What Taurus Biogas does

Taurus Biogas is a privately held, Portland, Oregon-headquartered operations and maintenance services provider specializing in renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities. The company delivers comprehensive O&M, lifecycle management, project administration, and personnel management services to anaerobic digestion systems that convert organic waste — predominantly dairy manure — into pipeline-quality RNG. Its service portfolio spans four integrated lines: proactive maintenance and spare parts management; startup, commissioning, and asset management programs; budgeting, KPI reporting, and procurement; and 24/7 staffing with safety and regulatory compliance oversight.

The company manages nine RNG facilities across five U.S. states (Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa) with a combined estimated production capacity of approximately 1.57 million MMBtu/yr. Its technology portfolio spans multiple digester types (plug-flow, lagoon, mesophilic CSTR with various mixing technologies) and gas upgrading systems (water wash, amine, membrane), as well as H2S removal strategies, enabling technology-agnostic O&M delivery. Notable technical assets include six 3-million-gallon mesophilic CSTR digesters at the East Valley facility and a patent portfolio held by President Scott Stepenoff related to biogas facility operations and waste-to-energy processes.

Taurus Biogas generates revenue primarily through multi-year managed services contracts with facility owners and project developers, supplemented by professional services for startup and commissioning. Pricing is custom-negotiated on a per-project basis with no public rate cards. The company sells exclusively through direct, consultative enterprise field sales engagements, targeting RNG project owners and dairy operators with co-located or nearby biogas infrastructure. Its leadership team includes Ph.D.-level engineers, licensed P.E.s, and specialists with backgrounds at Michigan State University's Anaerobic Digester Research Center and the largest industrial wastewater engineering firm in the Western U.S.

Name

Taurus Biogas

Legal name

Taurus Biogas

Website

https://taurusbiogas.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Taurus Biogas is a private, Portland-based operations and maintenance services provider that manages nine renewable natural gas facilities across five U.S. states, serving dairy operators and RNG project developers with comprehensive O&M and lifecycle management for anaerobic digestion systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Natural Gas Operations & Maintenance Services

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Biogas/RNG Plant Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (EUAAAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH), RNG Upgrading, Purification & Conditioning (Membranes, PSA, Amine, Cryogenic) (EUAAAEAD), Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Biogas & RNG (Digester Gas) (EUAAAEAC)

Keywords

• Anaerobic digestion services
• Biogas operations maintenance
• Renewable natural gas
• RNG facility management
• Dairy manure processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. O&M Services (Managed Services): Taurus Biogas provides comprehensive operations and maintenance services for biogas/RNG production facilities under long-term service agreements. Revenue is generated through recurring service contracts with facility owners. Services include routine maintenance, personnel management, asset management, project administration, procurement, and compliance support.
2. Startup & Commissioning Services: Expert startup and commissioning services for new RNG facilities, supporting the transition from construction to commercial operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Taurus Biogas delivers comprehensive operations, maintenance, and lifecycle services for biogas production facilities that convert organic waste (primarily dairy manure) into renewable natural gas (RNG). Services include proactive maintenance and scheduling, spare parts inventory management, startup and commissioning, asset management, regulatory and permitting compliance, project administration (budgeting, KPI reporting, procurement), and 24/7 personnel management for facility owners and project developers. The company currently manages nine RNG facilities across Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa.

Product overview

Taurus Biogas offers a unified service offering—comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) services for biogas production facilities that convert organic waste into renewable natural gas (RNG). The company's service portfolio consists of four integrated service lines: Operations & Maintenance Services (proactive maintenance, scheduling, and parts management), Lifecycle Management (startup, commissioning, risk mitigation, and asset management), Project Administration (budget tracking, KPI reporting, and procurement), and Personnel Management (24/7 staffing and safety compliance). Together, these services ensure biogas facilities operate at peak performance while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Operations & Maintenance Services
• Lifecycle Management
• Project Administration
• Personnel Management
• Biogas Facility O&M Services

