AD is a tried and tested treatment for organic and naturally biodegradable materials. They are blended to form a feedstock and fed into a fully sealed tank (a digester). The tank doesn’t contain oxygen but is filled with naturally occurring micro-organisms and bacteria. This mixture is heated and gently stirred for several days enabling the bacteria to breakdown the feedstock. During this process, the material produces a gas known as biogas, which is captured and used to generate biomethane - a low carbon and renewable alternative to natural gas.

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing society and the UK Government has set a new law to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Biogas is a green gas which is supported by government as a low carbon alternative to natural gas and will help to reduce carbon (CO₂) emissions in the journey to net zero.

Our proposed facility will also help prevent waste being spread to land where methane – another greenhouse gas – is released. We can also capture CO₂ from the process and use this in food and beverage production.

We have a long track record of working in close partnership with local farmers to reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture.

Crops grown for the facility will play an important role in helping to manage soil quality. It is not possible or sustainable to continuously grow food crops, as the soil will gradually lose its nutrients. The crops for the biogas facility are grown as part of a crop rotation cycle, using organic biofertiliser from the AD process to help replenish the soil. This in turn improves the soil quality and enables farmers to improve crop production.

Using organic fertiliser from the process helps to reduce reliance on imported artificial fertilisers, providing a cheaper more sustainable alternative and helping to lower the carbon footprint of farming. Providing long-term contracts to farmers for the feedstock enables them to invest in new machinery and jobs. We can also provide renewable energy from the process directly back to farmers.

AD plays a key role in the ‘Circular Economy’. We aim to support the farming community to utilise their renewable natural resources in a sustainable manner that reduces a farm’s carbon footprint, provides green energy for the wider community and a renewable organic biofertiliser for use on the farm.

• Providing the equivalent renewable gas to approximately 5,200 homes each year
• Helping energy security and reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels
• Reducing the amount of greenhouse gases being released from agriculture
• Helping reduce CO₂ and reach net zero by 2050
• Producing organic fertiliser for food production and crop growing Producing a natural, sustainable organic biofertiliser to enhance soils for food production
• Creation of local jobs
• Community benefit fund to support local causes
• Educational visits for local schools and community groups

Attend our drop-in session from 2:30pm to 6:30pm on the 10th October 2024 at Catton Village Hall, Main Street, Lower Catton, YO41 1EA.

Ixora Energy is committed to working with the local community to develop a facility that benefits the local area. We want to get your feedback as we prepare a planning application and there are lots of ways you can join the conversation or ask any questions about the plans.

We will then submit a planning application later this year.

Got a question? There are a number of ways you can get in touch with the team or find out more.

Call: 0800 689 1095 (Mon-Fri, 9.am-5.30pm)

Email: longlane@fontcomms.com

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