Schroders Greencoat, the specialist renewables and energy transition infrastructure manager of Schroders Capital, on behalf of its global strategy and semi-liquid funds, has acquired a 100 percent stake in APF Energy, a growing biomethane platform in the Netherlands, from SWEN Capital Partners through its direct impact strategy, SWEN Impact Fund for Transition and APF BV.
The platform currently comprises six assets, including three fully operational sites and three at construction stage, plus a late-stage pipeline. These generate biomethane from a feedstock mix of agriculture manure and food by-products, addressing nitrate challenges associated with the Netherlands’ livestock industry.
The country’s high volume of agricultural feedstock, combined with one of the densest gas distribution networks in Europe, makes it a particularly attractive market for biomethane development. As a direct substitute for natural gas that can be injected into existing grid infrastructu
