Anaergia, TisVet Sign C$36M Hungary Waste-to-Energy Deal
Anaergia Inc. and TisVet Kft have entered into an agreement for the development of a major agricultural waste-to-energy project in Hungary, marking a renewed expansion of Anaergia’s activities in the country and supporting the conversion of agricultural residues into renewable energy.
Under the agreement, Anaergia, through its subsidiary Anaergia Srl, will provide technology and engineering services for a new anaerobic digestion facility to be developed by TisVet, one of Hungary’s largest producers of duck and other poultry. The agreement remains subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent agreed between the two companies.
The planned facility represents an important milestone for Anaergia, as it will be the company’s first major project in Hungary in more than a decade. The project is also expected to be among the first anaerobic digestion developments to advance under a new Hungarian government-supported scheme designed to encourage investment in anaerobic digestion facilities.
Anaerobic digestion uses biological processes to break down organic materials in an oxygen-free environment. For agricultural operations, the technology can provide a way to manage organic residues while producing biogas that can subsequently be used to generate renewable electricity. The approach can therefore connect agricultural waste management with energy production and resource recovery.
The new TisVet facility is expected to incorporate several proprietary technologies developed by Anaergia. These include the company’s feeding system, as well as mixing and dewatering technologies designed to support the processing of agricultural waste. The plant is anticipated to treat approximately 122,000 tonnes of agricultural waste annually.
Once operational, the facility is expected to produce approximately 5 megawatts of electric energy. The project is expected to generate approximately C$36 million in revenue for Anaergia through the supply of its technology and engineering services.
The facility is targeted to become fully operational during the second half of 2028. Its development will provide TisVet with infrastructure to process substantial quantities of agricultural residues while creating an additional source of renewable electricity.
For TisVet, the project represents an opportunity to integrate energy recovery into its agricultural activities. Poultry production generates significant quantities of organic residues, and anaerobic digestion can provide an alternative pathway for managing these materials by converting their organic content into biogas and ultimately energy.
László Zsemberi, Development Manager of TisVet, said the project represents an important development for agricultural waste management in Hungary. He highlighted the partnership with Anaergia as a means of bringing established technology to the country’s agricultural sector while supporting more sustainable poultry production.
“Working with Anaergia brings proven technological solutions to convert our agricultural residues into clean energy, supporting sustainable poultry production in Hungary,” Zsemberi said.
Anaergia said its involvement in the project also reflects the company’s renewed activity in Hungary. The company has previously developed projects and supplied solutions in the country, but the TisVet development will be its first major Hungarian project in more than ten years.
The project is also significant in the context of Hungary’s evolving policy support for anaerobic digestion. The government-backed scheme is intended to facilitate the development of new facilities capable of processing organic waste and generating energy. TisVet’s project is expected to be one of the early developments associated with the new framework.
Anaergia Chief Executive Officer Assaf Onn said the company was pleased to work with TisVet and participate in the early stages of Hungary’s new support scheme.
“We are very pleased to be working with TisVet on Anaergia’s initial major project in Hungary in many years,” Onn said. “We are also excited to be involved in one of the first projects developed under Hungary’s new government-supported scheme for anaerobic digestion facilities.”
According to Anaergia, deploying its technology at the facility will enable agricultural residues to be converted into renewable power while supporting the broader principles of a circular economy. Rather than treating organic agricultural material solely as waste, anaerobic digestion allows the material to be processed as a resource for energy recovery.
The project is also expected to contribute to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. By recovering energy from agricultural residues and producing renewable electricity, the facility is designed to provide an alternative source of power while improving the management of organic waste generated by agricultural activities.
The agreement demonstrates the potential for anaerobic digestion technology to connect the agricultural and energy sectors. As poultry and other agricultural producers seek ways to manage organic residues, facilities such as the planned TisVet plant can provide integrated infrastructure for waste treatment, resource recovery and renewable electricity generation.
The anticipated annual processing capacity of 122,000 tonnes represents a substantial waste-management operation. Combined with its planned 5 MW electricity output, the project is expected to establish a significant renewable-energy installation based on agricultural feedstock.
For Anaergia, the C$36 million project adds to its portfolio of technology and engineering opportunities in the renewable energy and waste-management sectors. The company specializes in technologies designed to recover resources from organic waste and convert them into renewable energy and other useful products.
Subject to the completion of the agreed conditions precedent, development of the Hungarian facility will proceed toward the targeted operational date in the second half of 2028. The project will then be positioned to process agricultural waste on a large scale and generate electricity from recovered organic resources.
The agreement between Anaergia and TisVet therefore combines agricultural waste management, anaerobic digestion and renewable power generation within a single project. It also represents a renewed presence for Anaergia in Hungary and an early example of investment under the country’s new support framework for anaerobic digestion facilities.
As construction and development progress, the project is expected to demonstrate how agricultural residues can be integrated into circular energy systems while providing TisVet with a dedicated solution for waste processing and renewable electricity production.
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