Taking Biogas Global: 10 Years of the World Biogas Association with Charlotte Morton OBE

Taking Biogas Global: 10 Years of the World Biogas Association with Charlotte Morton OBE

This week on RNG Girls [https://rng-girls.com/], Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Charlotte Morton OBE, Chief Executive of the World Biogas Association [https://www.worldbiogasassociation.org/], for a special bonus episode celebrating 10 years of WBA and the upcoming World Biogas Expo / ADBA Conference. Charlotte has spent nearly two decades working in biogas and has helped build the World Biogas Association from its launch at COP22 in Marrakesh in 2016 into a global voice for the industry. This episode takes the conversation beyond local markets and looks at biogas through a global lens, as a climate solution, methane mitigation tool, renewable energy source, food production support system, waste management solution, and driver of circular economy policy. Charlotte shares how the conversation around biogas has changed over the last decade, from asking people to take the industry seriously, to a much more urgent question: how quickly can it scale? The conversation gets practical: 🔹 Why biogas has moved from a niche technology to a recognised global climate and energy solution 🔹 How WBA has helped raise the profile of biogas with governments, investors and international organisations 🔹 Why visibility and fragmentation were two of the biggest problems the industry needed to solve 🔹 What different countries and markets can learn from each other as the sector grows 🔹 Why policy certainty, permitting, skilled people, public understanding and digestate still matter everywhere 🔹 Why the next decade is not about proving biogas belongs in the conversation, but scaling it fast enough It’s a strong listen for anyone working in biogas, RNG, energy, policy, climate, waste, agriculture, or infrastructure and anyone who wants to understand why biogas is becoming part of the global conversation on methane, energy security and circular economy. Guest: Charlotte Morton OBE Chief Executive of the World Biogas Association [https://www.worldbiogasassociation.org/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-morton-obe-1a0a322/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-morton-obe-1a0a322/] Host: Lisa Kitt Managing Director at Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/] Co-host: Skye Austin RNG Sales Director at Stark Tech Board Member of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075/] RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

After Biogas Americas: Where Biogas Goes Next with Bryan Sievers and Bernie Sheff

This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Bryan Sievers and Bernie Sheff for a post-Biogas Americas [https://biogasamericas.com/] conversation on where the biogas and RNG industry really is right now. Bryan is a farmer, RNG developer, policy advocate, and a leading voice in rural agriculture and DC. Bernie recently wrapped his time as Chair of the American Biogas Council [https://americanbiogascouncil.org/] after helping lead the organisation through 14 years of growth and industry evolution, and is now stepping into the Chair of the United Biogas Alliance [https://unitedbiogasalliance.org/]. Together, they reflect on the energy coming out of Biogas Americas, why the event felt less like “gold rush” growth and more like operational maturity, and what the conversations on the floor revealed about the next phase of the market. The discussion gets into the harder, more practical questions now facing the industry: operational discipline, financing, offtake, PFAS, electricity, data centres, distributed energy, marine fuels, and the need to keep widening the “big tent” for biogas. Bernie also shares why the next phase is about expanding offtake and widening the opportunity, from small landfills, dairies, hog farms and poultry facilities to marine fuels, electricity, fertiliser, air quality and water protection. His view is clear: the industry is still building its foundation, but the demand is coming. Key takeaways 🔹 Why Biogas Americas felt like a pulse check for an industry moving into maturity 🔹 How operational discipline, financing, offtake and resilience are shaping the next phase 🔹 Why electricity is coming back into the conversation, especially around data centres, grid reliability and energy security 🔹 Why smaller opportunities, landfills, dairies, hog farms and poultry facilities could matter more than people realise 🔹 Why marine offtake and a global RNG price point could change the scale of the industry 🔹 What the American Biogas Council needs to become as the industry grows into a connected “big tent” It’s a strong listen for anyone tracking where biogas and renewable natural gas go next, beyond the headlines, beyond the hype and into the harder conversations that will shape long-term trust, delivery and scale. Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/]   Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075] Guest: Bernie Sheff Associate Technical Consultant at Burns and McDonnell Chair of the United Biogas Alliance Partner at US Renewable Energy Development Capital Inc. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardsheff/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardsheff/] Guest: Bryan Sievers Director of Government Relations at Roeslein Renewables LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beefbiomassandenergy/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/beefbiomassandenergy/] RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas.

