August 17, 2026. Nordic Ren-Gas, Finland’s leading e-methane developer, and avanca Energy AG, one of Europe’s largest renewable LNG platforms, with its subsidiaries avanca Renewables AG, managing the renewable fuel portfolio, and Alternoil GmbH, Germany’s largest renewable LNG distributor, announced a milestone long-term offtake agreement for renewable e-methane produced at Ren-Gas’s Tampere facility. The deal — valued at EUR 1 billion over its term — is one of the largest commercial partnerships of its kind in Europe and represents a concrete step in building a fully integrated, cross-border renewable e-methane supply chain.
The agreement combines Ren-Gas’s proven Finnish e-methane production platform with avanca’s/Alternoil’s established renewable LNG distribution network in Europe. Renewable e-methane produced at the Tampere facility will be distributed through existing gas infrastructure directly to heavy-duty truck operators — requiring no modifications to vehicles or fuelling stations.
Renewable e-methane is produced by combining renewable hydrogen with captured carbon dioxide. Chemically equivalent to biomethane, it functions as a drop-in fuel for existing gas and LNG infrastructure, making it one of the most immediately and cost-effective deployable decarbonization options available for long-haul freight today.
As one of Europe’s largest renewable LNG platforms, avanca Energy AG operates a fully integrated supply chain through its subsidiaries. Avanca Renewables AG manages the renewable fuel portfolio – sourcing Bio-LNG and e-methane and accompanying upstream production partnerships across Europe, while Alternoil operates Germany’s largest renewable LNG distribution network, comprising 55 fuelling stations and over 120 dispensing points, operated 24/7 across the country. Together, avanca Energy AG and its subsidiaries cover the entire value chain from production to the filling station — including logistics, buffer stocks and last-mile distribution across Germany.
