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 [...]
Gorst Energy is proud to announce it has been shortlisted for the Exeter Impact Awards in the Sustainable Impact category, organised and hosted by the Exeter Chamber of Commerce. This prestigious event will take place on Friday, 21st June, at Exeter Cricket Club, coinciding with the club's 200th birthday celebrations. Darren Stockley, Managing Director of [...]
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 [...]
We are delighted that Ixora Energy have been shortlisted for The Energy Awards 2023 in the ‘Energy Champion of the Year – Organisation’ category. This award celebrates companies who ‘have made a demonstrable impact on the energy industry, whether through innovation, influence, or just plain enthusiasm and dedication’. There are five key ways in which [...]
Shortages of fresh produce have been making UK headlines recently, with supermarkets even introducing rationing for some salad ingredients. There have been several factors that led to these shortages. For example, farmers in many European countries (including the Netherlands; a big vegetable exporter) have reduced the number of crops they plant because rising energy costs [...]
Last week, we were delighted to welcome the Exeter City Council Net Zero team for a tour of our Gorst Energy anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. This visit was a valuable opportunity to discuss AD’s key role in helping decarbonise Exeter and the South West. Our Gorst Energy plant is helping to make Exeter more [...]
Delivering green, local energy to Devon and the South West We would just like to take a few minutes to update you on the progress we have made during 2022 to support renewable energy production in the South West. We currently operate five Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facilities which generate renewable gas and [...]
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? [...]
Climate change is at the heart of global conversations this week, as world leaders gather in Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27. All parties involved have made environmental pledges, with the UK committed to decarbonising all sectors of the economy and meeting a target of Net Zero emissions by 2050. Anaerobic digestion (AD) has a key part [...]