What BIOFerm Energy Systems does

BIOFerm Energy Systems is a Madison, Wisconsin-based EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) provider founded in 2007 that designs, builds, and commissions turnkey anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading systems across North America. The company was originally established as a North American subsidiary of Germany's Viessmann Group and became independent in 2017. Its technology portfolio spans three digester architectures — Continuously-Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR), Plug-Flow Reactor (PFR, branded FERMIGMA), and Dry Fermentation (FERMITIGO) — covering feedstocks from 6% to 25%+ total solids across manure, food waste, biosolids, stillage, and energy crops. Biogas upgrading is delivered via Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), membrane systems, biological desulfurization, and Temperature Swing Adsorption (TSA) for VOC/siloxane removal, achieving methane recovery rates of 98-99%+ for pipeline-quality RNG.

The company's business model combines one-time capital equipment sales (EPC project revenue, typically multi-million dollar contracts on systems of 500-3,000 scfm) with recurring revenue streams including Xpel activated carbon media supply (exclusive North American distribution of German-developed products), tiered Operations & Maintenance services launched in April 2025, and project financing facilitation through a preferred partnership with Isthmus Renewables. BIOFerm sells and delivers primarily through direct enterprise field sales, supplemented by trade show presence at industry events (Biogas Americas, RNG Works, Weftec, RFA conference, etc.), industry association memberships (American Biogas Council, Renewable Fuels Association, Coalition for RNG, Canadian Biogas Association), and a Dairy Referral Program offering $300-$750 incentives.

Customer segments span six primary verticals: agricultural operations (Rosendale Dairy, Vir Clar Farms), landfill operators (Dane County, Montauk Energy, Scissortail Renewables, Coastal Plains), municipal wastewater treatment plants (City of Akron, City of Edmonton), distillery and ethanol producers (Jack Daniel via 3 Rivers Energy Partners, Seaboard Energy), food processors, and energy developers/utilities. The company has earned three American Biogas Council Project of the Year awards (2015, 2016, 2019) and holds multiple "first in North America" technical milestones. Leadership transitioned in September 2025 with Massimo De Vincenzi (formerly of Honeywell-UOP) appointed CEO, succeeding Nadeem Afghan who remains as President and Chairman; Jessica Niekrasz serves as VP of Operations (appointed May 2024).

Name

BIOFerm Energy Systems

Legal name

BIOFerm Energy Systems

Website

https://biofermenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BIOFerm Energy Systems is a Madison, Wisconsin-based EPC provider founded in 2007 that designs, builds, and commissions turnkey anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading systems converting organic waste into renewable natural gas across North America. It serves agricultural, landfill, municipal wastewater, distillery/ethanol, and food processing customers through direct enterprise sales, with recurring O&M services and exclusive activated carbon distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Upgrading Systems

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (325120)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biogas/RNG Plant Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (EUAAAEAI), RNG Liquefaction & Compression (Bio-LNG, Bio-CNG) (EUAAAEAF), Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC)

Keywords

• Anaerobic digestion systems
• Biogas upgrading
• Renewable natural gas
• Activated carbon media
• Biogas operations maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Turnkey Anaerobic Digestion Systems: BIOFerm designs, engineers, procures, and constructs complete anaerobic digestion systems for North American market. Revenue generated from equipment sales, installation, and commissioning of CSTR, PFR, and dry fermentation digesters.
2. Biogas Upgrading Systems: Sale and installation of skid-ready gas upgrading systems including PSA, membrane, and other upgrading technologies. Systems include all necessary components for specific project requirements.
3. Operations & Maintenance Services: Tiered O&M service packages including Remote Support, Basic Maintenance, and Complete O&M. Services include 24/7 remote monitoring, on-site operators, preventative maintenance, spare parts management, and emergency support. Launched April 2025 as significant service expansion.
4. Activated Carbon Media: BIOFerm is exclusive North American supplier of Germany's top activated carbon products (Xpel brand). Revenue from bulk sales of powdered, granulated, and extruded activated carbons shipped from U.S. warehouse. Spent carbon disposal services also offered.
5. Plant Services: Additional services including preventative maintenance, service/repairs/replacements for mixers, tank covers, pumps, tank cleanouts, operator training, and media changeouts. Customized service agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BIOFerm Energy Systems designs, engineers, procures, and constructs turnkey anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas upgrading systems that convert organic waste streams into renewable natural gas (RNG). The company also serves as the exclusive North American distributor of Xpel activated carbon products and provides operations and maintenance (O&M) services for biogas plants across the United States and Canada.

