PF 2026

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, The year 2025 confirmed that energy remains one of the most dynamic and strategically important areas of today. The turbulent geopolitical situation and ongoing pressure for sustainability and decarbonization underscore the indispensable...

Global industrial companies call for changes to GHG Protocol rules – current framework is holding back demand for biomethane

A coalition of 32 leading global industrial and energy companies, including Tata Steel, Volvo Trucks, and Pernod Ricard, has called on the authors of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) to revise the rules for recognizing certificates of origin for renewable...

Cities still have room for improvement in sorting food waste. The EFG group has raised awareness of food waste recycling in Uherský Brod.

Kitchen waste is still not being sorted properly in Czech towns and villages. At the end of September, during Waste Day in Uherský Brod, the Energy financial group (EFG) presented ways of dealing with this waste so that it does not end up uselessly in landfills. An...

The journey of food waste: how EFG is turning kitchen scraps into clean energy

Food scraps, peels, and expired food, if sorted correctly, do not have to be waste, but can be used as raw material for the production of low-emission biomethane, electricity, and heat. For almost ten years, Energy financial group (EFG) has been developing and...

Legislative changes support the development of biomethane and other activities of the EFG group

From the perspective of the Energy Financial Group (EFG), the summer of 2025 brought several fundamental legislative changes that create more favorable conditions not only for the faster development of biomethane, but also regulate the conditions for the provision of...

Gases produced from waste materials have a wide range of uses both in the Czech Republic and around the world. They power transport, light Olympic torches and more

Kitchen scraps, used oils, and agricultural residues, which used to end up in landfills, are now being used in the form of green gases in transportation, sports, and culture. The Olympic Games and the EXPO world exhibition show that these gases contribute to the...

The Czech gas networks receive 1.2 million m3 of biomethane per month, but we only use a fraction of the gas’s potential

Last year, almost 7 million m3 of biomethane was supplied to the distribution network in Czechia. This is according to data from all three domestic distributors. Monthly deliveries of biomethane to the Czech gas network currently amount to approximately 1.2 million...

EBA: Biomethane production capacity has risen to 7 billion m3, but the pace of construction is slowing down

Biomethane production capacity in Europe has risen to 7 billion m3, but the pace of construction of new facilities is slowing down. According to the latest map from the European Biogas Association (EBA) and Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), biomethane production in...

Vyškov biomethane plant wins two awards in the Heroes of Modern Energy 2025 competition

The investment company Energy Financial Group (EFG) is celebrating success in the prestigious Heroes of Modern Energy 2025 competition. It won second place in the Renewable Sources for the Czech Economy category and the Expert Public Sympathy Award. The double award...

The first phase of construction for the provision of balancing services at EFG Vyškov BPS is nearing completion

The first phase of construction of a facility for providing power balancing services is nearing completion at the biomethane station in Vyškov. The construction part of the project has been completed, the utility networks have been laid, and the installation of a 12...

The State Energy Policy

What will be our electricity in 2050 from? Coal? Core? Renewable resources? The Czech Republic’s energy mix in the coming years is a major topic whose solution can have an enormous impact on the economy and future direction of our country.

Rapotín witnessed a historical event

At the end of October, a ceremonial launch of biomethane production and its injection into the gas distribution system took place in the Rapotín Energy Recycling Center (ECR Rapotín). For the first time in the Czech Republic.