Green Gas Taskforce Reports: Response From Biomethane Industry Leader
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Green Gas Taskforce Reports: Response From Biomethane Industry Leader
CEO of Future Biogas available for comment or interview
Guildford, UK, 16 October 2025
Context
Two authoritative reports launched this month highlight the scale of opportunity for UK biomethane:
📗 Unlocking the Potential of Biomethane - Produced by the Green Gas Taskforce and Alder BioInsights
📘 The Biomethane Opportunity – Produced by the Green Gas Taskforce and Baringa
Immediate industry reaction
Please see the quote, below, from Philipp Lukas: CEO of Future Biogas; board member of the European Biogas Association; co-chair of the EU Commission’s Biomethane Industrial Partnership; and member of the UK Renewable Energy Association’s Green Gas Steering Group.
“Biomethane is no longer a nice-to-have. These reports, from the Green Gas Taskforce, show it can deliver tens of billions of pounds in savings, unlock huge agricultural benefits, and help the UK hit net-zero targets –but only if government policy catches up with the potential.
“As the proud developer of the UK’s first unsubsidised biomethane plant fitted with carbon capture, Future Biogas calls on UK Government to recognise biomethane as a net-zero fuel. More specifically we ask that biomethane is accepted under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, just as it is in Europe; unlocking growth, accelerating decarbonisation and enabling billions in private investment.”
Key findings of the reports
· Net Zero depends on biomethane: Without scaling biomethane, the UK cannot hit Net Zero — Biomethane could deliver up to 120 TWh per year by 2050, equivalent to over half of projected gas demand
· Food and fuel work together: Far from competing with food, rotational and sequential cropping can actually improve food yields and resilience, making UK farming more climate-proof
· Feedstock unlocked: Rotational and sequential crops alone could deliver 24.7 TWh of biomethane, with negligible impact on food production while improving soil health, farm resilience, and food crop yields
· Cost Savings: Scaling biomethane could deliver £150–220bn in cumulative savings to the energy system by 2050 – reducing the cost of Net Zero by up to 20%
· Sector priority: Biomethane is one of the most cost-effective decarbonisation options for hard-to-abate gas uses like heavy industry and transport
· Policy gap: Current barriers like the UK ETS and regulatory uncertainty are preventing growth despite the proven benefits
· Wider value: Beyond energy, biomethane can offer greenhouse gas removals and a powerful tool to decarbonise agriculture, by providing low-carbon fertiliser that reduces reliance on imported synthetic crop inputs like fertilisers
Broader commentary and editorial
Philipp and his senior bio-scientists and engineers are also available for commentary, interviews, podcasts or by-lined articles on themes such as:
· Why rotational crops and regenerative farming underpin a sustainable biogas future
· How biomethane can deliver billions of pounds in system savings and strengthen UK energy security
· Why policy (including UK ETS reform) is now the limiting factor, not feedstock availability
· How biogas strengthens food security by supporting more resilient farming
· The role of biomethane in delivering greenhouse gas removals and fertiliser alternatives
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Editors notes
About Philipp Lukas
Philipp Lukas is the founder and CEO of Future Biogas, one of the UK’s largest biomethane producers. Since 2010, Philipp has led the development of 12 plants across the UK, making Future Biogas a pioneer in unsubsidised, sustainable green gas. A qualified corporate lawyer with over 25 years’ experience in renewables, Philipp is a board member of the European Biogas Association, co-chaired the EU Commission’s Biomethane Industrial Partnership, and sat on the UK REA Green Gas Steering Group.
About Future Biogas
Future Biogas is a UK leader in the development and operation of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants that produce clean, sustainable biomethane. By converting locally sourced home-grown energy crops into renewable gases, Future Biogas supports local farmers, a circular economy and the transition to a low-carbon future. With a focus on innovation, sustainability, and rural partnerships, Future Biogas enables organisations to reduce emissions, enhance energy security, and meet net zero goals through reliable, scalable, and environmentally responsible biogas solutions that can displace fossil fuels today without the need to replace expensive equipment today. Future Biogas operates 12 industrial-scale biogas plants in the UK. Biogas can either be used to generate green electricity or upgraded into biomethane and injected into the UK’s national gas network. Future Biogas is owned by 3i Infrastructure and RWE Energy Transition Investments.
About Biogas and biomethane
Biogas is produced by the fermentation of organic matter in anaerobic digestion tanks. Biomethane is biogas from which the by-product carbon dioxide has been removed, giving the biomethane the same molecular properties as natural gas, and enabling it to be injected into the national gas grid. In Future Biogas' plants the feedstocks will have a zero or negative carbon footprint meaning the biomethane is a 100% renewable energy, allowing a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy crops grown for Future Biogas absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂) from atmosphere during their growth. Once harvested and stored, the energy crops are fed into anaerobic digestion tanks where bacteria break down the organic matter in the absence of oxygen, releasing biogas. The residue is an organic fertiliser (digestate) which in conjunction with changes to the farming rotation helps accelerate soil carbon capture and improve future crop yields.
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