Wave of new biogas plants confirmed for southern Europe
New biogas projects are moving forward in Italy, Portugal and Spain, in further evidence of the scale-up of biomethane production.
In Italy, investment firm Plenium Partners has secured €25m ($28.6m) in public funding to build a new anaerobic digestion plant in Pavia, northwestern Italy. The facility will process agricultural waste to produce biomethane, which will be injected into the local gas grid. Construction is expected to begin this year, with completion planned for 2026.
The project is being developed through Plenium’s renewable energy platform and is backed by the EU’s Just Transition Fund and Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Once operational, the plant will produce around five million cubic metres of biomethane annually, equivalent to the natural gas consumption of over 6,000 households.
And Canadian company Anaergia has signed an agreement with Portuguese energy firm Capwatt to deliver nine biogas facilities across Portugal, Spain and Italy.
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