Become a BusinessGreen member

National Grid aims to fire up green gas market with £25m plant

25 November 2016 • 2 min read

National Grid Gas Distribution to invest £6.3m in world's first bio-substitute natural gas plant

National Grid Gas Distribution has this week signed a deal to invest £6.3m in a new bio-substitute natural gas (BioSNG) plant in Swindon that promises to slash greenhouse gas emissions from both haulage...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Choose "Bright Friday" instead of Black Friday, campaign urges

Solar deployment rates plummet, official figures reveal

Author spotlight

BusinessGreen staff

View profile

More from BusinessGreen staff

The ECO scheme isn't working - more courageous policy is needed to decarbonise UK homes

Politics may be loud, but business is clear: Britain's future is already net zero

More on Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Mersey Heat: Canal water to warm Georges Dock, Cunard, and Museum of Liverpool buildings

Combined Authority, Liverpool City Council, and National Museums Liverpool project to connect Grade II listed buildings to recently launched Mersey Heat Network

Stuart Stone

13 October 2025 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

Green gas: What is it good for?

What role should biomethane play in the UK's net zero transition? A row has erupted as different sectors from home heating and industry to road transport and shipping vie for priority access to the low carbon energy source