Biogas

Castilla y León Issues Environmental Impact Declaration for Biomethane and Biofertilisers Plant in Palacios de Goda (Ávila)

Castilla y León’s environment authority has issued a favourable but highly conditioned environmental impact declaration for a large biomethane and biofertilisers plant in Palacios de Goda (Ávila), including associated power and gas infrastructure, under Spain’s environmental assessment and integrated pollution prevention laws. The promoter now faces stringent design, monitoring, odour, waste and digestate management requirements and a hard four‑year window to start works, making timely permitting, financing and compliance planning critical for the project’s viability and for similar waste-to-biomethane developments in the region.

12 May 2026, 15:02bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

European Commission Plans Implementing Regulation on Certification of Intermediate Crops for Bioenergy

The European Commission has told Parliament it will publish a draft implementing regulation, to be adopted by end-2026, setting EU sustainability certification rules for agricultural intermediate crops used to produce biofuels and biogas. This commitment signals forthcoming binding criteria that bioenergy producers, fuel suppliers and farmers will need to align with, influencing investment decisions and feedstock planning ahead of the green transition.

9 May 2026, 19:00europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

Castilla y León Opens Public Consultation on Environmental Permits for Biomethane and Dairy Plants

Castilla y León has opened a 30-working-day public consultation on integrated environmental permits and impact assessments for two new biomethane plants and a high-throughput dairy-products factory in the provinces of Soria and Valladolid. These project-level decisions signal continued expansion of anaerobic digestion and agro-industrial capacity in the region, highlighting future expectations around waste valorisation, environmental impact control, and permitting conditions for similar facilities.

9 May 2026, 07:13bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Vermont Senate Agriculture Committee Advances H.942 Non-Sewage Waste Transport Bill

In May 2026, the Vermont Senate Agriculture Committee advanced House Bill H.942, which would require prior approval and reporting for transporting non-sewage waste and specified waste materials onto farms, and sent it on to the Senate Finance Committee. If enacted on the current timetable from July 2026, this could significantly change how waste haulers, digesters and farm operators manage approvals, testing and documentation for land-applied waste streams and other by-products entering Vermont agriculture.

6 May 2026, 19:50legislature.vermont.govUnited States

Castilla y León Opens Public Consultation on Andrómeda Green Gas Biomethane Plant EIA (Adanero, Ávila)

In April 2026 Castilla y León opened a public consultation on the environmental authorisation and impact assessment for the planned Andrómeda Green Gas biomethane plant in Adanero (Ávila). This marks an early permitting step for new biogas capacity in the region and gives stakeholders a limited window to influence environmental safeguards, local impacts, and eventual approval conditions.

5 May 2026, 06:51bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Castilla y León Extends Biofertilizantes CH4 Biomethane Plant Consultation And Opens Aguasal Pig Farm EIA

Castilla y León has corrected documentation and extended the consultation for a biomethane and organic fertiliser plant promoted by Biofertilizantes CH4 and launched a new environmental authorisation and EIA consultation for a major pig farm expansion in Valladolid province. These notices do not yet grant permits but open roughly six weeks of opportunity for operators, municipalities, and communities to scrutinise project impacts and influence the conditions attached to future integrated environmental authorisations.

30 Apr 2026, 15:38bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Minnesota Senate Finance Committee Considers SF 4504 Omnibus Energy and Environment Bill

Minnesota’s Senate Finance Committee is taking up SF 4504, a wide-ranging omnibus energy, utilities, environment, and climate bill that would create new petroleum tank piping reimbursement support, expand clean energy and thermal network frameworks, and channel over $20 million into hydrogen, biogas, geothermal, and other low‑carbon projects. If enacted, these measures would materially increase state funding and incentives for decarbonisation and energy security while offering underground storage tank operators and clean‑energy developers new cost-sharing and programme opportunities to plan against future regulatory and market shifts.

30 Apr 2026, 08:29revisor.mn.govUnited States

New York Assembly Bill A11141 Proposes Renewable Natural Gas Procurement Standard

New York Assembly Bill A11141 would create a Renewable Natural Gas Standard requiring the state Public Service Commission to mandate that gas utilities procure an increasing share of their gas supply from renewable natural gas sources. If enacted, this would drive long-term investment in biogas and low-carbon hydrogen infrastructure, shift cost structures and planning for New York gas distributors, and signal stronger state climate policy expectations on fossil gas use.

29 Apr 2026, 18:17assembly.state.ny.usUnited States

Ukraine Approves 2026–2035 Biomethane Production Development Programme

Ukraine has adopted a 2026–2035 biomethane development programme to scale production from agricultural waste, cut reliance on natural gas imports, and position itself as a supplier of renewable gas to the EU. This signals sustained policy support and likely future incentives for biomethane investments, so energy and agribusiness stakeholders should factor Ukrainian biomethane into long-term supply, infrastructure, and decarbonisation plans.

28 Apr 2026, 19:43me.gov.uaUkraine

European Commission Signals Forthcoming Circular Economy Act and Bioeconomy Measures in ECESP 2026 Opening Speech

In April 2026, Commissioner Roswall used the opening speech at the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform annual conference to confirm that the European Commission intends to table a Circular Economy Act later this year and to frame it as a market‑building tool for secondary raw materials and circular business models across the EU. The speech signals that companies should expect EU measures linking circularity, bioeconomy and biogas to energy resilience and investment conditions in sectors such as steel, plastics and textiles, reinforcing the strategic importance of circular design, recycled inputs and collaboration along value chains.

