We Are Biogas Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:21:02 +0100 en-us © 2026 We Are Biogas yes 49da4230-2af3-5091-81a4-3d2541bf80c8 Alexandra Arndt episodic false Weekly breakdowns of biogas headlines with additional commentary. Also, get the inside scoops from exclusive interviews we conduct with professionals from around the world making an impact in biogas.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Alexandra Arndt https://storage.buzzsprout.com/6gi86uil3ku555q1cmw0wlgr9mfl?.jpg We Are Biogas From Global Energy Shifts to Leadership Gaps — What’s Really Shaping the Future Right Now From Global Energy Shifts to Leadership Gaps — What’s Really Shaping the Future Right Now The global energy transition is accelerating, but not evenly, and not without friction.

In this episode, we break down the most important developments shaping the biogas, biomethane, and renewable gas sectors right now. From billion-euro policy commitments in Europe to decentralized energy systems scaling in India, and new demand emerging from industries like data centers and heavy transport.

But beyond the headlines, there’s a deeper story unfolding.

Because while technology is advancing and capital is flowing, progress is still being limited by something far less visible: who gets to participate in building what comes next.

Drawing on this week’s featured article and industry insights, we explore the structural and leadership dynamics that could ultimately determine the speed and success of the energy transition.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  •  Where global investment in biogas and biomethane is accelerating, and why it matters now 
  •  How countries like Poland, Brazil, and the Czech Republic are shaping the next phase of renewable gas markets 
  •  Why decentralized energy systems are gaining traction, especially in emerging markets 
  •  The role of biomethane in hard-to-abate sectors like transport and data infrastructure 
  •  What’s driving long-term market growth toward a projected $100B+ global industry 
  •  The hidden structural gaps slowing progress, despite widespread industry alignment 
  •  Why leadership, representation, and decision-making power are becoming critical to scaling the energy transition 

Featured in this episode:

  •  Global policy and investment signals across Europe, Asia, and South America 
  •  Real-world project spotlights and deployment trends 
  •  Market growth projections and demand-side expansion 
  •  Insights from “The Next Era Belongs to Everyone: The Gender Diversity Gap Slowing the Energy Transition”

The energy transition isn’t just a technology challenge; it’s a systems challenge.

And the systems we build now will define how fast we move, and who gets to shape the future of energy.


World Biogas Association's Women in Biogas Survey Analysis Report 2024


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]]> The global energy transition is accelerating, but not evenly, and not without friction.

In this episode, we break down the most important developments shaping the biogas, biomethane, and renewable gas sectors right now. From billion-euro policy commitments in Europe to decentralized energy systems scaling in India, and new demand emerging from industries like data centers and heavy transport.

But beyond the headlines, there’s a deeper story unfolding.

Because while technology is advancing and capital is flowing, progress is still being limited by something far less visible: who gets to participate in building what comes next.

Drawing on this week’s featured article and industry insights, we explore the structural and leadership dynamics that could ultimately determine the speed and success of the energy transition.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  •  Where global investment in biogas and biomethane is accelerating, and why it matters now 
  •  How countries like Poland, Brazil, and the Czech Republic are shaping the next phase of renewable gas markets 
  •  Why decentralized energy systems are gaining traction, especially in emerging markets 
  •  The role of biomethane in hard-to-abate sectors like transport and data infrastructure 
  •  What’s driving long-term market growth toward a projected $100B+ global industry 
  •  The hidden structural gaps slowing progress, despite widespread industry alignment 
  •  Why leadership, representation, and decision-making power are becoming critical to scaling the energy transition 

Featured in this episode:

  •  Global policy and investment signals across Europe, Asia, and South America 
  •  Real-world project spotlights and deployment trends 
  •  Market growth projections and demand-side expansion 
  •  Insights from “The Next Era Belongs to Everyone: The Gender Diversity Gap Slowing the Energy Transition”

The energy transition isn’t just a technology challenge; it’s a systems challenge.

And the systems we build now will define how fast we move, and who gets to shape the future of energy.


World Biogas Association's Women in Biogas Survey Analysis Report 2024


🌍 Explore more stories, insights, and media from across the global biogas industry: https://wearebiogas.com

📩 Want your story told, or have a topic you want us to cover next?
Reach out directly: alexandra@wearebiogas.com

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrarng/

]]> Alexandra Arndt Buzzsprout-19039047 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 1407 full false The Biogas Execution Gap: How Better Operations Could Transform the Industry Overnight #3 The Biogas Execution Gap: How Better Operations Could Transform the Industry Overnight #3 At a moment when global investment, policy momentum, and technological maturity are all accelerating, one question sits at the center of it all:

Why isn’t biogas scaling as fast as it should?

In this deep-dive, Alexandra Arndt unpacks a candid and globally informed conversation with Flávio Ascenco, exploring the gap between ambition and execution, and why closing it could unlock the industry’s full potential almost overnight.

