Key Benefits of Anaerobic Digestion
Generating enough green gas to heat over 7,000 homes every year, Acorn Bioenergy will help decarbonise the UK by producing biomethane, delivering 100,000 MWh of energy per site.
Delivering Net Zero in East Witney by 2050
The anaerobic digestion process also captures green CO2 for industry or storage. We are looking at carbon savings of over 1,000,000 trees, ensuring our vision of nationwide carbon neutrality is met.
Anaerobic digestion is central to improving agriculture and pivotal to sustainable food production and farming. Aside from biomethane, the process will produce digestate, an organic fertiliser to replace artificial alternatives.
Improving Sustainable Farming
Unlike artifical fertiliser commonly used on farms, the digestate made through anaerobic digestion contains a high quantity of organic matter, restoring soil quality to promote healthy crop growth.
Developing National Energy Security
Biomethane has become a notable part of European policy due to gas price volatility and the limited supply of fertiliser and CO2.
Domestic supply of biomethane, digestate and green CO2 through anaerobic digestion will decrease our overseas energy dependence and contribute to the UK’s national energy security.
Domestic digestate and CO2 will be cheaper and more sustainable, increasing food security and decreasing dependence on fossil fuels.
It is predicted that the anaerobic digestion process will produce 26 billion cubic metres of biomethane by 2030, made predominately from livestock manure and agriculture residue.