Biogass Norge

What Biogass Norge does

Biogass Norge is a Norwegian industry interest organization (interesseorganisasjon) founded in 2018 and headquartered in Oslo, operating as the recognized collective voice for the entire Norwegian biogas value chain. The organization represents suppliers, producers, distributors, and end users of biogas, bringing together actors from waste management, agriculture, aquaculture, transport, and shipping under a unified policy advocacy umbrella. Its operational backbone is a 2-person secretariat administratively attached to Samfunnsbedriftene, led by Managing Director Pia Farstad von Hall and Advisor Benedicte Øhren Danielsen, governed by a board chaired by Frode Halvorsen (CEO of Redo Biosolutions).

The organization's primary strategic initiative is the Biogassplattformen, a joint action plan launched at Arendalsuka 2024 with 11 partner organizations, setting industry targets of 5 TWh of Norwegian biogas production by 2030 and 10 TWh by 2035 against a current baseline of approximately 0.7 TWh. Its deliverables include the annual Biogasskonferansen, Norway's only coordinated biogas filling station map (maintained with Biogass Oslofjord), an industry statistics dashboard produced by Norwaste, and direct advocacy to government funding bodies Enova and Bionova. The Biogassplattformen recommends NOK 500M annual Bionova funding for industrial biogas, expanded Enova support, and policy equivalence with electricity and hydrogen.

Biogass Norge's business model is membership-fee-based recurring revenue, with no commercial products or services for sale. It is funded through subscriptions from member companies across the value chain and does not publish financial statements. Its primary go-to-market motion is community-led industry advocacy, leveraging the Biogassplattformen coalition as its core lobbying platform. The organization has no AI or proprietary technology components beyond a Power BI dashboard, Brevo-managed newsletter, and WordPress-based website.

Name

Biogass Norge

Legal name

Biogass Norge

Website

https://biogassnorge.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Biogass Norge is a Norwegian industry interest organization representing the full biogas value chain—from waste and agriculture to transport and aquaculture—through membership-based advocacy, policy lobbying, and the Biogassplattformen coalition targeting 5 TWh of domestic biogas production by 2030.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association / Trade Organization

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Biofuels & Renewable Fuels Switching (Biomethane/RNG, Bio-oils, Sustainable Biomass) (EUABAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH), Digestate Processing, Nutrient Recovery & Fertilizer Products (Struvite, Ammonia, Compost) (EUAAAEAL), Manure & Organic Residuals Feedstock Supply (Farm Organics for AD/RNG) (EUAAAFAK), Biogas/RNG Plant Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (EUAAAEAI)

Keywords

• Biogas industry association
• Renewable energy advocacy
• Circular economy lobbying
• Biogas trade organization
• Clean fuel policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Biogass Norge operates as an interest organization funded primarily through membership fees from companies and organizations across the biogas value chain. Members include suppliers, producers, distributors, and users of biogas. The organization's secretariat is attached to Samfunnsbedriftene.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Biogass Norge is the Norwegian industry interest organization (interesseorganisasjon) for the biogas sector, uniting companies and organizations across the full biogas value chain—suppliers, producers, distributors, and end users. It provides industry-wide political advocacy, knowledge sharing, networking events, industry statistics, and coordinated action plans (notably the Biogassplattformen) to promote biogas as a climate solution and remove policy barriers to production growth in Norway.