From underperforming plants and repeated operational mistakes to the untapped value sitting in existing infrastructure, this episode goes beyond surface-level optimism and into the real, fixable bottlenecks holding the sector back.

You’ll also get a curated breakdown of the latest global developments shaping the biogas and biomethane landscape, from major investments in Europe and Brazil to policy shifts in the U.S., emerging technologies, and key project milestones worldwide.

If you’re working in biogas, biomethane, waste-to-energy, or circular systems, this is a grounded, insightful look at where the industry truly stands, and what needs to happen next.

Connect with Flávio Ascenco
For consulting, training, technical input, or project development enquiries:
📩 flavio.ascenco@agilebiogas.com
🌐 https://agilebiogas.com

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]]> At a moment when global investment, policy momentum, and technological maturity are all accelerating, one question sits at the center of it all:

Why isn’t biogas scaling as fast as it should?

In this deep-dive, Alexandra Arndt unpacks a candid and globally informed conversation with Flávio Ascenco, exploring the gap between ambition and execution, and why closing it could unlock the industry’s full potential almost overnight.

From underperforming plants and repeated operational mistakes to the untapped value sitting in existing infrastructure, this episode goes beyond surface-level optimism and into the real, fixable bottlenecks holding the sector back.

You’ll also get a curated breakdown of the latest global developments shaping the biogas and biomethane landscape, from major investments in Europe and Brazil to policy shifts in the U.S., emerging technologies, and key project milestones worldwide.

If you’re working in biogas, biomethane, waste-to-energy, or circular systems, this is a grounded, insightful look at where the industry truly stands, and what needs to happen next.

Connect with Flávio Ascenco
For consulting, training, technical input, or project development enquiries:
📩 flavio.ascenco@agilebiogas.com
🌐 https://agilebiogas.com

Stay connected with We Are Biogas
Follow for weekly insights, industry breakdowns, and in-depth conversations shaping the future of biogas.

🌍 Explore more stories, insights, and media from across the global biogas industry: https://wearebiogas.com

📩 Want your story told, or have a topic you want us to cover next?
Reach out directly: alexandra@wearebiogas.com

🔗 Let’s connect and keep the conversation going:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrarng/

]]> Alexandra Arndt Buzzsprout-19005268 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 1004 full false Could a Circular Biogas Loop Be the Blueprint the World Is Missing? #2 Could a Circular Biogas Loop Be the Blueprint the World Is Missing? #2 Germany is sounding the alarm, Norway just made history, and in rural Bangladesh, 4,000 families are living proof that biogas can rewrite the rules of energy, agriculture, and human dignity, all at once.

In this episode, Alexandra Arndt breaks down the week's biggest stories across policy, projects, and technology, then reads the We Are Biogas exclusive feature in full: the story of GREIO and the household biogas revolution quietly unfolding across 27 districts of Bangladesh.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Policy & Capital: EnviTec Biogas calls Germany's EEG overhaul an "existential threat," Italy tightens its 2030 biomethane funding timelines, Ireland launches a National Biomethane Certificate Registry, and Poland signs its first landmark long-term trading deal.
  • Project Spotlights: Irish whiskey waste becomes grid-ready green gas, Minnesota moves forward on urban organics AD, and a village in Vanuatu gets clean cooking fuel from its own backyard.
  • Tech & Innovation: Norway achieves the world's first BECCS operation, biogenic CO₂ from a biogas plant, permanently stored beneath the North Sea. The full value chain, proven.
  • Expansion & Trends: AstraZeneca's unsubsidised biomethane model, Unilever's mayonnaise-to-biogas circular loop in Brazil, the first Bio-LNG bunkering operation in Europe, and Brazil's new bioenergy atlas.

We Are Biogas Exclusive: Alexandra introduces this week's feature, the story of Md. Ashrafuzzaman Ashraf and GREIO, the organisation that reached out to share what they've been quietly building in Bangladesh. Over 4,000 household digesters. 27 districts. A model that tackles energy poverty, women's labour, soil health, and methane emissions in a single loop. Alexandra reads the full article.

Join the Collective: We Are Biogas is a platform designed to inform, educate, and advocate. We want to tell the stories of the people behind the technology. If you have a field report, a new project, or an analytical perspective you'd like to share with the industry, reach out at alexandra@wearebiogas.com

🌍 Explore more stories, insights, and media from across the global biogas industry: https://wearebiogas.com

📩 Want your story told, or have a topic you want us to cover next?
Reach out directly: alexandra@wearebiogas.com

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]]> Germany is sounding the alarm, Norway just made history, and in rural Bangladesh, 4,000 families are living proof that biogas can rewrite the rules of energy, agriculture, and human dignity, all at once.

