about 9.40 Rs/kWh.
China's first Ecological and Environmental Code, adopted on 12 March 2026, entered into force on 15 August 2026. It replaced ten laws, including the one on solid waste; other laws, such as on energy conservation, remain in force.
Biomethane injected into the grid must meet the quality parameters set out in the regulation on the functioning of the gas system, including hydrogen sulphide, oxygen, CO₂ and the Wobbe index. We explain the limits and the monitoring.
From 1 April 2026 the PMG for biogas, biomass and bioliquids are subject to limits on hours and spending; ARERA, with Resolution 174/2026 of 19 May 2026, updated the formulas for fixed costs.
A biogas plant is liable administratively, civilly and criminally: for waste, emissions, the register of agricultural biogas producers, water and construction. We review the main penalty regimes and how to defend yourself.
The call under the programme "Improving energy security through the use of biomethane" is to open on 30 April 2026: budget PLN 800 million, grant of up to 45% of costs, minimum 2 million m³ of biomethane per year, no liquefaction.
In Greece, electricity from biogas and biomass is supported by a premium (FiP): the difference between the reference price (up to 219 EUR/MWh for biogas up to 1 MW) and the monthly market price.
On 1 April 2026 the EPA published the RFS rule for 2026–2027: record volumes, about 1.36 billion cellulosic RINs in 2026 and the withdrawal of eRIN, which matters for landfill gas.
On 27 March 2026 the EPA signed the final RFS "Set 2" volumes for 2026–2027: 1.36 billion cellulosic RINs in 2026 and 1.43 billion in 2027, above the values in the June 2025 proposal.
French biogas electricity was supported by the BG11 and BG16 tariffs (15–17.5 c€/kWh up to 500 kW) and CRE tenders; since September 2025 there have been no new BG16 contracts, and PPE 3 moves away from cogeneration.
On 12 March 2026 the Chinese parliament approved the 15th Five-Year Plan: a target to cut CO₂ intensity by 17% in five years, around 25% non-fossil energy, and hydrogen and nuclear fusion among future industries.
SDE++ supports biogas in cogeneration only with an electrical efficiency of at least 20%, and biomass combustion only for heat; slurry mono-digestion has separate capacity thresholds.
On 3 February 2026 the Treasury and the IRS presented proposed regulations for the 45Z clean transport fuel credit; the credit covers fuel sold up to the end of 2029 and does not take indirect land use change into account.
On 28 January 2026 the Commission approved a Spanish EUR 3.1 billion, 10-year scheme for new or substantially modernised high-efficiency CHP plants, including those fuelled by biogas and biomass.
Directives 2018/851 and 2018/850, RED III and the REPowerEU plan shape the market for biowaste and biomethane. An overview of obligations, deadlines and the impact on Polish operators.
The Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Agriculture argue that draft UC84 will improve the situation of biogas plants: 60 days to assess an application, priority of operation during grid emergencies and reimbursement of expansion costs. Work has stalled in the Sejm.
Amendment to the EAG-Marktprämienverordnung (BGBl. II 13/2026) for 2026–2027: biogas 29.02 ct/kWh, most follow-up premiums lower, tender cap for biomass 18.41 ct/kWh.
The government in Prague moved the financing of operating support for renewable sources to the state budget. The regulator ERÚ issued new prices on 29 December 2025: the POZE charge is zero.
A comparison of the support mechanisms for biogas plants in Poland at the end of 2025: the fixed purchase price (FIT), the right to cover the negative balance (FIP), auctions, certificates of origin and the chapter for biomethane.
