Navigating Europe's evolving biomethane market: Supply, demand and price formation
Join industry leaders for a dedicated day exploring one of Europe's fastest-growing low-carbon energy markets.
As governments, utilities, industrial consumers and transport operators accelerate decarbonisation efforts, biomethane is emerging as a critical solution across multiple sectors. From heating and grid injection to transport, shipping and industrial energy use, demand is growing rapidly, creating new opportunities and challenges for market participants.
This focus day will examine the key forces shaping Europe's biomethane market, including production growth, certification, regulation, carbon pricing and cross-border trade. Gain insight into how biomethane markets function, what drives price formation and where the strongest sources of future demand are emerging.
Hear directly from producers, traders, utilities, fuel suppliers, investors and policymakers as they share practical perspectives on market development, commercial opportunities and the challenges of scaling supply across Europe.
The day concludes with a networking reception, providing an opportunity to connect with stakeholders from across the biomethane value chain.
Agenda
Biomethane Focus Day | Tuesday 17 November
- 08:30 - 09:00
Morning registration and networking
- 08:55 - 09:00
Chairperson’s opening remarks
- 09:00 - 09:25
European biomethane market: Supply, demand and price signals
- European biomethane production, supply and demand outlook
- Natural gas fundamentals as the underlying cost base for biomethane
- How feedstock, GHG value, certification and end use shape biomethane premiums
- Where the highest-value demand is emerging across road transport, heat, industry and shipping
Speakers Include:
Justin Colley
Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuelsArgus- 09:25 - 10:15
RED III and national implementation: Where will biomethane demand come from?
- How RED III is changing the regulatory basis for biomethane demand across Europe
- Germany’s implementation and the future of biomethane under the THG quota
- France’s CPB model and what different national approaches mean for producers and suppliers
- Certification, guarantees of origin and the challenge of creating a more integrated European market
Speakers Include:
Alberto Castagnini
Senior Technical Manager Policy, TransportEurogas
Davide Rubini
Head of Regulatory AffairsVitol- 10:15 - 10:45
Morning coffee and networking
- 10:45 - 11:05
Natural gas: The cost base beneath biomethane
- European gas balance heading into winter 2026/27: storage, LNG supply and the Hormuz aftershock
- TTF and THE forward curves and what they imply for the biomethane premiumHow gas price volatility feeds through to biomethane contract pricing and indexation
- Where gas and carbon prices together set the floor for unsubsidised biomethane
Speakers Include:
Lawrence Templeton
Business Development Manager - European gas, power and LNGArgus- 11:05 - 11:25
ETS and ETS2: Carbon pricing and the value of biomethane
- How biomethane interacts with the existing EU ETS and the emerging ETS2 market
- Carbon pricing exposure across buildings, road transport and industrial gas demand
- Sustainability requirements, proof of sustainability and the treatment of biomethane under emissions trading
- How carbon prices could change willingness to pay for renewable gas
Speakers Include:
Nils Holta
Net Zero AdvisorEcohz- 11:25 - 12:15
Subsidised versus unsubsidised biomethane: What makes a market bankable?
- How far European biomethane production still depends on direct support and national support schemes
- Whether mandates, carbon pricing and end-user premiums can support new production without production subsidies
- What producers need from long-term offtake agreements, floor prices and counterparties to finance new capacity
- How developers decide between road transport, heat, industry and maritime when each market values biomethane differently
Speakers Include:
Jamie Oliver
Origination LeadAcornWouter Le Rutte
Originator, Biomethane & Bio-LNGCentrica Energy- 12:15 - 12:45
Matching biomethane supply to buyer requirements
- Patterns across deals in what producers offer and what buyers specify on feedstock, GHG value and end use, and where the two diverge
- The commercial and contractual sticking points that recur across transactions, and how they get resolved
- The role certification plays in whether a deal gets done
- What deal flow reveals about the gaps in European biomethane market infrastructure
- 12:45 - 13:45
Networking lunch
- 13:45 - 14:30
Biomethane in road transport: Competing in the biofuels complex
- The economics of biomethane under national road fuel quotas and its position against HVO, biodiesel and ethanol
- Where bio-CNG and bio-LNG offer a competitive proposition for heavy-duty road transport
- Fleet demand, vehicle availability and the future of gas refuelling infrastructure
- Whether road transport can remain the premium biomethane market as demand develops elsewhere
Speakers Include:
Philip Fjeld
CEOCNG Fuels
Maximilian Ruhe
Head of SalesEnvitec- 14:30 - 14:55
Contractual developments in biomethane: Navigating evolving offtake and certification frameworks
Speakers Include:
Kenneth Wallace-Müller
Energy Transition LawyerDLA Piper- 14:55 - 15:35
Bio-LNG and maritime: Can shipping become the next premium market?