Product overview

BIOFerm Energy Systems provides turnkey biogas upgrading and anaerobic digestion systems across the US and Canada. The product portfolio centers on three core technology areas: (1) Anaerobic Digesters including CSTR, Plug-Flow Reactor, and Dry Fermentation systems for processing various feedstocks from 6% to 25%+ total solids; (2) Biogas Upgrading Systems including PSA, membrane, nitrogen removal, H2S removal, and VOC/siloxane removal technologies; and (3) Xpel Activated Carbon products for gas purification. The company also offers Operations & Maintenance services with tiered support packages and Plant Services including preventative maintenance, repairs, operator training, and media changeouts. Services span agriculture, landfills, wastewater treatment, food waste, distillery/ethanol, and municipal sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FERMIGMA: Plug-flow reactor anaerobic digester system operating in the 12-25% total solids range.
• FERMITIGO
• Xpel Activated Carbon

Products and services

• Continuously-Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) Digester
• Plug-Flow Reactor (PFR) Digester
• Dry Fermentation Digester
• Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Gas Upgrading System
• Membrane Gas Upgrading System
• Nitrogen Removal System
• Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Removal System
• VOC & Siloxane Removal System
• Combined AD + Biogas Upgrading System
• Xpel Activated Carbon Products
• Plant Services
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Methane recovery rates of 99%+ with PSA systems, 98%+ with standard 2-stage membranes, 99%+ with 3-stage membrane systems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and major.

• Sparq RenewablesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2024Partnership for Scissortail Renewables project at Enid City Landfill in Oklahoma. BIOFerm provides gas upgrading technology for this first municipal landfill producing RNG in Oklahoma. Sparq Renewables leads project development in collaboration with NextEra Energy Resources.
• NextEra Energy ResourcesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2024Project partner for Scissortail Renewables RNG facility at Enid City Landfill. NextEra Energy Resources brings project investment and operational expertise alongside Sparq Renewables and the City of Enid.
• 3 Rivers Energy PartnersflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2023BIOFerm selected as EPC partner for pioneering RNG facility near Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Project converts spent stillage from whiskey distillation into RNG and nutrient-rich fertilizer. BIOFerm provides advanced anaerobic digestion and gas upgrading technologies.
• Renewable Fuels AssociationcoreOthers · 1 January 2023BIOFerm joined RFA in 2023 as an official member to partner on opportunities to turn existing ethanol plant waste streams into additional green energy. RFA President noted BIOFerm provides technology solutions to help ethanol producers achieve greater efficiency.
• American Biogas CouncilcoreOthersActive membership and participation. BIOFerm has won multiple Project of the Year awards from ABC (2015, 2016, 2019) for its biogas projects.
• City of AkronmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture between City of Akron and KB BioEnergy for municipal wastewater treatment biogas project. BIOFerm constructed CSTR and plug-flow anaerobic digestion system for Phase I (2007) and Phase II (2013) expansion.
• Coalition for Renewable Natural GascoreOthersActive membership and conference participation. BIOFerm attends RNG Network events and conferences.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Anaergia: Anaergia is a multi-technology AD/biogas EPC and RNG developer with significant North American presence. Both firms compete for large municipal, agricultural, and food-waste AD projects with integrated gas upgrading to RNG, sharing similar turnkey value propositions and customer segments.
• Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) / Kompogas: HZI's Kompogas is a globally deployed plug-flow and dry fermentation AD technology competitor. Both BIOFerm and Kompogas offer AD digester systems designed for organic waste feedstocks and compete for municipal and commercial organic waste-to-energy EPC contracts in North America.
• Vanguard Renewables: Vanguard Renewables is a well-capitalized dairy-centric anaerobic digester and RNG developer in North America. Both companies target large U.S. dairy operations (2,000+ cows) for manure-to-RNG projects and compete for similar ag-segment EPC and gas upgrading scopes.
• Brightmark Energy: Brightmark develops RNG projects primarily from dairy and food waste using anaerobic digestion, overlapping BIOFerm's core agricultural and food-waste customer segments. Both firms pursue turnkey project development integrating AD systems with gas upgrading to produce pipeline-quality RNG.
• DVO (DVO, Inc. / DMT Environmental Technology): DVO is a U.S.-based manufacturer of anaerobic digestion systems and related equipment focused on dairy and farm-based biogas projects. Like BIOFerm, DVO supplies AD equipment to dairy operations across North America and competes for the same agricultural customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Energy Fuels: Clean Energy Fuels is a major RNG offtaker, distributor, and project developer across North America. While not an AD equipment manufacturer, it competes indirectly with BIOFerm in the RNG value chain by vertically integrating into project development, gas procurement, and fueling infrastructure.
• Air Liquide: Air Liquide is a global industrial gas major investing in biomethane/RNG production and supply, particularly through its digester/biogas operations in Europe and North America. It overlaps with BIOFerm's RNG production and gas upgrading business while bringing far greater scale and balance sheet.

Emerging players

• BHSL (BHSL Energy / Maxol): BHSL developed and deployed a proprietary batch-style dry fermentation AD technology for high-solids agricultural and food waste feedstocks. It is comparable to BIOFerm's FERMITIGO dry fermentation system and represents an emerging player in the high-solids AD niche.
• Bioenergy Devco: Bioenergy Devco develops, owns, and operates food waste anaerobic digestion facilities in the U.S. with a technology-forward approach to organics processing. Both firms address food-waste-to-RNG opportunities, with Bioenergy Devco focused on development versus BIOFerm's turnkey EPC supplier role.

Others

• Carbon Clean Solutions / Carbogen (industrial activated carbon): Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company supplying activated carbons for industrial gas purification. It is comparable to BIOFerm's Xpel activated carbon business as an adjacent supplier of gas purification media used in biogas upgrading systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/biofermenergysystems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bioferm-energy-systems
• Xx.com/BIOFerm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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