Renewable Gas Forum Ireland

What Renewable Gas Forum Ireland does

Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) is a not-for-profit industry forum established in 2014 and headquartered in Charleville, County Cork, that serves as the recognized strategic voice for Ireland's renewable gas sector. Its mandate is to accelerate deployment of biomethane and the circular bioeconomy through policy advocacy, market development, and cross-sector industry alignment on behalf of gas consumers and the renewable gas value chain — spanning biomethane producers, anaerobic digestion developers, gas network operators, agricultural feedstock suppliers, energy retailers, technology providers, and academic institutions. RGFI's core service is membership-based industry coordination, with eight membership tiers ranging from €50/year for students to €20,000/year for sustaining members; it also jointly holds the licence (with Gas Networks Ireland) for the Irish Green Gas Certification Scheme, which applies full life-cycle assessment analysis to certify biomethane compliance with RED II, and runs a Technical Advisory Group established in 2025.

RGFI's commercial logic is community-led rather than transactional: revenue derives from recurring membership dues and the organization's influence is monetized indirectly through its role in shaping national policy (the National Biomethane Strategy) and EU frameworks (BIOMAPE EU Horizon Programme across eight countries, European Biogas Association Board representation). Its distribution channels are direct membership sales domestically and EU project partnerships internationally, supported by digital marketing (LinkedIn, website, video content) and active engagement in policy consultations. The organization's strategic significance is best understood as a sector-coordination layer whose success is measured not by its own revenue but by its members' ability to commission biomethane projects (described as "hundreds of millions of euro" in investment) against a national 2030 biomethane target of up to 5.7 TWh.

In January 2026, RGFI underwent a leadership transition in which PJ McCarthy stepped down as CEO to become Head of Strategy & Policy, Nick Bennett was appointed Interim CEO, and the Board initiated a full strategic review with a permanent CEO appointment targeted by Q3 2026 — signaling a repositioning from the policy-creation phase toward delivery support for first-generation biomethane projects now in development by members.

Name

Renewable Gas Forum Ireland

Legal name

Renewable Gas Forum Ireland

Website

https://renewablegasforum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) is a not-for-profit industry forum established in 2014 that serves as Ireland's recognized strategic voice for the renewable gas sector, coordinating biomethane producers, gas network operators, agricultural suppliers, energy retailers, and academia through tiered membership and policy advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Industry Association

NAICS

Natural Gas Distribution (2212), Natural Gas Distribution (221210)

SIC

Natural Gas Distribution (4924)

akta.pro primary industry

RNG Tracking, Certification & Environmental Attributes (RINs/LCFS/GoO) (EUAJAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) & Biomethane Trading (EUAGAGAI), Green Gas / RNG Retail Programs & Claims Marketing (EUAAADAG), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Renewable gas advocacy
• Biomethane industry forum
• Anaerobic digestion promotion
• Green gas certification
• Circular bioeconomy policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Limerick

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: RGFI generates revenue through membership fees from organizations across the renewable gas industry. The organization is a not-for-profit industry forum established in 2014. Membership tiers range from €50/year for students to €20,000/year for sustaining members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) is a not-for-profit membership-based industry forum established in 2014 to represent the renewable gas industry in Ireland. It sells membership subscriptions (from €50 student tier to €20,000 sustaining tier), provides policy advocacy and industry coordination, and jointly holds the licence for the Irish Green Gas Certification Scheme with Gas Networks Ireland (GNI), which certifies sustainable biomethane production in compliance with RED II.

Product overview

Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) is Ireland's strategic industry forum for renewable gas and circular bioeconomy deployment. Rather than a technology product company, RGFI functions as an industry coordination body offering membership services, the Irish Green Gas Certification Scheme (jointly licensed with GNI), policy advocacy, and technical advisory services. The organisation focuses on accelerating biomethane and anaerobic digestion deployment through policy leadership, market development, and industry alignment. RGFI's work encompasses the National Biomethane Strategy implementation, EU partnership projects including the BIOMAPE programme across eight countries, and providing a strong industry voice through national and EU working groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Irish Green Gas Certification Scheme: A certification scheme providing confidence to gas consumers regarding sustainable biomethane production from anaerobic digestion, tracking sustainable criteria in compliance with RED II with full life cycle assessment

