BioTown BioGas

What BioTown BioGas does

BioTown BioGas operates a large-scale anaerobic digestion facility in Reynolds, Indiana, that converts dairy, beef, and food waste into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable electricity. The facility, founded in 2019 as a partnership between BioTown Ag and Green Rock Energy Partners and commissioned in March 2023, processes approximately 400,000 gallons of organic waste per day through biological anaerobic digestion, hydrogen sulfide pre-treatment, and a three-stage membrane filtration system that removes carbon dioxide, moisture, and trace contaminants to produce RNG with a negative carbon intensity rating. Annual production capacity is approximately 40 million kWh of renewable power and 3 million gallons of RNG fuel, making it one of the largest on-farm biodigesters in the world.

The business is structured as a B2B commodity energy producer with three revenue streams: pipeline-quality RNG injected directly into natural gas infrastructure and sold to energy markets (with United Energy Trading handling commodity marketing, logistics, and offtake); renewable electricity delivered to the grid via specialized generators and supplied to local utility companies for distribution to end consumers; and organic compost byproduct derived from digestate fiber removal. Offtake is concentrated among local electric utilities and energy markets, with the underlying revenue model being transaction-based commodity sales supplemented by environmental attribute credits (D3 RINs, LCFS). The company is privately held as an equal joint venture between BioTown Ag and Green Rock Energy Partners, with United Green Energy holding an equity stake from a 2021 investment.

BioTown BioGas employs a leadership team led by CEO Christopher J. Pino (appointed January 2026, previously VP of Strategy and Corporate Development at South Jersey Industries with over $3 billion in closed M&A transactions), CFO Chad Hoerr, and a bench of VPs covering project delivery, finance, operations, and systems performance. The company is positioning itself as a replicable model of closed-loop agriculture — converting waste from established feedstock contracts into a reliable, weather-independent renewable energy supply — and is supported by an Investment Tax Credit transaction executed by the CFO. The facility has earned the 2023 Energy Vision Leadership Award, signaling industry recognition for its scale and low-carbon RNG contributions.

Name

BioTown BioGas

Legal name

Bio Town Ag, Inc.

Website

https://biotownbiogas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BioTown BioGas operates one of the largest on-farm anaerobic digesters in North America, converting dairy, beef, and food waste in Reynolds, Indiana into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas and renewable electricity sold to utilities and energy markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Natural Gas Production

NAICS

Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Anaerobic Digestion Biogas Power (Agricultural & Industrial AD) (EUACAIAD), Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery (EUAAAEAH), Biogas Upgrading to RNG & Injection/Fueling (Gas Cleanup, Compression) (EUAIAEAF), Organics-to-Energy & CHP from Biogas (On-site Power/Heat) (EUAIAEAG), Digestate Processing, Nutrient Recovery & Fertilizer Products (Struvite, Ammonia, Compost) (EUAAAEAL), RNG Offtake, Marketing & Environmental Attributes (RINs/LCFS/Guarantees of Origin) (EUAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Renewable natural gas
• Anaerobic digestion
• Biogas production
• Agricultural waste processing
• Renewable electricity generation

Headquarters

HQ city

Reynolds

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Sales: Pipeline-quality RNG produced from agriculture and food waste, processed through anaerobic digestion and membrane filtration, sold into energy markets. The RNG has a negative carbon intensity rating.
2. Renewable Electricity Generation: Biogas converted into renewable electricity through specialized generators and delivered directly to the grid for distribution to homes and businesses across the region.
3. By-Product Sales (Organic Compost): Value captured from digestate byproducts, including organic compost created by removing fibers from the processed waste material.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BioTown BioGas operates a large-scale anaerobic digestion facility that converts agricultural and food waste into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable electricity. The facility processes approximately 400,000 gallons of organic waste daily, producing over 40 million kWh of renewable power and 3 million gallons of RNG fuel annually. RNG is sold into pipeline infrastructure and electricity is delivered to the grid for distribution by utilities.

Product overview

BioTown BioGas operates a large-scale anaerobic digestion facility that converts agriculture and food waste into renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable electric power. The core products are RNG (pipeline-quality renewable natural gas produced through a three-stage membrane filtration process) and renewable power (generated from biogas via specialized generators). Organic compost is a valuable byproduct created from digestate fiber removal. The facility processes approximately 400,000 gallons of organic waste per day, producing over 40 million kWh of renewable power and 3 million gallons of RNG fuel annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)
• Renewable Electric Power
• Organic Compost

Quantifiable outcome

• 400,000 gallons of organic waste processed daily
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• United Green Energy / United Energy TradingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2022United Green Energy, through its affiliate United Energy Trading LLC, formed a strategic partnership with Green Rock Energy Partners to co-develop RNG opportunities. UGE made an investment in BioTown Biogas project and provides commodity marketing and logistics services, including gas injection, storage, and sales for RNG offtake activities.
• BioTown AgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioTown Ag is the founding farming partner that provides the agricultural operations and waste feedstock for BioTown BioGas's RNG production. Based in Indiana, BioTown Ag brings agricultural expertise and provides the livestock waste stream (dairy manure, beef manure) that is transformed into renewable energy through anaerobic digestion.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Archaea Energy: One of the largest US producers and marketers of RNG from landfill gas and AD sources, with RIN/LCFS monetization and pipeline offtake that closely parallel BioTown BioGas's revenue model.
• Brightmark RNG: Operates large-scale RNG projects from dairy and agricultural waste using anaerobic digestion and upgrading, with a comparable on-farm platform strategy and pipeline-quality RNG output.
• Vanguard Renewables: Develops and operates farm-based anaerobic digestion facilities in the US converting manure and food waste into RNG, directly mirroring BioTown BioGas's on-farm AD and feedstock model.
• Maas Energy Works: Developer and operator of dairy-based AD/RNG facilities in the Western US, sharing the same agricultural feedstock, negative-CI RNG economics, and utility electricity supply model as BioTown.
• Calgren Renewable Fuels: California dairy-methane-to-RNG project producing negative-CI pipeline RNG from dairy manure, directly analogous to BioTown's dairy-manure AD and pipeline delivery profile.

Broad incumbents

• Nature Energy: Denmark-based global leader in large-scale, centralized biogas and RNG plants from manure and organic waste, representing a mature international benchmark for BioTown's on-farm AD model at scale.
• Dominion Energy: Major US utility with an active renewable natural gas portfolio purchasing pipeline-quality RNG from agricultural and landfill sources, comparable as both a potential buyer and a broader-scale player in the same market.

Others

• South Jersey Industries (SJI): Natural gas utility and RNG/clean energy developer where BioTown's CEO and several VPs previously worked; it is a buyer/developer in similar markets and a strategic analog for BioTown's energy-asset platform trajectory.
• United Energy Trading: Commodity trading and RNG logistics affiliate of United Green Energy and BioTown's offtake/commercialization partner for RNG sales; comparable as a counterparty and adjacent market-maker in RNG pipeline marketing.

Emerging players

• Energy Vision / Calista Energy: Adjacent renewable energy developer with biogas/RNG project recognition (the source of BioTown's Leadership Award), representing an emerging player in the same AD/RNG recognition and project ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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