Global Green Gas Market 2025 – 2034

Reports Description

Global Green Gas Market was valued at USD 1.83 Billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 2.81 Billion by 2034, at a CAGR of 6.20% during the Forecast period 2025 – 2034.

Green Gas Market Overview

The Green Gas Market is the market for gases, such as biomethane, green hydrogen, and synthetic natural gas (SNG) produced from sustainable sources. Because these gases can serve as fuels in lieu of fossil fuels, they play an important role in decarbonization in many sectors, including power generation, transport, and heat in households.

Green gas is generated via anaerobic digestion of organic waste, electrolysis with renewable power, and gasification of biomass. This is going to be a central segment in helping to achieve the global energy transition as many global governments put in place policies and incentives to promote the adoption of green gas. The industry is expanding as environmental worries grow and technology continues to improve.

Green Gas Market Growth Factors

Government Policies and Incentives Supporting Green Gas Adoption

Govt initiatives in the form of policies, subsidies, and incentives are one of the key drivers of the green gas market. Countries have set aggressive goals for carbon neutrality, and renewable gases are a vital part of a decarbonization strategy.

One of the less noticed but potentially the most impactful parts of the energy legislation package is that the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) requires member states to increase the proportion of renewable energy sources, among them biomethane and green hydrogen, in their energy mix.

This is also true of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which promotes the use of bio-based fuels and helps financially reward producers of biogas. The Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative launched by India to promote the production of compressed biogas (CBG) can be a step towards reducing the dependency on fossil fuels.

Such a policy regime will ease the green gas investment climate and be conducive to steady market development. Furthermore, carbon pricing policies and emission trading systems are accelerating the move to green gases, making them competitive with fossil fuels on a price basis.

Technological Advancements in Green Gas Production and Storage

The green gas market is being positively influenced by continuous technological developments taking place in the field of green gas production, storage, and distribution. Recent innovations in the process of anaerobic digestion have made the production of biomethane from organic waste more efficient and notably cheaper.

Bright Biomethane, as well as DMT Environmental Technology, for instance, are also working on improved upgrading technologies to further purify biomethane, allowing its direct injection into the existing natural gas grid. Electrolyzer technology is rapidly advancing in the hydrogen sector, with high-efficiency electrolysis systems driven by renewables coming from companies like [ITM] Power and [Nel] Hydrogen.

Improvements in carbon capture and synthetic methane production, meanwhile, are also allowing for the creation of renewable synthetic gas (SNG) that can replace fossil-based natural gas directly. At the same time, these techno innovations are decreasing production costs, enhancing efficiency, and broadening the range of green gas as a ubiquitous energy option.

Green Gas Market Restraints

High Production Costs and Infrastructure Limitations. 

Green gas in general is an important solution for the environment; green gas is not widely adopted due to cost challenges. Biomethane, green hydrogen, and synthetic gas necessitate high upfront capital for feedstock processing, electrolysis, and gasification, respectively.

For example, the cost of making green hydrogen through electrolysis still remains two to three times higher than that of conventional hydrogen made from natural gas reforming. There’s also the absence of significant infrastructure for movement, storage, and delivery that can be done.

Upgrading biogas into biomethane and building hydrogen pipelines require large investments, which is among the reason that countries such as the U.S. and India have few biogas upgrading plants and even fewer hydrogen pipelines. Green gas infrastructure is still in its infancy and needs substantial investments in grid integration and refueling stations, unlike fossil fuels, which can benefit from an already established global supply chain.

Competition from Other Renewable Energy Sources

The green gas is challenged by other renewable methods, like solar, wind, and battery alternatives, which are regarded as cheaper and scalable. With rapidly falling prices and the ability to scale up instantly, governments and businesses are pouring money into solar and wind projects.

They are huge offshore wind farms in the UK and massive solar power projects in China, but very little funding and capital is going into green gas projects. Additionally, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly available to deal with variable renewable electricity, and (green gas-based) power generation will also have to be reduced in tandem with BESS increases.

The downside is that, if green gas is more expensive and can be scaled at a lower rate than these options, it might take time to grow and have a limited role in the wider renewable energy transition.

Green Gas Market Trends

Increasing Integration of Green Gas into Existing Gas Grids

Injection of renewable gases into existing gas grids is one of the most significant trends driving the green gas market. In recent times, governments and utilities have been blending biomethane and hydrogen with natural gas to decarbonize heating, industrial processes, and electricity generation.

