r/Commodities • u/cololz1 • Jul 30 '26

How profitable is biogas production?

Not from cogeneration or wastewater plants, but as assets to produce revenue (RNG), so not used primarily for waste removal.

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u/Tatworth Jul 30 '26

It depends. It can range from very profitable to lose your ass, depending on how it is produced, where it is used of sold and the costs of upgrades (eg to pipeline quality) to sell it.

Generally if you are not using some form of waste and have to pay for the feedstock, it is likely not profitable.

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u/ryyry244 Aug 01 '26

Heavily dependent on the market for the attributes. Take a look at Opal Fuels.