Engie Bioz

What Engie Bioz does

ENGIE Bioz (legal name: ENGIE – BiOZ) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENGIE Group, created on January 1, 2020, through the merger of VOL-V Biomasse and ENGIE Biogaz, and headquartered in Saint-Grégoire near Rennes, France. The company initiates, develops, finances, constructs, and operates territorial methanization units that convert organic matter from agriculture, agro-food industries, and municipalities into biomethane injected into the French gas distribution network (GRDF) and into digestat returned to partner farms as organic fertilizer. Its core technology is anaerobic digestion, with specialized continuous dry digestion ("voie sèche piston") capability for substrates with high dry matter content, supported by the proprietary Biogasview® traceability software and on-site biological analysis laboratories at each unit.

ENGIE Bioz operates approximately 22 production units across France through six regional agencies (Rennes, Rouen, Paris, Nancy, Lyon, Bordeaux), generating roughly 650 GWh/year of renewable gas — enough to cover the equivalent heating and cooking demand of more than 25,000 French households. The company partners with 400+ farmers and 200+ agro-food industry clients under multi-year circular-economy arrangements in which substrate suppliers receive digestat in return, with no upfront investment required from farmers. Revenue is generated by selling biomethane via the GRDF grid to gas suppliers (e.g., Save in Brittany) and from digestat distribution; selected projects also leverage ADEME subsidies and participatory financing through the Enerfip platform.

Customers include named enterprise partners such as Fleury Michon (organic waste valorization at Chantonnay), HOUTCH (bioGNV transport fuel at Fresnoy-le-Grand), and individual farming operations (Gaec LACT'ELV, Bruno Vinet, Catherine Louedec, Philippe Vandermeir). Strategic equity partnerships include joint ventures with Groupe IDEA and CARENE for the Centrale Biogaz de l'Estuaire (Montoir-de-Bretagne) and with CVE (Compagnie du Vent) for the Breuilh unit in Dordogne. Leadership rests with President Antoine de La Faire (appointed February 2022), with day-to-day direction shared by Co-Directors General Clotaire Lefort and Yoann Leblanc.

Name

Engie Bioz

Legal name

ENGIE – BiOZ

Website

https://bioz-biomethane.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ENGIE Bioz is a French territorial methanization developer and operator — a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENGIE Group — that builds and runs ~22 biogas production units across France, converting agricultural and industrial organic waste into biomethane for the GRDF grid and digestat fertilizer for partner farms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Production

NAICS

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Anaerobic Digestion (Wet/Dry AD) & Biogas Production (EUAIAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH), Biogas Upgrading to RNG & Injection/Fueling (Gas Cleanup, Compression) (EUAIAEAF), Digestate Processing, Nutrient Recovery & Fertilizer Products (Struvite, Ammonia, Compost) (EUAAAEAL), Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC)

Keywords

• Biomethane production
• Anaerobic digestion
• Territorial methanization
• Renewable natural gas
• Organic fertilizer digestate

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-grégoire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biogas Production and Injection: Production of biogas (biomethane) through anaerobic digestion of organic matter collected from farmers, industries, and municipalities. The biogas is injected into the natural gas distribution network (GRDF) and sold to gas suppliers.
2. Digestat (Fertilizer) Sales: The digestat byproduct from methanization is sold to agricultural partners as organic fertilizer. This creates additional revenue and supports circular economy model.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Engie Bioz initiates, develops, finances, builds and operates territorial methanization units that collect organic matter (animal manure, crop residues, agro-food waste, municipal waste) from local farmers, industries and municipalities, then convert it via anaerobic digestion into biomethane injected into the GRDF gas distribution network and into digestat sold as organic fertilizer to partner farmers. The company currently operates approximately 22 units across France producing nearly 650 GWh/year.

Product overview

ENGIE Bioz is a 100% subsidiary of the ENGIE Group specializing in territorial methanization in France. The company initiates, develops, finances, constructs, and operates biogas/methane production and injection units. The core offering is territorial methanization (Méthanisation Territoriale), which collects organic matter from surrounding territories (agricultural, industrial, and municipal sources) to produce biogas for injection into French gas networks and digestate for agricultural fertilizer use. ENGIE Bioz operates approximately 22 units producing nearly 650 GWh/year of energy, with individual biogas production units like Centrale Biogaz de Quimper, Centrale Biométhane de Chantonnay, Centrale Biogaz de Chaumont, Centrale Biogaz de l'Aumaillerie, Centrale Biogaz du Mans-Le Monné, and Centrale Biogaz de l'Estuaire. The company also offers participatory financing services via the Enerfip platform, allowing citizens to invest in biogas projects, and produces digestate as an organic fertilizer byproduct for partner farmers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Territorial Methanization Service (Méthanisation Territoriale) End-to-end service covering the initiation, financing, construction and operation of biomethane production and injection units, sourcing organic matter from local farmers, agro-food industries and municipalities. Output biomethane is injected into the GRDF gas distribution network and sold to gas suppliers.
• Digestat (Organic Fertilizer) Organic fertilizer byproduct of the methanization process, containing nitrogen and other nutrients, distributed to partner farmers within a 10-15km radius of each unit as a substitute for chemical fertilizers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 units producing 650 GWh/year of renewable energy, equivalent to 25,000+ households
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupe IDEAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2021Groupe IDEA holds 25% equity stake in the Centrale Biogaz de l'Estuaire (CBEST) project in Montoir-de-Bretagne. IDEA is an independent industrial logistics specialist deploying solutions for industries in sectors including aerospace, energy, defense, and agri-food.
• CARENE (Saint-Nazaire Agglomération)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2021CARENE (Saint-Nazaire Agglomération) holds 5% equity stake in the Centrale Biogaz de l'Estuaire project. The agglomeration represents nearly 130,000 inhabitants across 10 communes and is committed to ecological and climate transition with ambitious emission reduction targets.
• CVE (Compagnie du Vent)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2021CVE is an independent French renewable energy producer. ENGIE holds 49% equity in the Breuilh methanization project and provides expertise while CVE handles project development. CVE aims to become France's leading independent biogas player by 2030.
• EnerfipminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 November 2020Enerfip is a crowdfunding platform for renewable energy projects. ENGIE used Enerfip for participatory financing of the Aumaillerie project, raising 500,000 euros from 165 local citizens. Enerfip is AMF-licensed and selects reliable projects from recognized companies.
• GRDFcoreTechnology or Integration · 21 October 2019GRDF (Gaz Réseau Distribution France) operates the natural gas distribution network into which ENGIE injects biogas. Every unit works with GRDF for connection and gas injection into local distribution networks.
• Save (Savoie Energie Verte)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSave is a local energy supplier that purchases biogas from ENGIE's Quimper unit to sell as green gas to local consumers in Brittany.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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