For instance, biogas projects injecting biomethane into the national pipelines in France and Germany have been deployed (and are compatible with existing gas infrastructure). The UK National Grid is experimenting with 20% H2 blending, with a view to 100%-H2 grids in years to come. And this is a trend that is expected to grow as nations look to make use of the current gas grid for affordable, phased decarbonization.

Growing Corporate Investments and Private Sector Participation

Private sector investments into green gas are heating up, with corporate behemoths pledging carbon neutrality targets. Google, Microsoft, and others are starting to finance biogas-to-electricity projects to power their data centers on the renewable energy, for example. In the automobile sector, for example, BMW and Toyota are developing hydrogen fuel cell technologies, taking green gas even further into mobility.

Both venture capital firms and private equity players are also financing start-ups addressing biomethane upgrading and hydrogen storage. Growing corporate sustainability commitments, along with the surge in carbon prices in Western markets, are expected to facilitate participation across the private sector and ultimately drive billions in green gas supply and commercial-scale production.

Green Gas Market Segmentation Analysis

Based on type, the global green gas market is segmented by biomethane, biopropane, and hydrogen. The dominant segment of the market is biomethane owing to relatively more established infrastructure, stringent policy support, a cost-effective structure, and a wide application scope. A major factor in its hegemony is its complementarity with our existing natural gas networks it can seamlessly flow between pipelines without the need for significant infrastructure changes.

Biomethane, on the other hand, can directly be injected into the natural gas grids, contrary to hydrogen, which requires specific transportation and storage systems. This makes biomethane a much more viable solution with which to scale.

Across the globe, many governments have also aligned strong regulatory frameworks in support of biomethane adoption. For example, the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) requires a greater contribution of biomethane in the fuel mix, while the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) encourages the use of biomethane as a sustainable transportation fuel.

Likewise, substantial programs aiming at biomethane from agro and municipal residues, initiated by China and India, will contribute toward increasing significant market growth.

Report Scope

Green Gas Market Regional Analysis

Europe holds the largest market share for the green gas, driven by regulatory support, mature infrastructure, and high decarbonization targets. The EU has been a leader in taking up renewable energy, propelled by policies that demand higher shares of renewable gases, like biomethane and green hydrogen.

Germany, the Netherlands, France, and the UK are examples of countries that have developed national biomethane injection standards that enable biomethane to be fed into the existing natural gas infrastructure. One of the major reasons that pulls Europe to the top of this ladder is heavy funding and incentive schemes to encourage green gas projects.

Massive funding from the EU in the form of Horizon Europe and the European Green Deal, leading to investments in biogas, biomethane, and hydrogen infrastructure in the next decade. Industry leaders, including Air Liquide, ENGIE, and Gasunie, have initiated large-scale biomethane and hydrogen projects to satisfy increasing demand.

Furthermore, Europe has a highly developed waste management system that guarantees a constant availability of organic waste for biomethane production. With a higher and higher proportion of biomethane in their energy supply, countries like Sweden and Denmark have also done a remarkable job adopting biomethane for transport, heating, and power generation.

Green Gas Market Recent Developments

• In October 2024, Italian gas grid operator Snam would invest 14.5 billion euros ($15.8 billion) from 2028 to 2032 to help the energy transition to renewable fuels, including biomethane and hydrogen. The investment seeks to repurpose current infrastructures for the movement of gas and CO₂ which is seen as easy and financially viable to implement. Snam, which operates a 38,000 km pipeline network and gas storage sites accounting for 17% of Europe’s capacity, estimates fewer than 10% of its pipelines could be effectively rendered obsolete by 2050.

List of the prominent players in the Green Gas Market:

• Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
• ENGIE
• Air Liquide
• Linde PLC
• Siemens Energy
• Nel ASA
• Plug Power Inc.
• ITM Power PLC
• Green Hydrogen Systems
• PowerCell Sweden AB
• Reliance Industries
• Adani Green Energy
• Adani Total Gas
• Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
• Adani Enterprises
• NTPC
• Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
• GAIL
• Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL)
• Others

The Green Gas Market is segmented as follows:

By Type

• Biomethane
• Biopropane
• Hydrogen

By End User

• Transportation
• Power
• Buildings

By Source

• Industrial Waste
• Agricultural Waste
• Sewage Sludge
• Energy Crops
• Others

Regional Coverage:

North America

• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico
• Rest of North America

Europe

• Germany
• France
• U.K.
• Russia
• Italy
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific

• China
• Japan
• India
• New Zealand
• Australia
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Rest of Asia Pacific

The Middle East & Africa

• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Egypt
• Kuwait
• South Africa
• Rest of the Middle East & Africa

Latin America

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Rest of Latin America