European Investment Fund Commits €200 Million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to Expand Biomethane Production Across Europe

European Investment Fund Commits €200 Million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to Expand Biomethane Production Across Europe

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €200 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Advanced Bioenergy Fund II, a clean energy infrastructure fund focused on expanding biomethane and advanced bioenergy production in Europe. Backed by the European Union’s InvestEU and REPowerEU initiatives, the financing serves as a cornerstone investment for ABF II and supports Europe’s goals of increasing domestic renewable energy production, improving energy security and reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels. The fund will primarily invest in the development, construction and operation of industrial-scale biogas plants using anaerobic digestion technology, converting manure and agricultural waste into biomethane for use in sectors such as industry and maritime transport. With a target size of €1.5 billion, ABF II will focus on markets including Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Belgium and Finland, supported by a pipeline of greenfield bioenergy projects and favourable regulatory frameworks. The investment builds on CIP’s first Advanced Bioenergy Fund and reflects growing public and private sector interest in biomethane as a scalable renewable gas that can use existing infrastructure while supporting Europe’s energy transition and strategic autonomy.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 21-May-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — European Investment Fund has committed €200 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Advanced Bioenergy Fund II, supporting the expansion of biomethane and advanced bioenergy production across Europe. The investment is designed to help accelerate the continent’s energy transition, strengthen energy security and increase the availability of domestically produced renewable energy.

The European Investment Fund, part of the European Investment Bank Group, is backing the fund through financing supported by the European Union’s InvestEU and REPowerEU initiatives. The commitment also serves as a cornerstone investment for the official launch of Advanced Bioenergy Fund II, known as ABF II.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is one of the world’s largest fund managers focused on clean energy infrastructure. Through ABF II, the company plans to invest mainly in the development, construction and operation of new industrial-scale biogas plants using anaerobic digestion technology.

The planned projects will transform feedstock such as manure and other agricultural residues into biomethane. This renewable gas can support decarbonisation in sectors where emissions are more difficult to reduce, including industrial activity and maritime transport. The fund’s strategy will focus primarily on greenfield projects in European markets such as Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Belgium and Finland.

Merete Clausen, Deputy Chief Executive of the EIF, said the investment reflects Europe’s increasing focus on renewable gases and sustainable energy infrastructure. She said that by supporting new biogas projects across the continent, the EIF is helping to increase domestic renewable energy production, improve energy security and speed up the green transition.

The launch of ABF II builds on the progress of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ first Advanced Bioenergy Fund. The new fund represents the next stage in scaling biogas and biomethane infrastructure in Europe, at a time when advanced bioenergy is gaining greater attention from investors and policymakers as a practical route to lower emissions and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels.

ABF II has a target size of €1.5 billion and is expected to make a meaningful contribution to Europe’s renewable energy output. By attracting both public and private capital, the fund also supports the European Union’s broader objective of building a stronger and more integrated capital market capable of financing strategic clean energy infrastructure.

The fund will draw on a pipeline of new bioenergy projects ready for development, giving investors clearer visibility on the timing and deployment of capital. Biomethane’s ability to work with existing gas infrastructure is expected to make it an important part of Europe’s energy security strategy and its efforts to strengthen strategic autonomy.

ABF II will focus on core European markets where EU and national regulatory frameworks provide support for long-term growth in renewable gas production. These conditions are expected to help create a stable investment environment for the development of large-scale biogas and biomethane assets.

Thomas Dalsgaard, partner at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and head of the advanced bioenergy team, said the €200 million investment from the EIF is an important step for ABF II as it works toward its €1.5 billion target. He said CIP sees strong market demand for domestically produced biomethane across Europe and is well positioned to deliver through the fund and its existing portfolio of greenfield bioenergy projects.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has raised more than €37 billion and has projects in more than 30 countries worldwide. The EIF’s investment in ABF II further strengthens the role of public-backed finance in supporting Europe’s clean energy infrastructure, renewable gas production and long-term decarbonisation agenda.

Background information

EIB Group

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group is the financing arm of the European Union, owned by the 27 Member States, and one of the largest multilateral development banks in the world. In 2025, the EIB Group signed €100 billion in new financing and advisory services for over 870 high-impact projects under eight core priorities that support EU policy objectives: climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, territorial cohesion, agriculture and the bioeconomy, social infrastructure, strong global partnerships and the savings and investments union. Beyond long-term loans for large infrastructure, the EIB Group crowds in private investment for high-risk innovative projects and businesses, with a growing role in Europe’s markets for venture debt, venture capital, guarantees and securitisations.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is the subsidiary of the EIB Group specialised in providing guarantees and equity to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses and startups across Europe. Acting as an anchor investor, through its extensive network of partnering banks and investment funds, the EIF mobilises private investment and nurtures the ecosystem of venture capital funds to support innovative European entrepreneurs.

In 2023, the EIF together with six Member States (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands) launched the European Tech Champions Initiative, a fund-of-funds to scale up innovative startups. To date, this initiative has already enabled the creation of 15 European venture capital mega-funds and scaled up 43 companies, including 11 unicorns (with more than €1 billion in capital).

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InvestEU

The InvestEU programme provides the European Union with long-term funding by leveraging substantial private and public funds in support of a sustainable recovery. It also helps crowd in private investment for the European Union’s strategic priorities such as the European Green Deal and the digital transition. InvestEU brings all EU financial instruments previously available for supporting investments within the European Union together under one roof, making funding for investment projects in Europe simpler, more efficient and more flexible. The programme consists of three components: the InvestEU Fund, the InvestEU Advisory Hub and the InvestEU Portal. The InvestEU Fund is deployed through implementing partners that will invest in projects using the EU budget guarantee of €26.2 billion. The entire budget guarantee will back the investment projects of the implementing partners, increase their risk-bearing capacity and thus mobilise at least €372 billion in additional investment.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) is a global fund manager and leading investor in energy infrastructure. CIP builds value that matters by developing and constructing critical infrastructure projects that shape the future of energy.

Through its funds, CIP invests in power generation (solar and wind), energy storage, transmission and distribution, advanced bioenergy, low-carbon fuels and carbon capture.

With 15 funds currently under management, CIP is trusted by over 200 of the world’s largest and most sophisticated institutions, having raised EUR ~37 billion to date. CIP has projects in more than 30 countries, with presence on the ground through a network of +2,300 professionals.

For more information, visit www.cip.com

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SOURCE: European Investment Fund