Biogest

What Biogest does

Biogest (legally BIOQUADRAT Energie- und Wassertechnik Holding GmbH) is a Vienna-based, privately held engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm that designs and delivers biogas and biomethane plants, founded in 1989 and active in the renewable energy sector since 1999-2000. The company has completed 200+ projects across 20+ countries, operating through nine wholly-owned subsidiaries (BIOGEST France, BIOGEST America Inc., BIOGEST UK Ltd, BIOGEST Italia, BIOGEST Energie a Vodni Technologie in Czech Republic, BIOGEST SRL Romania, BIOGEST Asia Pacific PTY LTD, SMART BIOSERVICES Serbia, plus the BIOP OPO brand in Italy). Its technology portfolio centers on five proprietary anaerobic digestion platforms — PowerRing, PowerSPF, PowerCompact, PowerDigest, and PowerTower — each engineered for specific feedstock and capacity profiles, with PowerRing as the flagship for variable fibrous agricultural substrates.

Biogest generates revenue through a vertically integrated six-step service model: project development and feasibility, design engineering, co-investment, turnkey construction, technical and biological services, and long-term operation and maintenance. The company derives EPC revenue from one-off plant builds, recurring revenue from service contracts and the bioservice App for remote monitoring, and equity-backed returns through its BIOP Own Plant Operation (OPO) platform where it co-invests in and directly operates plants. Customer segments are agricultural operations (farms, cooperatives, dairy/livestock producers) as the primary vertical, and municipal/industrial organic waste generators as the secondary vertical. Primary geographies are Europe (Austria, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Ireland), North America (US, Canada), and APAC (Australia, New Zealand, India, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia), with 35+ countries covered by dedicated country-level sales managers and additional license partners.

The company is led by CEO Martin Schlerka (since 1999), COO Martin Hornhuber (since 2015), and CFO Andreea Liubimirescu, with a recent addition of David Prat as Head of Investments in September 2026. Ownership includes a 40% stake held by an Austrian private foundation in the OPO business since 2010 and Eiffel Investment Group as a minority shareholder with a quasi-equity facility since 2022. The company is privately held, does not publicly disclose revenue, and reports 51-100 employees (though internal sources cite 100+ with staff from 20+ countries).

Name

Biogest

Legal name

BIOQUADRAT Energie- und Wassertechnik Holding GmbH

Website

https://biogest.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Biogest is a Vienna-based EPC firm that designs, builds, and operates biogas and biomethane plants using five proprietary anaerobic digestion technologies, serving agricultural cooperatives, farmers, and municipal/industrial waste generators across 20+ countries through wholly-owned subsidiaries and a co-investment OPO platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biogas and Biomethane Plant Engineering

NAICS

Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117), Electric Power Generation (22111), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Refuse Systems (4953), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Anaerobic Digestion Biogas Power (Agricultural & Industrial AD) (EUACAIAD), Food Waste-to-Energy (Organic Waste AD & Thermal) (EUACAIAH), Anaerobic Digestion (Wet/Dry AD) & Biogas Production (EUAIAEAD), Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC)

Keywords

• Biogas plant engineering
• Biomethane production systems
• Anaerobic digestion technology
• Renewable natural gas solutions
• Agricultural waste processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienne

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction): Complete turnkey construction of biogas and biomethane plants including technical equipment, measurement/control technology, project management, site management, commissioning, and performance testing.
2. Project Development Services: Initial project support including detailed project checklist, customized technological concept development, capacity planning, feedstock analysis, location assessment, regulatory compliance, and engineering design.
3. OPO (Own Plant Operation): Co-investment and direct operation of biogas and biomethane plants through BIOP brand. Company takes equity stakes in projects and operates plants long-term, providing stable returns and scalable growth.
4. Technical and Biological Services: Comprehensive after-sales services including process monitoring, feedstock optimization, technical assistance, and biological services. Available for both BIOGEST plants and third-party biogas plants.
5. Operation & Maintenance: Expert operation and maintenance services including commissioning support, continuous process monitoring, optimization of raw materials, and reliable technical assistance.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Biogest designs, manufactures and delivers turnkey biogas and biomethane (renewable natural gas) plants, supplying proprietary anaerobic digestion technologies (PowerRing, PowerSPF, PowerCompact, PowerDigest, PowerTower) together with full EPC construction, project development, co-investment, biological and technical services, and long-term operation and maintenance. Its offering covers the entire plant lifecycle for agricultural, municipal and industrial organic waste applications across more than 35 countries.