27 Apr 2026, 18:50ec.europa.euEuropean Union

Castilla y León Opens Public Consultation On Environmental Authorisation For Biomethane Plant In Navas de Oro

Castilla y León has opened a 30-working-day public consultation on the integrated environmental authorisation and environmental impact assessment for a proposed biomethane plant in Navas de Oro (Segovia). This marks a key permitting step for a waste-to-energy project turning agro-livestock and agri-food residues into biomethane, giving local stakeholders a time-limited window to influence conditions on waste handling, emissions, and siting before approval.

24 Apr 2026, 09:54bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Italy Confirms PNRR Grants for Biomethane and Renewable Energy Communities in Decree-Law 19/2026

Italy has published the coordinated text of Decree-Law 19/2026, confirming PNRR capital grant programmes for biomethane, agrivoltaic and renewable energy community projects managed by GSE with clear deadlines for concession agreements and plant commissioning. These rules give developers and municipalities a more defined framework for accessing PNRR renewable funding but require project pipelines to be aligned with 2026 agreement deadlines, 24-month entry-into-operation limits and EU Taxonomy do-no-significant-harm conditions.

24 Apr 2026, 08:39gazzettaufficiale.itItaly

Illinois HB5541: House-Passed Bill On Organic Waste Composting And Anaerobic Digestion

In April 2026, the Illinois House passed HB5541, a bill that would overhaul definitions, permitting, and exemptions for organic waste composting and anaerobic digestion facilities under the state Environmental Protection Act. If enacted, operators of composting sites, anaerobic digesters, and farm-based organics programs in Illinois will need to reassess siting, volume thresholds, permitting status, and product quality standards to maintain compliance and capture any small-scale exemptions.

21 Apr 2026, 13:45ilga.govUnited States

Castilla y León Grants Environmental Authorisation for Waste-to-Biomethane Plant in San Pedro de Rozados

Castilla y León has granted an integrated environmental permit for a 200,000‑tonne‑per‑year waste-to-biomethane plant near Salamanca, published on 14 April 2026 with a five-year window for the operator to start operations. The project adds significant biomethane capacity and large-scale organic waste treatment in the region while imposing strict IPPC-based controls on emissions, digestate use, and groundwater protection that local energy, waste, and agricultural actors must factor into site, feedstock, and offtake planning.

21 Apr 2026, 11:57bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Commission Approves €3.7 Billion Czech State Aid Scheme for Sustainable Biomethane Production

In April 2026, the European Commission approved a €3.7 billion Czech aid scheme to build and convert biomethane production plants under the Clean Industrial Deal framework. This long-term contract-for-difference support should unlock significant biomethane capacity by 2030, shaping investment decisions for Czech energy and agricultural operators planning decarbonisation projects.

19 Apr 2026, 15:20ec.europa.euEuropean UnionCzechia

Sweden (Halland) Sets Plant Protection Training Renewal Deadline and Biogas Support Window

In April 2026, Sweden’s Halland County authority highlighted an upcoming deadline for renewing permits to use higher-risk plant protection products and a limited Klimatklivet funding window for on-farm biogas investments. Farm and rural operators should plan training attendance and project pipelines now to avoid losing pesticide use authorisations and to secure public co-funding for biogas projects that support decarbonisation and energy resilience.

14 Apr 2026, 16:04lansstyrelsen.seSweden

Netherlands Court: Manure Co-Digestion Plant Not an Integrated Chemical Installation Under EIA Decree

A Dutch court ruling clarifies that manure co-digestion plants for green gas production are not classified as integrated chemical installations. This provides regulatory relief for biogas operators by limiting the circumstances under which a full environmental impact assessment is required for facility permitting.

6 Apr 2026, 16:05uitspraken.rechtspraak.nlNetherlands

US House Introduces Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026 (H.R. 7936)

The US House introduced H.R. 7936 to establish open-access bioindustrial manufacturing facilities aimed at scaling bio-based chemicals and energy materials. This initiative signals a federal commitment to de-risking the transition from fossil-based to bio-based feedstocks by providing the infrastructure needed to accelerate commercialization and supply chain resilience.

4 Apr 2026, 10:32govinfo.govUnited States

NEN Publishes NEN‑EN‑ISO 17507‑1:2026 and 17507‑2:2026 for Methane Number Calculation of Gaseous Fuels

The Netherlands has adopted new international standards for harmonizing methane number calculations across natural gas, biomethane, and hydrogen blends. This provides a unified technical framework for fuel quality and engine performance, reducing compliance risk and supporting the transition to low-carbon energy sources.

3 Apr 2026, 18:27nen.nlNetherlands

Italian Council of Ministers Approves Draft Decree Implementing Directive (EU) 2024/1788 on Gas and Hydrogen Markets

Italy has granted preliminary approval to a draft decree transposing EU Directive 2024/1788 to establish a national framework for renewable gas and hydrogen markets. Energy operators must prepare for new network access rules and enhanced consumer transparency requirements as Italy integrates low-carbon gases into its national infrastructure.

29 Mar 2026, 18:32governo.itItaly