Recently, our Sustainability Director Charles Kane initiated a digestate dewatering trial at our Gorst Energy anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, aiming to reduce the liquid content of our soil enhancer (digestate), and to produce water that is clean enough to release back into the environment. What is digestate dewatering? Digestate dewatering is the process in which [...]
In a landmark collaboration, Alps EcoScience UK Limited and Ixora Energy are poised to transform the landscape of the UK's renewable energy sector through the commercialisation of biohydrogen production. The strategic partnership brings together Alps' cutting-edge Smash Biohydrogen Technology and Ixora's forward-thinking approach to sustainable energy innovation. The inaugural installation of this revolutionary technology is [...]
Ixora Energy’s anaerobic digestion (AD) plants power thousands of local homes and businesses with green gas and electricity. We are also committed to finding new ways that AD technology can be used to help the UK reach Net Zero. Our AD sites are innovation hubs, where we encourage collaboration between universities, local authorities, and private [...]
Last week, Ixora Energy opened the doors of our Gorst Energy plant to the 3rd Exmouth Cub Scout troop. The troop were given an interactive tour of the site where we explained the benefits of anaerobic digestion (AD) in waste management, as well as its key part in the UK’s journey to Net Zero. We [...]
Ixora Energy, now a proud member of the ENGIE family, recently hosted a momentous occasion – welcoming members of the ENGIE team for their inaugural visit as new owners to its three plants in the South West. During this visit, ENGIE representatives took the time to meet with every member of Ixora’s dedicated team, highlighting [...]
Ixora Energy Ltd (Ixora) is excited to announce its acquisition by ENGIE, a global leader in renewable energy, from Downing LLP. The deal adds three anaerobic digestion (AD) sites in the UK to ENGIE’s already extensive portfolio. ENGIE has a strong position in renewable gas production in France and, with the acquisition of Ixora, aims [...]
At Ixora Energy, we are embarking on an exciting project to install carbon capture technology at our Sustainable Energy Generation (SEG) anaerobic digestion plant in South Petherton, Somerset. This will produce green carbon dioxide (CO2) for South West industries, as well as making the gas we generate for local homes carbon negative. Who needs CO2? [...]
Within our stomachs and digestive systems, there’s a whole community of friendly bacteria helping to break down food into nutrients; you’ll probably have seen adverts for supplements like Yakult that boost these essential microorganisms. The same is true for anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. A varied cultivation of microorganisms, known as a microbiome, live within the [...]
The Gorst Energy plant appeared in a recent BBC Spotlight feature on Friday 22nd April 2022. A team from the BBC visited our site to see the production of home-grown biogas in action! Farm waste and energy crops are fed into the anaerobic digester, which acts like a huge stomach and produces gas. This gas [...]
The good news regarding the UK’s energy consumption is that it has been going down steadily since 2005, with 2020 being the lowest year for energy consumption since the 1950s according to a recent government report. Britain is also generating more and more power through renewable sources. The bad news, as everyone will be all [...]