Biomethane Congress Summary

📌 Key takeaways gathered for you by Spondeo from the Biomethane Congress (21–22 May 2025):

Key points, facts, and trends shaping the future of biomethane in Poland and beyond.👇

🇵🇱 Biomethane Market in Poland

At the conference, it was mentioned that a German sugar company is building the first biomethane plant in Poland. While the country already has several hundred biogas plants in operation, this would be the first commercial facility upgrading biogas to biomethane.
There have already been initial cases of biomethane imports into Poland from Denmark and Germany.
2 million tons of Polish substrates are exported annually to Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, where biogas/biomethane is produced.
Permitting & construction of greenfield biogas plants in Poland can take up to 4 years due to regulatory complexity.
Support up to 1 MW capacity is available under certain schemes.
The proposed legislative amendments include a support scheme for biomethane plants, offering assistance for up to 20 years. The industry is awaiting the introduction of this proposal in parliament.

From 2027, ETS2 will extend carbon pricing to buildings and transport, potentially increasing biomethane profitability, while heating costs in Poland are projected to rise - though estimates vary, most suggest increases of 6,000 to 10,000 PLN by 2030.
Gas grid operators are becoming more open to connecting biomethane, and regional offices seem ready to move forward with implementation. Communication has improved, but some regulations and ordinances still need to catch up.
- There is still room for better coordination in financing. NFOŚiGW operates its own programs, while banks such as PKO BP remain cautious about financing projects that rely solely on grant funding as equity.

Corn for biogas reached a price of 220 PLN/ton this year.
Banks are putting pressure on poultry producers to make their operations more sustainable, and in the future, getting financing may depend on having renewable energy solutions like biogas from poultry waste.
Danish banking expert involved in Green Energy, Biogas highlights:
- Danish Model: Denmark uses a market-driven approach - support is awarded through competitive tenders and only when biomethane prices fall below a defined threshold, avoiding over-subsidization.
- Many planned biomethane projects in Poland are quite small and struggle to cover costs due to high investment needs and limited scale.

Denmark: Biomethane accounts for ~40% of gas in the grid. EIFO (state investment fund) plans to invest in 1 biomethane plant in Poland in 2025
Germany operates nearly 10,000 biogas plants.