Vietnamese startup wins Net Zero Challenge category with biogas solution
Vietnamese startup Phúc Sang Minh Gas won the Circular Economy and Waste Management category at Net Zero Challenge 2026 with a solution that turns biogas into industrial fuel. It also received a $50,000 investment and is developing two pilot plants in Đồng Tháp.
Vietnamese startup Phúc Sang Minh Gas won the Circular Economy and Waste Management category at the Net Zero Challenge 2026 final in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of November 12. It also received a $50,000 investment from Touchstone Partners.
Phúc Sang Minh Gas won the Circular Economy and Waste Management category at Net Zero Challenge 2026 on the evening of November 12.（VietVance）
The company's solution uses biogas generated by organic waste, livestock farms and production activities. It processes the gas into bio-compressed natural gas (BioCNG) with a methane content of more than 95% for factories that need fuel. The company plans to collect biogas from dispersed sources, purify it and transport it to industrial customers in specialized vehicles.
Phúc Sang Minh Gas said its technology uses selective adsorption to separate carbon dioxide, recover methane and regenerate the adsorption material. The company is developing two pilot plants in Đồng Tháp. Their stated processing capacity is about 500 cubic meters of biogas per hour, yielding approximately 325 cubic meters of BioCNG per hour.
Co-organized by Touchstone Partners and Temasek Foundation, this year's competition received more than 1,100 applications from 80 countries and territories. Nine teams reached the final in Ho Chi Minh City. The organizers announced a total of $770,000 in grants and investment awards to support pilots and project development.
Source: VietVance
