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Research on Europe's energy transition and the China–Europe corridor: markets, regulation, equipment and trade.

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6-part series

The Biomethane Build-Out

A six-part series on Europe's renewable gas market: how large it has become, what it will take to reach the 2030 target, where the equipment and capital will go, and how the rules shape what a plant can earn.

Next in the series: Biomethane at 8 bcm: how far Europe has come and how far it has to go · 8 November 2026

  1. 01Europe's 2026 gas shock and the case for domestic molecules

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Next in the series · 8 November 2026

Biomethane at 8 bcm: how far Europe has come and how far it has to go

Installed capacity grew 17% in a year and investment commitments reached €36 billion. Even if every announced project is built, Europe reaches about half of its 2030 target.

Next in the series · 15 November 2026

Building 6,500 plants: where Europe's biomethane equipment spend will go

Reaching the 2030 target would require more than four times the current annual build rate. The constraint has moved from feedstock and finance to manufacturing and construction capacity.

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