Germany: Biomass Ordinance transposing RED III criticised at Bundestag hearing
On 9 October, experts heard by the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy broadly supported the draft amendment to the Biomass Ordinance but disagreed on the cascading principle and support for wood energy.
French forests: area keeps growing, tree mortality up 2.5-fold
The 2026 results of the French national forest inventory report 17.7 million hectares of forest and mortality of 18.1 million m³ a year over 2016-2024, 2.5 times higher than a decade earlier.
Flanders: number of biomethane sites doubles to 12, says Biogas-E
According to the annual report of the Flemish platform Biogas-E, 133 biogas plants produced 691 GWh of electricity and 811 GWh of heat in 2025, and biomethane output reached 186 GWh.
Spain: AVEBIOM and CAAE team up to certify digestate as an EU fertilising product
The Spanish bioenergy association and the certification body CAAE have signed an agreement to help biogas producers have their digestate recognised under the EU Fertilising Products Regulation.
UK: REA calls for more biomass, both home-grown and imported
The renewable energy trade association expects bioenergy demand of 190-216 TWh by 2050 and urges the government to take quick decisions on support and sustainability.
Bioeconomy: 272 projects compete for €170.7m in the 2026 CBE JU call
The 2026 call of the Circular Bio-based Europe partnership received 272 proposals requesting €1.65bn against €170.7m available; results are expected in January 2027.
Germany: €200m a year for climate-adapted forest management from 2027
The federal climate-adapted forest management programme (KWM) is increased by more than €50m to €200m a year from January 2027; new applications have been possible since 1 October 2026.
Italy: 60 biomethane purchase agreements signed with industry, says CIB
The Italian Biogas Consortium reports 60 direct biomethane purchase agreements (BPAs) covering 180 million Sm³ a year, nearly half of it for steelmaking.
Biogas: covering digestate storage – a 1 December 2026 deadline and up to 40% support
FNR points to the TA Luft deadline for digestate storage at permitted plants and to federal support for gas-tight covers, which make it possible to recover residual methane.
Spain: Mahou San Miguel brewery switches to biomass with a 20 MW heat plant
The brewer has opened a 20 MWth biomass plant in Alovera (Guadalajara) that will use around 30,000 t/yr of forest and agricultural biomass and is expected to cut the site's direct CO₂ emissions by up to 95%.
Flanders: no green or CHP certificates during negative prices from 2027
From 1 January 2027, no green electricity or CHP certificates will be granted during periods of at least a quarter of an hour of negative prices, instead of six consecutive hours previously.
Biomethane: 837 sites inject in France, but commissioning slows down
At 30 June 2026, 837 plants were injecting biomethane with a capacity of 16.2 TWh/yr; capacity added in the first half fell 33% year on year while the project queue keeps growing.