Biogas Takes Center Stage: The Week in Energy

With themes like regulatory modernization, technology adoption, and industrial integration, the Fifth Biogas Forum Mexico gathered public and private sector leaders in Mexico City.

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Mexico’s Biogas Sector Grabs Spotlight at Fifth National Forum

The National Biogas Council (CNBiogás) convened industry leaders at the Fifth Biogas Forum Mexico, held on May 22–23 at IPN’s ESIQIE campus in Mexico City. Under the central theme, Regulation, Technology, and the Future, the event focused on the urgent need to scale biogas as a viable clean energy solution, while advancing regulation and industrial adoption.

SENER Highlights Biofuels Regulation at Fifth Biogas Forum Mexico

In the context of the Fifth Biogas Forum Mexico, Julio César Regil, Director of Renewable Energies under the Undersecretariat of Energy Planning, SENER, presented the current outlook on Mexico’s evolving biofuels regulation in his presentation, Biofuels Regulatory Outlook. Regil addressed the recent introduction of a comprehensive regulatory reform aimed at strengthening the country’s biogas and biofuel sectors.

EU, UK Move to Link Carbon Markets

The United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) have agreed to work toward linking their emissions trading systems (ETS) in a move that could ease trade tensions, cut compliance costs and align their climate policies post-Brexit. The announcement was made during the first EU-UK summit, where leaders also discussed broader cooperation on energy, climate, migration and security.

Mexico’s Geopolitical Moment in the Energy Transition

Mexico can shift from a clean energy follower to becoming a global leader by aligning diplomacy, finance, and regulation. Strategic tools like ERCF, grid integration, and green hydrogen certification can unlock investment, security, and competitiveness. Explore Leonardo Beltrán’s, Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of the Americas, insights on Mexico’s energy transition.

Mexico’s LNG Opportunity: Unlocking Small-Scale Potential

Gamaliel Corral, General Manager, Gasoducto Morelos, discusses how Mexico is poised to lead in small-scale LNG, leveraging US gas imports, existing pipeline infrastructure, and growing energy demand. Regulatory barriers remain the main obstacle to unlocking its full development and investment potential.