In Denmark, biogas producer Nature Energy A/S has announced that it has acquired two smaller biogas plants in West Jutland – Sønder Vium Bioenergi ApS and Hemmet Bioenergi ApS. The two biogas become part of the Nature Energy group and thus gain access to Nature Energy's central competence center in Støvring and Odense. The acquisition will strengthen Nature Energy's basis for creating a more efficient production of biogas.
The biogas plant in Hemmet was established in 2012 and the biogas plant in Sønder Vium was established in 2016. The two plants produce biogas based on residual products from agriculture and other biological biomasses.
Both supply biogas to the same biogas upgrading and grid injection plant built at Hemmet in 2015 and have a combined total biomethane (aka renewable natural gas – RNG ) production capacity of 10 million Nm3.
Denmark is undergoing a green transition of the gas network, where more than 10 percent of the gas on the gas grid is green. It requires investment. The biogas plants in Sønder Vium and Hemmet are good, solid farm biogas plants, which are based on a strong local commitment, and by integrating them into the Nature Energy group, it is our ambition that the two plants can contribute even more green conversion in the future – at lower costs, said Ole Hvelplund, CEO of Nature Energy.
More acquisitions in the pipeline?
Nature Energy takes over the operation of the two biogas plants and the five employees. Since July 2015, Nature Energy has connected seven biogas plants onto the Danish gas grid.
The biogas plants in Sønder Vium and Hemmet are probably not the last biogas plants to become part of our group. Today, we have a well-functioning center of competence, which means that we can reduce the number of administrative costs. At the same time, we are able to optimize operations and ensure better utilization of biomasses, and we can integrate the effects on several plants – both in Denmark and outside Denmark. This will enable better utilization of our biomasses and give greener value for money, said Ole Hvelplund.
With the acquisitions, the values of which have not been disclosed, Nature Energy operates a total of nine biogas plants in Denmark, with a total production capacity of 135 million Nm3 biogas for the gas network.