Women in Biogas & RNG: Grit, Discipline, and Real Support (Live at Biogas Americas)

Bold voices with real impact are powering the future of biogas and women are leading the charge.   In this special live episode recorded at the Women in Biogas & RNG Luncheon (presented by DTE Energy), RNG Girls hosts Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Cyn S. French, MacKenzie Bernhard, and Christie Ings, P. Eng. for an honest conversation about what it takes to build a career and stay in it, in a fast-moving, often male-dominated industry.   The room was full of connection and community, but the discussion stayed grounded: discipline, resilience, self-care, real support, and the leadership habits that matter when the market feels uncertain.   Key takeaways 🔹 Why “mental strength and discipline” are leadership strategies, not optional extras 🔹 The role of team, time-management, and showing up for others (especially when you’re on the road) 🔹 Why emotional self-care matters, and why being human doesn’t make you less credible 🔹 What real support looks like (and the behaviours that build trust when someone isn’t in the room)   Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/]   Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075]   Guest: Cyn S. French Co-Founder, LF Bioenergy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynsfrench/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynsfrench/]   Guest: MacKenzie Bernhard Senior Technical Sales Engineer, AB Energy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenzie-bernhard/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenzie-bernhard/]   Guest: Christie Ings, P. Eng. VP RNG Operations, Clean Energy https://www.linkedin.com/in/christie-ings-p-eng-65716088/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christie-ings-p-eng-65716088/]   RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects, and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

Biogas 101: Turning Waste Into Energy with Paul Greene

This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin sit down with Paul Greene, an advisor to the biogas and RNG industry with a robust 30-year career across the water, wastewater, energy, and environmental industries, for a true “Biogas 101” conversation (no background required).   Paul shares how he found his way into biogas through water and wastewater, project delivery, development, and project finance, before becoming a founding member of the American Biogas Council and building a national view of what makes projects succeed (and what makes them struggle).   We also talk about Biogas TV and why video storytelling has become such a powerful way to make the industry more understandable, not just in the US, but globally.   From there, the episode gets practical: what biogas actually is, why digesters are “living systems,” how landfill gas differs from digester gas, and why the industry still has work to do around perception, safety, and project timelines.   Key takeaways 🔹 Biogas explained simply: waste in → methane + CO₂ out, with energy and fertiliser benefits 🔹 Why digesters behave like living systems (and why overfeeding/underfeeding matters) 🔹 Digesters vs landfill gas: efficiency, methane concentration, and why cleanup differs 🔹 The biggest misconception: the “odor/ick factor” and what being a “good neighbour” really means 🔹 Giants of Biogas: why the industry should celebrate the people driving it forward   Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/]   Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075]   Guest: Paul Greene Advisor to the Biogas RNG Industry LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-greene-2531764/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-greene-2531764/]   RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects, and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

How Raft Energy Is Transforming Biogas Operations

This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by the team at RAFT Energy: Ben Pruke, CEO & Co-Founder, and Alex Van Klaveren, Co-Founder & CRO. This episode takes the conversation global, exploring what’s happening across the UK and European biogas markets, where many “waste to energy” standards were built and refined, and what those markets can teach the US as RNG continues to scale. Ben and Alex break down what operators are prioritising right now, why “volatile” feedstocks can quietly undermine digester performance, and how a growing focus on biology, optimisation, and real-time monitoring is changing day-to-day decision making on site. It’s a practical conversation for anyone thinking about plant stability, performance uplift, and how the next wave of RNG efficiency will be driven, not just by new builds, but by getting more out of the assets already in the ground. Key takeaways 🔹 How the UK/European biogas markets compare to the US — and what the US can learn from past challenges 🔹 What operators actually prioritise today: better ROI, lower costs, and smarter tech adoption 🔹 Why volatile feedstocks (especially food waste) can destabilise biology and reduce performance 🔹 How real-time monitoring can act as an early-warning system before costly failures and shutdowns 🔹 Why biology-led optimisation is becoming a major lever for efficiency, safety, and output Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/] Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Board Member, American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075/] Guests: Ben Pruke CEO & Co-Founder, RAFT Energy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-pluke-6148b899/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-pluke-6148b899/] Alex Van Klaveren Co-Founder & CRO, RAFT Energy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexvanklav/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexvanklav/] RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects, and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry. #RNG #Biogas #RenewableNaturalGas #EnergyTransition #WasteToEnergy #AnaerobicDigestion #Biomethane #CleanEnergy #Decarbonization #MethaneReduction #CircularEconomy #SustainableEnergy #EnergySecurity #RealTimeMonitoring #BiogasAmericas