- How maritime regulation is creating a new source of demand for biomethane and bio-LNG
- Turning grid-injected biomethane into a compliant marine fuel proposition
- The economics of supplying shipping compared with road transport and other end-use markets
- How quickly marine demand can scale and what this means for competition for available biomethane
Speakers Include:
Willem Kalter
Bio-LNG Trading and Business DevelopmentCargill
Stefan Fahrnholz
Manager R&D - DecarbonisationCarnival Maritime
Catherine Caulfield
VP Business Development, Global Marine Fuels, Oil MarketsArgus- 15:35 - 16:30
Sourcing and trading: Building a European biomethane market
- The role of producers, originators, utilities and traders in moving biomethane between markets
- How certification, guarantees of origin and proof of sustainability affect cross-border trade
- Contract structures, tenors and the transition from bilateral transactions towards more standardised products
- Price discovery, index adoption and where liquidity can develop as demand broadens
Speakers Include:
Ivo Morawski
Origination ManagerReneraJulian Auderieth
PresidentErGaR (European Renewable Gas Registry)- 16:30 - 16:35
Chairperson’s closing remarks
- 16:35 - 18:00
Off site drinks reception - open to all attendees
Speakers include
Who should attend?
Producers and project developers
Understand how supply is evolving across Europe, including feedstock availability, production scaling and the challenges of bringing new capacity online.
Fuel suppliers and distributors
Explore how biomethane is being integrated into fuel portfolios and what it means for pricing, logistics and customer demand.
Utilities and industrial consumers
Explore how biomethane is being used across transport, heating, industry and energy supply, and what drives adoption, demand and procurement decisions.
Traders
Assess market dynamics, pricing structures and the growing role of certification and cross-border trade in biomethane markets.
Procurement teams
Evaluate sourcing strategies, supplier options and how biomethane fits within broader fuel and decarbonisation strategies.
Policy and regulatory stakeholders
Understand how evolving regulation is shaping supply, certification and market participation across Europe.
Venue
Hilton Munich City
Hilton Munich City is located in the heart of Munich, offering excellent transport links and easy access from Munich Airport. The hotel provides modern conference and exhibition facilities, on-site accommodation, and an ideal setting for networking and business meetings.
Address: Rosenheimer Str. 15, 81667 München, Germany
Book your place
Register nowTerms and conditions
View the conference booking terms and conditions.
VAT
As the conference is being held in Germany, all in-person delegate tickets are subject to German VAT in accordance with Section 3a, Paragraph 3(5) of the German VAT Act (UStG).
Antitrust compliance reminder
Argus takes compliance with antitrust law seriously. The purpose of the Argus Biomethane Focus Day is to help market participants understand the major issues shaping the market. The conference sessions will follow the agenda as circulated.
Argus reminds all participants of the need to be mindful of the requirement to comply with antitrust and competition laws. There should be no discussion of any matters relating to competition among participants, including discussion of individual prices, rates or market strategies and no exchange of information concerning any other competitive aspect of an individual company’s operation. Should any participant to this conference attempt to initiate a discussion with other participants on any of these matters, we recommend that other participants end the conversation immediately and at all times act in accordance with their own antitrust compliance policies and all applicable laws.
Disclaimer
The organisers will not accept liability for non-approval of visas, individual transport delays and transport disruption. In such circumstances, our normal cancellation rules and penalties apply. Where matters beyond the reasonable control of the organizers impair or prevent the organizers from being able to perform any activities relating to this event, each delegate releases the organizers from any liability, relating to such events.
Contact us
General enquiries
Michelle Ladiana
Customer Service Team Lead
+44 20 4570 1299
Registration enquiries
Rochelle Payne
Delegate Sales Executive
US: +1 (346) 297-1879
ROW: +44 20 7199 1717
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities
Kelly Naomi
Senior Sponsorship Manager
+55 (11) 45603504
Marketing opportunities
Amy Phillips
Senior Conference Marketing Executive
+44 20 4570 3517