Top 16 Biogas startups

Oct 26, 2024 | By Alexander Gillet

Biogas startups are actively developing innovative solutions for the production and utilization of biogas, leveraging anaerobic digestion and other biogas generation technologies to convert organic waste, agricultural residues, and other biomass into a renewable energy source, offering applications in electricity generation, heat production, and as a sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuels, thereby promoting circular economy practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and contributing to a more sustainable and eco-friendly energy landscape.
1
Country: Austria | Funding: €2B
Wien Energie is responsible for ensuring the reliable supply of electricity, natural gas and heating.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $122M
AMP Americas turns cow poop into renewable natural gas to fuel major trucking fleets, such as UPS. The startup builds and operates on-farm renewable natural gas projects, and it was the first company to bring dairy renewable natural gas to market.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $90M
Sierra Energy’s blast furnace heats trash to 4,000 degrees and then harvests the gas to make plastics and fuel.
4
Country: Israel | Funding: $32.3M
Homebiogas is anaerobic digesters that convert kitchen waste and animal manure into cooking gas and liquid fertilizer.
5
Country: USA | Funding: $30.8M
Cowboy Clean Fuels commercializes a process to produce renewable natural gas from alternative biomass feedstocks.
6
Country: USA
Arbor Renewable Gas produces renewable gasoline and hydrogen from waste wood and forest residue.
7
Country: Germany | Funding: $18.5M
Reverion produces highly efficient, reversible, carbon-negative power plants. In their process, excess generation from wind turbines and photovoltaics is converted into synthetic methane by electrolysis and can be stored. If needed, the same system can use the stored methane to generate an energy supply.
8
Country: Italy | Funding: $15M
Biomet specializes in transforming urban waste into Liquefied Natural Gas from organic sources (BioLNG). They produce biogas, which is then converted into biomethane and ultimately into bioLNG, managing the entire supply chain from production and transformation to distribution.
9
Country: USA | Funding: $13M
Nodal Power develops methane mitigating on- and off-grid power plants that are fueled using wasted, or flared, landfill gas.
10
Country: UK | Funding: £9.2M
WASE provides a decentralized sanitation system with the goal of accelerating the global adoption of circular waste treatment.
Editor: Alexander Gillet
Alexander Gillet is a senior editor for EnergyStartups. He has a deep background in energy sector and startups. Alexander graduated from Emlyon Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability and has written over 250 articles on energy technology for various websites. In his free time, Alexander enjoys yoga, camping and exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can contact Alexander at alexgillet(at)energystartups(dot)com