Products and services

• RGFI Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Ireland's national target of up to 5.7 TWh of indigenous biomethane by 2030 supported by RGFI's work
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ISINNOVAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2025ISINNOVA (Research Innovation Sustainability) serves as the Project Coordinator for the BIOMAPE EU Horizon Programme. BIOMAPE is a new European Union Horizon Programme initiative designed to support accelerated and sustainable deployment of biomethane across EU Member States.
• European Biogas AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2025European Biogas Association is a key BIOMAPE partner. RGFI is an active member of the European Biogas Association with representation on the Board, Central Advisory Council, and chairs the Future of Gas working group.
• BIOMAPE Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2025Additional BIOMAPE partners include: AGCS Gas Clearing and Settlement AG, APPB (Associação Portuguesa de Produtores de Bioenergia), UABio, Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije, Nemzeti Biometán-Biogáz Zöldenergia Iparági Egyesület, Udruženje Biogas SRBIJA, ERGaR (European Renewable Gas Registry), REA (The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology). The project addresses technical, regulatory, market and social barriers to biomethane deployment.
• Gas Networks IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRGFI and Gas Networks Ireland jointly hold the licence for the Irish Green Gas Certification Scheme. GNI is also a member of RGFI and co-hosted the REGATRACE workshop with RGFI in Dublin.
• World Biogas AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRGFI has committed to the World Biogas Association Climate Change Declaration and the '4 per 1000' Soils for Food Security and Climate Initiative.
• REGATRACE (Renewable Gas Trade Centre in Europe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRGFI participates in REGATRACE, a European initiative creating an efficient trade system based on issuing and trading biomethane/renewable gases certificates to prevent multiple counting.
• International Energy Research CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIERC co-ordinated the development of the Irish Green Gas Certification Scheme blueprint in 2018, supported by Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy Research, UCC.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Biogas Association: Global industry body for the biogas and anaerobic digestion sector. RGFI is a signatory to its Climate Change Declaration and '4 per 1000' Soils Initiative, making it a natural global-tier peer to RGFI's national advocacy work.
• European Renewable Energy Federation (EREF): Brussels-based federation representing renewable energy trade associations across Europe. A broader-incumbent peer given RGFI's engagement with EU-level policy through the European Biogas Association and BIOMAPE.

Regional players

• Biogas Association of Spain (AEBIG): Spain's national biogas industry association and a BIOMAPE partner. One of the most direct national-level peers to RGFI in another EU member state, with similar advocacy and certification function.
• Italian Biogas Consortium (Consorzio Italiano Biogas): Italy's leading biomethane industry association focusing on agricultural circular economy. Comparable role in another EU member state, with a clear read-across to RGFI's biomethane-and-agriculture narrative.

Direct peers

• German Biogas Association (Fachverband Biogas): Germany's national biogas/biomethane industry association and creator of the certification blueprint (via DENA/DBFZ) that RGFI adopted. Plays the same national coordination and certification role that RGFI plays in Ireland, but at much larger scale.
• ERGaR (European Renewable Gas Registry): Cross-European registry infrastructure for issuing and trading biomethane certificates. RGFI participates in REGATRACE with ERGaR as a co-partner, and ERGaR is also a BIOMAPE consortium member — making it a direct functional peer in the certification side of RGFI's business.
• Renewable Energy Association (REA): UK trade association for renewable energy and clean technology, including a biomethane working group. RGFI is listed alongside REA as a BIOMAPE partner, reflecting comparable industry-coordination and policy-advocacy mandate.
• Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI): Ireland's national energy authority with formal remit over renewable heat, biomethane deployment and related certification. Comparable domestic footprint and remit, though publicly funded rather than membership-based.
• European Biogas Association: The Brussels-based industry association representing the biogas and biomethane sector across Europe. RGFI holds a Board seat and chairs its Future of Gas working group, and the two are co-partners in the BIOMAPE programme — a near-direct structural peer.
• Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA): UK-based trade association for the anaerobic digestion and bioresources industry. Closely comparable mission (industry advocacy, certification, market development) and overlapping policy themes despite the different national footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rgfi-renewable-gas-forum-ireland
• Xx.com/RenewGasRGFI

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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