{"id":1815088,"date":"2026-10-16T08:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/greeces-first-biomethane-production-plant-set-to-begin-trial-operations\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:50:11","slug":"greeces-first-biomethane-production-plant-set-to-begin-trial-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/greeces-first-biomethane-production-plant-set-to-begin-trial-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece\u2019s first biomethane production plant set to begin trial operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>A significant step towards the development of Greece\u2019s domestic biomethane market is approaching, with the first compressed biomethane production plant in the country, developed by DEPA Commercial in cooperation with Farma Chitas at the latter\u2019s facilities in Filippiada, set to begin trial operations shortly.<\/h3>\n<p>The biomethane produced will be used as a transport fuel (bio-CNG), expanding the availability of renewable fuels through DEPA Commercial\u2019s FISIKON network of filling stations. According to a company announcement, this development follows the issuance of the country\u2019s first installation permit for a biomethane production plant, under Law 5215\/2025 and the Regulation on the Installation and Operation of Biomethane Production Plants, marking a major milestone in the implementation of the new regulatory framework.<\/p>\n<h2>The project<\/h2>\n<p>The project involves upgrading biogas into high-purity biomethane, followed by its compression and storage for use as a transport fuel (bio-CNG). The pilot project is particularly significant for Greece\u2019s domestic energy market, as it lays the groundwork for harnessing a renewable energy source and integrating it into existing energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The compressed biomethane produced will be available through DEPA Commercial\u2019s FISIKON filling stations, expanding the use of renewable fuels in the transport sector. As a renewable fuel, biomethane can offer significant greenhouse gas emissions savings compared with conventional fuels,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naftemporiki.gr\/english\/2175729\/depa-commercial-farma-chitas-greeces-first-biomethane-production-plant-set-to-begin-trial-operations\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=depa-commercial-farma-chitas-greeces-first-biomethane-production-plant-set-to-begin-trial-operations\">\u0394\u0399\u0391\u0392\u0391\u03a3\u03a4\u0395 \u039f\u039b\u039f \u03a4\u039f \u0391\u03a1\u0398\u03a1\u039f \u0395\u0394\u03a9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A significant step towards the development of Greece\u2019s domestic biomethane market is approaching, with the first compressed biomethane production plant in the country, developed by DEPA Commercial in cooperation with Farma Chitas at the latter\u2019s facilities in Filippiada, set to begin trial operations shortly. The biomethane produced will be used as a transport fuel (bio-CNG), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1815088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1815088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1815088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1815088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1815088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1815088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hellastoday.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1815088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}