Congratulations to our 2026 winners!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s AD and Biogas Industry Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements and innovations in the global anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sectors. Co-organised by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) in partnership with World Biogas Association (WBA), the awards ceremony, held 8 July 2026 at the Vox in Birmingham, UK, recognised the exceptional international contributions of individuals, companies and projects that have demonstrated excellence and leadership in advancing the biogas industry.
1. AD Hero of the Year
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2. Women In Biogas
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3. ADBA UK Biogas Plant of the Year
4. Education Campaign of the Year
Winners:
🏆Knowledge and Education Initiative, Amplum Biogás, Brazil
🏆FSM Education Programme, Sguazzi in partnership with Anaergia, Italy
Shortlisted:
- Biomethane for Carbon and Community (BCC) Project, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Republic of Ireland
- C-CHANGE: Grass2Gas Project, Iowa State University and Penn State University, USA
- Celebrating 10 Years of Green Gas in Nether Stowey, Somerset, Wales & West Utilities, in partnership with Cannington Enterprises and RocketGro Ltd, UK
- Upishi Bora Afya Bora Influencer Campaign, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Kenya, Kenya
5. AD Biogas Support of the Year
6. AD Solution Provider of the Year
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Highly Commended:
Decarbonising Poland’s Sugar Production, Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure, Germany
Shortlisted:
- agriportance Software, agriportance, Germany
- AD Solutions for Complex Organic Waste Streams, Anaergia, Canada
- Anessa Software, Anessa, Canada
- BGE M – An Advanced Methanogenic Technology, Ecological Laboratories, USA
- CCS Systems for Large Scale Bio-Methane Plants , NORTH-TEC, Germany
- Operational Resilience and Maintenance Solutions, Circular Renewables, UK
- Sustainable Mobile Carbon Filtration Service for Biogas/Biomethane Purification, Puragen, UK
- Rebuilding the Transaction Layer for AD Generators, tem, UK
- Vent-Less: Innovative Leak Rate Measurement and Breather Valve Functional Testing for Safety and Emissions Management, Assentech, UK
7. Micro and Small Scale On-Farm AD of the Year
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8. Research and Innovation Project of the Year
Winners:
🏆BGE M – An Advanced Methanogenic Technology, Ecological Laboratories Inc., USA
🏆SGN – Propane Mitigation through Biomethane Blending, Bohr/SGN, UK
Shortlisted:
- Advancing Biological Insight and Process Optimisation, RAFT Energy, UK
- BIOLOGIC™ SR2 — Micronutrient technology, SciCorp International Corp, Canada
- Nanoparticle-Enhanced Bioaugmentation, Agricultural Research Council, South AfricaÂ
- Advancing Anaerobic Digestion through Circular Bio-Economy Innovations: NDDB’s Integrated Approach to Manure Value Chain Development, National Dairy Development Board, India
9. Net Zero Circular Solution of the Year
Winner:
🏆’Trash 2 Resource’ model, Biogas International Limited, Kenya
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10. WBA Biogas Plant of the Year
Winner:
🏆Govardhannathji Energies LLP – Integrated CBG and Organic Fertilizer Plant
Highly Commended:
Tully Biogas Plant, Stream BioEnergy, UK
Shortlisted:
- Transforming Livestock Waste into Clean Energy and Sustainable Agriculture: A Cooperative-Led AD Model by NDDB, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), India
- Paraguaçu Paulista Biogas Plant, Cocal, Brazil
- Tully Biogas Plant, Stream BioEnergy, UK