News & Insights

Market moves, regulatory updates and stories from the green gas generation — written to be read, not decoded.

THG-Quote: RED III is about to change what counts

Germany’s transport GHG quota has run since 2015. The RED III transposition reshapes the arithmetic — and contracts signed today will deliver under the…

FuelEU Maritime is in force. Bio-LNG is the shortest path to compliance

Since January 2025, vessels above 5,000 GRT have had to cut the GHG intensity of the energy they use. The regulation cares about the…

Switzerland runs on its own rules — and imports most of its renewable gas

Swiss demand is well above Swiss production, so most of the gas arrives from the EU. Whether its certificate arrives with it is another…

German heating law: 2029 arrives faster than boilers get replaced

The GEG requires 15% renewable gas from 2029, rising to 60% by 2040. Biomethane is the one answer that changes nothing in the building.

Certified biomethane counts as zero under the EU ETS — here’s the catch

The zero emission factor attaches to the certificate, not the molecule. And in 2028, ETS II widens the circle considerably.

Germany’s BEHG: what fuel suppliers actually have to prove

Certified biomethane can bring a BEHG obligation to zero. The difficulty isn’t sourcing the gas — it’s assembling proof an auditor will accept.

Why biomethane contracts are getting longer

When BASF and ENGIE signed 0.31 bcm over seven years, it wasn’t a hedging decision. It was a construction decision.

Biomethane doesn’t stop at borders — but its paperwork can

Europe has 1,548 biomethane plants, and almost none sit where the demand is. The molecules travel easily. The certificates are the hard part.

Mass balance or book-and-claim: the difference decides your claim

Two systems, two very different legal weights — and they are constantly confused. Only one of them holds up in EU compliance.

What a Guarantee of Origin actually guarantees

A GoO is not a delivery note, and it is not a sustainability certificate. Confusing the two is the most expensive mistake in this…

Biomethane Injections Up Across EU Member States

A recent report by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) highlights a continued rise in biomethane injections across 18 EU…

Seasonal Greetings from Our Team

Dear clients and friends, Thank you for your trust and support throughout the year. Celebrating our 5-year anniversary was a meaningful milestone and we’re…

Five years of BioGem Express – an evening to remember

On September 17, we gathered our friends, partners, and clients in Zurich to celebrate five years of BioGem Express — looking back at our…

Circular farming in action

In the Netherlands, Jan de Greef’s farm shows how agriculture and clean energy can work hand in hand. By processing local manure and food…

Europe’s grid is ready, now it’s time for green gas!

At the recent European Biogas Association (EBA) conference in Brussels, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) shared an encouraging message: Europe already has the network to…