In this episode, Alexandra Arndt breaks down the week's biggest stories across policy, projects, and technology, then reads the We Are Biogas exclusive feature in full: the story of GREIO and the household biogas revolution quietly unfolding across 27 districts of Bangladesh.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Policy & Capital: EnviTec Biogas calls Germany's EEG overhaul an "existential threat," Italy tightens its 2030 biomethane funding timelines, Ireland launches a National Biomethane Certificate Registry, and Poland signs its first landmark long-term trading deal.
  • Project Spotlights: Irish whiskey waste becomes grid-ready green gas, Minnesota moves forward on urban organics AD, and a village in Vanuatu gets clean cooking fuel from its own backyard.
  • Tech & Innovation: Norway achieves the world's first BECCS operation, biogenic CO₂ from a biogas plant, permanently stored beneath the North Sea. The full value chain, proven.
  • Expansion & Trends: AstraZeneca's unsubsidised biomethane model, Unilever's mayonnaise-to-biogas circular loop in Brazil, the first Bio-LNG bunkering operation in Europe, and Brazil's new bioenergy atlas.

We Are Biogas Exclusive: Alexandra introduces this week's feature, the story of Md. Ashrafuzzaman Ashraf and GREIO, the organisation that reached out to share what they've been quietly building in Bangladesh. Over 4,000 household digesters. 27 districts. A model that tackles energy poverty, women's labour, soil health, and methane emissions in a single loop. Alexandra reads the full article.

Join the Collective: We Are Biogas is a platform designed to inform, educate, and advocate. We want to tell the stories of the people behind the technology. If you have a field report, a new project, or an analytical perspective you'd like to share with the industry, reach out at alexandra@wearebiogas.com

🌍 Explore more stories, insights, and media from across the global biogas industry: https://wearebiogas.com

📩 Want your story told, or have a topic you want us to cover next?
Reach out directly: alexandra@wearebiogas.com

🔗 Let’s connect and keep the conversation going:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrarng/

]]> Alexandra Arndt Buzzsprout-18968261 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 1299 full false Is Biogas the "Architectural Answer" to Global Energy Volatility? #1 Is Biogas the "Architectural Answer" to Global Energy Volatility? #1 In this debut episode of the We Are Biogas weekly roundup, Alexandra Arndt breaks down a massive week for the global anaerobic digestion and biomethane sectors. As geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz mirror the energy crises of the 1970s, we look at why biogas is no longer just a "green alternative" but a pillar of national sovereignty.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Policy & Capital: Ten European associations demand biomethane recognition for EU security, while the U.S. EPA finalizes the controversial RFS "Set 2" rule.
  • Project Spotlights: From dry AD systems fueling garbage trucks in California to the inauguration of a strategic Biomethane Hub in Brazil.
  • Tech & Innovation: How Spain is closing the carbon loop with e-methane and new research into 900+ days of high-value bio-oil production.
  • Market Trends: Why U.S. farm-based biogas capture has surged 166% in five years and the shift toward pipeline injection.

Featured Editorial: Alexandra introduces her latest article, which explores the Danish model of localization and why the "reveal" of our energy vulnerabilities in 2026 must lead to a domestic, circular response.

Join the Collective: We Are Biogas is a platform designed to inform, educate, and advocate. We want to tell the stories of the people behind the technology. If you have a field report, a new project, or an analytical perspective you’d like to share with the industry, reach out to us at alexandra@wearebiogas.com

Read the full newsletter and the featured article here: https://www.wearebiogas.com/

Follow us on social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrarng/

🌍 Explore more stories, insights, and media from across the global biogas industry: https://wearebiogas.com

📩 Want your story told, or have a topic you want us to cover next?
Reach out directly: alexandra@wearebiogas.com

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]]> In this debut episode of the We Are Biogas weekly roundup, Alexandra Arndt breaks down a massive week for the global anaerobic digestion and biomethane sectors. As geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz mirror the energy crises of the 1970s, we look at why biogas is no longer just a "green alternative" but a pillar of national sovereignty.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Policy & Capital: Ten European associations demand biomethane recognition for EU security, while the U.S. EPA finalizes the controversial RFS "Set 2" rule.
  • Project Spotlights: From dry AD systems fueling garbage trucks in California to the inauguration of a strategic Biomethane Hub in Brazil.
  • Tech & Innovation: How Spain is closing the carbon loop with e-methane and new research into 900+ days of high-value bio-oil production.
  • Market Trends: Why U.S. farm-based biogas capture has surged 166% in five years and the shift toward pipeline injection.

Featured Editorial: Alexandra introduces her latest article, which explores the Danish model of localization and why the "reveal" of our energy vulnerabilities in 2026 must lead to a domestic, circular response.

Join the Collective: We Are Biogas is a platform designed to inform, educate, and advocate. We want to tell the stories of the people behind the technology. If you have a field report, a new project, or an analytical perspective you’d like to share with the industry, reach out to us at alexandra@wearebiogas.com

Read the full newsletter and the featured article here: https://www.wearebiogas.com/

Follow us on social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrarng/

🌍 Explore more stories, insights, and media from across the global biogas industry: https://wearebiogas.com

📩 Want your story told, or have a topic you want us to cover next?
Reach out directly: alexandra@wearebiogas.com

🔗 Let’s connect and keep the conversation going:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrarng/

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