Across the country, biogas capture facilities are recycling discarded food into renewable energy ─ and new research from the American Biogas Council finds that the opportunity to do more is enormous.
Circularity Fuels, which earlier this year completed the world’s first end-to-end conversion of raw biogas from dairy manure into SAF, on Nov. 5 announced it has closed a $7 million seed round led by Trucks and DCVC.
Wicomico County, Maryland, on Nov. 2 announced continued progress on a RNG project at the Newland Park Landfill where WAGA Energy will develop a cryogenic distillation facility designed to convert landfill gases into RNG.
Greenlane renewables announces renewal of service agreements with major international energy company
Greenlane Renewables Inc. on Oct. 28 announced the renewal of service agreements with a major international energy company for three of its renewable natural gas (RNG) producing facilities at dairy farms in the United States.
One year after the groundbreaking ceremony, construction of the combined biogas and gas upgrading plant for Biogas Västra Skaraborg AB (BVS) in Vara, Sweden, is progressing according to schedule, according to EnviTec Biogas.
3i Infrastructure plc on Oct. 26 announced that Future Biogas has acquired the remaining 49% stake in a portfolio of six gas-to-grid AD facilities from Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Ltd. for £104 million.
Verbio on Oct. 16 marked 20 years since its debut on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Since then, the company has grown into an international bioeconomy company that produces ethanol, biodiesel and biomethane.
The government of Canada on Oct. 27 released proposed amendments that aim to update the country’s Clean Fuel Regulations by boosting support for domestically produced fuels, encouraging investments, and supporting agricultural supply chains.
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. has announced the company delivered its highest quarterly renewable natural gas (RNG) production during the third quarter. RNG production was up 8.3% when compared to the same period of 2025.
Emvolon Inc., an MIT-spinout commercializing technology that converts methane-rich waste gases into high-value liquid fuels, on Oct. 27 announced its Series A funding round, with participation from MassVentures, VX Ventures, andWagner Carbon.
The Landfill Group, in partnership with LS Power, has commenced operation of a project collecting and upgrading landfill gas into pipeline quality renewable natural gas (RNG) at the Pine Grove Landfill in Columbus, Georgia.
Decatur Hills Landfill and Waga Energy celebrated the inauguration of their renewable natural gas (RNG) facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Oct. 21 in Greensburg, Indiana. The project began operations in July 2026.
Aemetis Inc. announced on Oct. 22 that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary has completed construction and started operation of two additional dairy biogas digesters as part of the company’s biogas production network.
Neela Biotech raises £2.1m for AI-driven sustainable fuel technology
By Founders at the University of Cambridge
October 22, 2026
Neela Biotech, the Cambridge-based biotech startup turning waste into SAF, on Oct. 8 announced it has raised £2.1 million in pre-seed funding to take its technology from the lab to a pilot-scale trial at a biogas plant over the next two years.
The U.K. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on Sept. 29 released data showing that total energy production from bioenergy and waste sources fell by 3.4% during the second quarter of 2026 when compared to the same period of 2025.
CCI BioEnergy and Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District have signed a term sheet to advance the development of a new organics receiving and processing facility at FSSD's wastewater treatment plant in Fairfield, California.
Toyota Motor Europe on Oct. 1 announced an anaerobic digester located adjacent to its U.K. engine plant in Deeside, North Wales, has begun operations. The biogas project is enabling carbon-neutral manufacturing at Toyota’s facility.
PurposeEnergy on Oct. 19 announced the commissioning of its industrial food waste and wastewater pre-treatment facility in Minster, Ohio. The facility converts organic waste into biogas, clean water and fertilizer.
Nopetro Energy joined Manatee County, Johnson Controls and Mead & Hunt on Oct. 12 at the Lena Road Landfill to break ground on a $50 million renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility, the first of its kind on Florida's west coast.
Researchers at Penn State have found that mixing manure with plant biomass can increase methane production — which is necessary for biogas — and improve the economic feasibility of farm-scale anaerobic digestion.
SmartestEnergy has signed a long-term biomethane offtake and environmental products agreement with Zenco Group to support the development of a 420 GWh biomethane product that is expected to begin operations in 2028.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 14 released guidance that will help clean fuel producers claim the 45Z clean fuel production credit for fuels, feedstocks and pathways not included in the agency’s current 45Z rate table.
California Waste Solutions Inc. is extending its environmental work across the Pacific, pairing recycling operations in Oakland and San Jose with large-scale waste infrastructure and technology investment in Vietnam.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Advanced Bioenergy Fund II (ABF II), has reached final investment decision (FID) on Via Verde, an Italian biomethane platform that comprises a development pipeline of 20 projects.
Gevo Inc. on Oct. 1 announced sales of substantially all of the Section 45Z tax credits generated by its ethanol and renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities in 2026, totaling $70 million worth of credits.
Greenlane Renewables Inc. on Oct. 6 announced that the company has extended its $20 million standby letter of credit facility to Sept. 30, 2027. The facility is secured by a guarantee from Export Development Canada.
BerQ RNG on Oct. 6 announced that it has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of assets from Sevana Bioenergy. The transaction includes the Rialto Bioenergy Facility in California and a pipeline of dairy and swine manure RNG development projects.
Uniper has joined a growing list of aviation fuel buyers that have reserved future production capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics’ NovaSAF platform, as commercial momentum behind the company’s biogas-to-SAF technology continues to build.
Anaergia Inc. announced on Oct. 1 that certain of its affiliates, together with IIF Anaergia HoldCo LLC (North Sky), have entered into a definitive master purchase agreement for facilities in North Carolina and Rhode Island.
Three lawmakers were honored on Sept. 23 by The Transport Project for their outstanding contributions toward the advancement of RNG as a transportation fuel at the organization’s annual Fly-In and Public Policy Days in Washington.
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