Biogy Solutions AS and waste management company Iris Produksjon AS have entered into a long-term framework agreement for the annual delivery of 10,000 tonnes of food waste to the Halsa biogas plant in Meløy municipality. The partnership also includes plans to scale up collections to 30,000 tonnes of waste per year. The collaboration marks an important step in the development of a more circular and sustainable value chain in Nordland.

Under the agreement, food waste will be converted into renewable energy in the form of LBG (liquid biogas), as well as high-value by-products that can be returned to agriculture as nutrient-rich biofertilizer. Biogas contributes not only to reduced greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fossil fuels, but also cuts, cutting methane emissions from waste, while producing locally sourced, circular resources.

Biogy Solutions is a producer of LBG and CO2. The company is owned by the French energy producer FDE (La Française De l’Énergie), which is expanding its portfolio of production facilities in Norway. Its first biogas plant is under construction in Halsa in the municipality of Meløy, and from 2027 the plant will produce 120 GWh LBG annually for use as fuel in the maritime and heavy road transport sectors amongst other.

The project has been developed as a hub for the circular economy in Nordland. The county has a significant aquaculture industry and good access to energy-rich substrates, which offers great potential for increased biogas production in the region.

‘We are very pleased to be working with Iris to transform food waste into renewable energy and valuable by-products. Together, we will contribute to local value creation and a more circular industry,’ says Jan Kåre Pedersen, Chairman of Biogy Solutions AS.

From waste to resources

Iris Produksjon operates one of Northern Norway’s largest composting plants outside Bodø and processes today around 10,000 tonnes of food waste annually. Given the high costs associated with waste transport, this agreement paves the way for more efficient and sustainable resource management in the region.

‘For many years, we have worked purposefully to ensure that we process waste into the best possible raw material that is attractive to biogas producers. This agreement shows that our work has been successful.  Now we are able to make optimal use of the region’s food waste, while at the same time contributing to increased local value creation, says Managing Director at Iris Produksjon, Andre Svendsen.

The collaboration between Biogy Solutions and IRIS is a concrete contribution to the green shift in Northern Norway and shows how waste can go from being a problem to becoming an important part of the renewable energy solutions of the future.

About Biogy Solutions

We are a technology driven biogas producer that owns, designs, develops and operates biogas plants based on world-leading technology for the production of LBG and bio-CO2.

We have a portfolio of biogas plant projects in the development phase in Norway, which are scheduled to be operational by 2030.

We have developed a ‘turnkey’ biogas plant concept that is highly efficient, adaptable, standardised and scalable, designed to suit any industrial purpose and use, based entirely on circular waste resources.

About La Française de l’Énergie (« FDE »)

FDE is an independent multi-energy producer dedicated to making Net Zero happen. As a specialist in local energy systems and the circular economy, FDE capitalizes on its industrial know-how ranging from engineering, energy production to CO2 storage to provide energy solutions that combine carbon footprint reduction with better resilience of the associated eco-systems.

• We have made excellent progress in concretizing our plans, says Pedersen. Land and location in the Stavanger area was clarified earlier this autumn. In parallel, we have worked thoroughly on planning and early engineering of solutions, in addition to establishing a good dialogue with local farmers, which has led to us already securing agreements of intent regarding the delivery of livestock manure and usage of bio-fertilizer.
• We have now reached the point where we are sending out the neighbor notice to start the permit process with the municipality of Stavanger and will invite neighbors to an information meeting about our plans over the New Year. It is important for us to start disseminating information to stakeholders about the project, he explains.

We are also in dialogue with Enova about submitting a grant application to participate in Enova’s first round of applications for 2024, Pedersen added.

• Biogy is approaching an exciting stage of development, says CEO Antone Forcinal. At the same time as we are revealing our plans in Stavanger, we are holding conversations with other exiting locations in the Bergen area and further north in Vestland County, so we hope to have other announcements regarding our projects shortly, he concludes.

Incorporation of Biogy Solution AS