Product overview

Biogass Norge is an industry interest organization for the Norwegian biogas sector, not a product or technology company. It serves as a collective voice for businesses and organizations involved in biogas production, representing the entire value chain from suppliers and producers to distributors and end users. The organization promotes the circular value chain of biogas, which converts waste into resources, creates renewable energy, and produces biofertilizer that enters a green cycle. Biogass Norge does not offer commercial products or services for sale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biogass Norge Membership Recurring membership in the Norwegian biogas industry interest organization for companies and organizations across the biogas value chain (suppliers, producers, distributors, users). Members receive political advocacy, regulatory representation, industry statistics, networking events, and access to the Biogassplattformen action plan.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2 million tonnes CO2 reduction per year at 5 TWh production (7% of Norway's climate targets)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Havila BiogasscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2025Havila Biogass is a sponsor and partner of the Biogasskonferansen 2026 (24–25 March, Tou Scene, Stavanger). Havila Biogass is a leading Norwegian biogas producer from the aquaculture sector and a member of Biogass Norge.
• Redo BiosolutionscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2025Redo Biosolutions is a sponsor of the Biogasskonferansen 2026. CEO Frode Halvorsen serves as Board Chair of Biogass Norge. Redo Biosolutions is a Norwegian biogas/biomass company.
• Lyse BiocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2025Lyse Bio (part of Lyse konsernet) is a sponsor and partner of the Biogasskonferansen 2026. Lyse Bio is developing biogas projects in Norway, including the Bio Jæren project.
• IEA Bioenergy Task 37minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2025IEA Bioenergy Task 37 ('Energy from Biogas') collaborated with Biogass Norge to co-host a free webinar on sustainability benefits of biogas on 23 September 2025. Dr. Bernard Drosg (Task 37 leader) and international experts served as presenters.
• NORSØK (Norsk senter for økologisk landbruk)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025NORSØK, in collaboration with NLR HMS-avdelingen and with support from Landbruksdirektoratet, developed a new safety guide for handling manure and digestate. Biogass Norge co-promoted this guide and its associated webinars. The guide addresses hydrogen sulfide risks and safe handling practices for biogas plant operators and farmers.
• Biogassplattformen partners (11 organizations)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 2024Eleven organizations jointly back the Biogassplattformen (Biogas Platform), a shared action plan launched at Arendalsuka 2024. The partners are: Biogass Norge, Energigass Norge, Grønt Landtransportprogram, Grønt Skipsfartsprogram, Norges Bondelag, Norsk Vann, Sjømat Norge, Sirk Norge, NLFs Lastebileier-Forbund, Samfunnsbedriftene Avfall og Ressurs, in collaboration with Klima- og miljødepartementet and Landbruks- og matdepartementet. The platform outlines measures to increase Norwegian biogas production to 5 TWh by 2030.
• SamfunnsbedriftenecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe secretariat of Biogass Norge is attached to Samfunnsbedriftene (The Social Enterprises of Norway), an umbrella organization for municipal enterprises. Samfunnsbedriftene provides administrative and organizational infrastructure for Biogass Norge, and Biogass Norge operates as a sector initiative under its umbrella. The partnership is the administrative backbone of the organization.
• NorwastecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwaste produces annual biogas industry statistics for Norway on commission from Biogass Norge and Biogass Oslofjord. The statistics cover production volumes, number of plants, substrate types, ownership distribution, filling station counts, digestate production, and sector value creation. These are presented at the annual Biogasskonferansen.
• Biogass OslofjordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiogass Oslofjord is a core collaborative partner. Together with Biogass Norge, they maintain the interactive biogas filling station map for all of Norway. Biogass Oslofjord is the primary operator of the map, which is shared on Biogass Norge's website. The two organizations also jointly commission industry statistics from Norwaste.
• Energigass NorgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergigass Norge is a key partner in co-organizing major events. Together with Biogass Norge, they host the Arendalsuka 2026 session 'Biogass er beredskap' and collaborate on the Biogassplattformen initiative.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• European Biogas Association (EBA): Pan-European trade association for the biogas industry, performing the same advocacy, statistics, and policy functions as Biogass Norge but at the EU level. It is the most directly comparable body to Biogass Norge, covering anaerobic digestion, biomethane, and digestate policy frameworks across Europe.
• RenewableUK (including former ADBA Biogas): UK trade association formed in part from the merger with the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA); performs a directly comparable national advocacy, statistics, and policy function for the UK biogas/AD sector.
• World Biogas Association (WBA): Global trade association representing the biogas industry worldwide. Functionally a scaled-up, geographically broader version of Biogass Norge — same advocacy-led trade-body model — and a co-host with Biogass Norge on technical collaboration (IEA Bioenergy Task 37).
• American Biogas Council: United States national trade association for the biogas industry, performing the same advocacy, statistics, and member services as Biogass Norge, but with a much larger installed base of AD/RNG projects across agriculture, wastewater, and landfill gas.
• Energigas Sverige: Swedish industry association for gaseous fuels including biogas. A comparable national trade body whose advocacy and statistics functions mirror Biogass Norge's, covering a sister Nordic biogas market.
• Fachverband Biogas e.V. (German Biogas Association): Germany's national biogas trade association with thousands of members and decades of operational history. Comparable to Biogass Norge in mission and (advocacy, statistics, annual conference) but operates over a much larger installed base (Germany's ~9,000+ AD plants).
• Videncenter for Biogas (Biogas Danmark): Danish knowledge center and industry advocate for biogas, performing a directly comparable national advocacy and information function on a sister Nordic biogas market (Denmark) that has among the highest biogas penetrations in the world.
• Energigass Norge: Norwegian trade association for renewable and decarbonized gases (biogas, hydrogen, e-fuels). Directly co-organizes Arendalsuka and Biogassplattformen events with Biogass Norge and is a coalition partner — the closest functional peer, but with a broader gaseous-fuel scope.

Regional players

• Biogass Oslofjord: Regional partner organization covering the Oslofjord area, jointly maintains the national biogas filling-station map with Biogass Norge and is a coalition partner. Performs a comparable advocacy role at a sub-national level.

Others

• Samfunnsbedriftene: Umbrella organization for Norwegian municipal enterprises that hosts Biogass Norge's secretariat and provides administrative infrastructure. Not a peer in advocacy focus, but the administrative backbone enabling Biogass Norge's day-to-day operations and continuity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BiogassForum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biogass-norge
• Xx.com/BiogassN

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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