Product overview

BIOGEST is a full-service biogas and biomethane plant manufacturer offering engineered solutions from project development through construction and long-term operation. The portfolio centers on five proprietary digestion technologies—PowerRing, PowerSPF, PowerCompact, PowerDigest, and PowerTower—each designed for specific feedstock types and capacity requirements. PowerRing serves as the flagship ring-in-ring technology for high-process-stability mixing with fibrous agricultural materials, while PowerCompact provides an integrated farm-scale solution. PowerDigest and PowerSPF address multi-unit and specialized processing needs, and PowerTower offers tower-based configuration. Complementary to the technology products, BIOGEST delivers a six-step service model encompassing project development, design engineering, co-investment, turnkey construction, technical and biological services, and ongoing operation and maintenance. The subsidiary brand BIOP focuses on Own Plant Operation (OPO), where BIOGEST takes equity stakes and operates facilities long-term. Digital service tools include an e-shop for spare parts and a bioservice App for remote plant monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIOP: BIOP is a brand within the BIOGEST Group focused on Own Plant Operation (OPO) for biomethane plants. It provides full-service solutions for plant development and operation, powered by advanced BIOGEST technology.

Products and services

• Project Development Services Detailed project checklist and customized technological concept development including capacity planning, feedstock analysis, location assessment, regulatory compliance, and engineering design for prospective biogas and biomethane plant customers.
• Design Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• High full load hours averaging 95% for agricultural biogas plants
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Local Power Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026Strategic partnership with Irish renewable energy developer Local Power Ltd. to accelerate biomethane production in Ireland. First joint project is the Curragh Biogas facility in County Meath, a ready-to-build plant producing 599 Nm³/h of biomethane. Local Power contributes on-the-ground development capability including site identification, stakeholder engagement, planning, permitting, and grid processes, complementing BIOGEST's technology, EPC and operations expertise.
• Brightmark RNG Origination LLCmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaster Service Agreement with Brightmark RNG Origination LLC enabling BIOGEST to provide technology, engineering, design, and equipment for RNG projects. BIOGEST serves as technology vendor for Mill Valley RNG (Milbank, SD) and Full Circle RNG (Hurley, SD) projects involving dairy farm manure processing for California Natural Gas Transportation industry.
• BIOP (Green Gas GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOP operates as an independent company within the BIOGEST Group, delivering full-service solutions for plant development and operation using BIOGEST technology. BIOP focuses on Own Plant Operation (OPO) model, co-investing in and operating biogas/biomethane plants long-term.
• INA Group (MOL)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOGEST was designated as EPC contractor by INA Group (MOL) for a biomethane plant in Sisak, Croatia in 2024.
• Austria CampusminorOthersBIOGEST relocated its Vienna headquarters to Austria Campus Vienna in June 2026, occupying 548 m² of office space in this commercial real estate complex.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PlanET Biogas Group: Canadian-headquartered, German-engineered AD plant EPC with comparable agricultural and organic-waste focus; competes with BIOGEST in EU and North American markets on multi-substrate digester technology.
• Anaergia: Canadian organics-to-energy platform with AD and RNG solutions for municipal and agricultural waste; competes with BIOGEST on multi-feedstock AD plant construction and on North American RNG opportunities.
• Xergi (Nature Energy): Danish AD specialist with EPC plus large-scale own plant operation across Northern Europe; Xergi's EPC model and agricultural/manure focus map closely to BIOGEST's, while the Nature Energy platform adds a large OPO benchmark.
• Agraferm Technologies: German AD plant manufacturer offering engineering, construction, and service for agricultural and industrial biogas/biomethane plants; directly comparable product portfolio and target customer segments to BIOGEST.
• Weltec Biopower: German-based turnkey biogas and biomethane plant manufacturer with agricultural and waste feedstocks and an own-plant operation arm; competes head-to-head with BIOGEST on European AD EPC tenders and on technology for fibrous/manure-based substrates.
• Zorg Biogas: Italian AD plant EPC and technology provider focused on agricultural and agro-industrial biomethane projects; comparable to BIOGEST's Italian subsidiary footprint and to its flagship agricultural PowerRing-type offerings.
• EnviTec Biogas AG: Listed German AD plant constructor and operator with EPC plus own-plant operation; closest publicly comparable to BIOGEST given the combined EPC + O&M + plant ownership model and similar agricultural feedstock focus.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental services and energy group with significant biogas/biomethane operations integrated into its waste and energy divisions; broad overlap with BIOGEST in feedstock supply, plant operation and biomethane offtake, but at much larger scale and as part of a wider portfolio.
• Hitachi Zosen Inova: Large Swiss-Japanese EPC incumbent with significant AD/biogas and waste-to-energy capabilities including Kairos and other industrial-scale technologies; overlaps with BIOGEST on large biomethane and biogas projects but at a meaningfully larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Engie: French multinational utility developing biomethane injection and biogas-to-power assets across Europe; competes indirectly with BIOGEST for French agricultural biomethane projects, while also being a potential off-taker/partner for BIOGEST-built plants.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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