Key Benefits for the Local Area

The facility will turn agricultural waste and sustainable crops into biogas for power, heat or conversion to biomethane for the gas grid, reducing fossil fuel use, enhancing energy security and supporting the UK’s renewable transition. It will also produce organic digestate to replace synthetic fertilisers and improve local soil health.

This Anaerobic Digestion Plant is part of the Glentham Green Energy (GGE) Project and will be situated next to the operational anaerobic digestion facility already constructed in Glentham.

  • We are committed to contributing positively to the local ecosystem and the land will be managed carefully to improve local biodiversity. A Biodiversity Net Gain Report will be submitted alongside the application.

  • Construction, operation, and maintenance of AD plants create local employment opportunities.

    Supports local businesses and services (e.g. transportation, engineering, and agricultural sectors).

  • A new access to the site will be used to remove site related traffic from going through Glentham and reduce impact on the village.

  • Reduces air and water pollution by managing agricultural waste in a controlled environment, lowering the risk of runoff and contamination of local water sources.

    Helps meet local and national climate targets by contributing to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Provides a sustainable solution for managing agricultural residues and reducing the need to spread manure on land by replacing it with digestate, a nutrient-rich by-product with reduced odour, thereby improving diversion rates and protecting the environment.

  • The digestate produced can be used by local farmers as an organic fertiliser, enhancing soil quality and reducing the need for synthetic fertilisers.

Benefits of an AD Plant

  • AD plants generate biogas (a mixture of methane and CO2) which can be used for electricity, heat, or converted into biomethane for injection into the gas grid.

    Reduces reliance on fossil fuels, contributing to energy security and the transition to renewable energy sources.

  • Provides an effective way to process agricultural residues and manure.

    Reduces the volume of manure from field spreading, thereby reducing odour, nutrient run-off and destroying pathogens.

  • Helps mitigate climate change by capturing methane, a greenhouse gas over 10 times more harmful than carbon dioxide, and converting it into useful energy.

    This process also reduces emissions from the decomposition of manure in unmanaged environments.

  • The by-product of AD, known as digestate, is nutrient-rich and can be used as a natural fertiliser, improving soil health and reducing the need for chemical fertilisers.

  • AD helps control and reduce odours associated with the breakdown of manure through treatment of manures in a sealed digester in comparison to open composting or manure storage.

  • Supports a sustainable model where manure and agricultural residues are recycled into valuable resources like energy and fertiliser, promoting resource efficiency.

Proposed Site Location

Proposed Site Location