Quantifiable outcome

• ~1,569,800 MMBtu/yr combined RNG production capacity across 9 facilities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Idaho Jersey Girls Dairy (East Valley Development)coreOthersIdaho Jersey Girls Dairy is the feedstock supplier for the East Valley Development RNG Facility in Declo, ID. Manure is supplied as flushed and vacuum collected streams, which are screened, thickened, and fed into the anaerobic digestion process. This is a core feedstock supply partnership integral to the facility's operations.
• Wheeler Dairy, Mibelloon Dairy, and Redstone Dairy (WMR Facility)coreOthersThree dairy partners jointly supply manure feedstock for the WMR RNG Facility in St Louis, MI. Infrastructure at the Mibelloon Dairy and Wheeler Dairy sites handles manure thickening, anaerobic digestion, biogas conditioning, and pipeline interconnection. This multi-dairy feedstock partnership supports the facility's ~284,000 MMBtu/yr RNG production.
• Spring Creek Dairy and Bear Lake Dairy (Spring Creek Facility)coreOthersSpring Creek and Bear Lake dairies supply manure feedstock for the Spring Creek RNG Facility in Battle Creek, MI. The facility includes infrastructure for manure thickening, anaerobic digestion, biogas conditioning, and pipeline interconnection.
• Ash Grove Dairy (Ash Grove Facility)coreOthersAsh Grove Dairy supplies manure feedstock for the Ash Grove RNG Facility in Lake Benton, MN, which produces approximately 57,500 MMBtu/yr of RNG. Taurus Biogas began providing complete O&M services for this facility in Q2-2025.
• Drumgoon Dairy (Drumgoon Facility)coreOthersDrumgoon Dairy in Lake Norden, SD supplies manure for the Drumgoon RNG Facility (~138,000 MMBtu/yr). The facility includes infrastructure for manure thickening, anaerobic digestion, biogas conditioning, and virtual pipeline interconnection.
• Marshall Ridge Dairy (Marshall Ridge Facility)coreOthersMarshall Ridge Dairy in State Center, IA is the feedstock supplier for the Marshall Ridge RNG Facility (~240,000 MMBtu/yr), which has been in commercial operations since Q4-2023.
• Tri-Cross Dairy (Tri-Cross Facility)coreOthersTri-Cross Dairy in Viborg, SD supplies manure for the Tri-Cross RNG Facility (~130,000 MMBtu/yr), which includes infrastructure for manure thickening, anaerobic digestion, biogas conditioning, and virtual pipeline interconnection.
• Victory Farms Dairy (VF Renewable Facility)coreOthersVictory Farms dairy in Revillo, SD supplies manure feedstock for the VF Renewable RNG Facility (~117,300 MMBtu/yr), which has been in commercial operations since Q4-2024.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vanguard Renewables: Vanguard Renewables develops, owns, and operates farm-based anaerobic digestion and RNG projects across the US Northeast, including operating the facilities it builds. It is a direct peer to Taurus Biogas as a vertically integrated dairy-biogas developer and operator.
• OPAL Fuels: OPAL Fuels produces and markets renewable natural gas, including from dairy and landfill gas sources, and operates the production assets it develops. It is comparable to Taurus Biogas as an integrated RNG producer/operator with overlapping dairy-manure feedstock.
• Aemetis, Inc. Aemetis develops and operates renewable fuels projects, including dairy-biogas-to-RNG facilities in California. It is a direct peer because it both owns and operates dairy-RNG assets, providing the in-house operations alternative to using a third-party O&M provider like Taurus Biogas.
• Montauk Renewables: Montauk Renewables is a publicly listed RNG producer that captures methane from landfill and agricultural waste streams. It is comparable to Taurus Biogas as a project operator of biogas-to-RNG facilities, although Montauk primarily focuses on landfill gas rather than dairy manure.
• DVO, Inc. DVO, Inc. designs, builds, and operates anaerobic digester systems, including offering operations and maintenance services for dairy and food-waste biogas facilities in North America. It is a direct peer to Taurus Biogas in the third-party AD/RNG O&M services niche.
• Brightmark LLC: Brightmark develops, owns, and operates RNG and plastics-to-fuel projects, including dairy manure-to-RNG facilities. It is comparable to Taurus Biogas because it both develops and operates dairy-RNG assets, overlapping with Taurus's O&M service offering.

Emerging players

• BioEnergy DevCo: BioEnergy DevCo develops and operates anaerobic digestion facilities that convert organic waste into biogas, primarily in the US Northeast. It is comparable to Taurus Biogas as a project developer-operator in the AD space, with some overlap in third-party O&M but different geographic focus.
• Anaergia Inc. Anaergia provides anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading technology, and is also active in operating biogas facilities. It is comparable to Taurus Biogas as a technology-and-service provider in the AD / RNG value chain, with stronger equipment focus and less US dairy-specific O&M specialization.
• Sustainable Generation LLC: Sustainable Generation provides operations and maintenance services for anaerobic digestion and biogas facilities, including some RNG projects. It is comparable to Taurus Biogas as a specialty third-party O&M provider for AD/RNG assets, with a smaller facility portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Capstone Green Energy: Capstone Green Energy manufactures and services low-emission microturbine and cogeneration systems used in distributed power and biogas applications. It is comparable to Taurus Biogas at the intersection of biogas operations and on-site power, but as a much larger, public equipment incumbent rather than a service specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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