Future Biogas today announces the acquisition of Burton Agnes Renewables Limited (BAR), a biomethane production facility located at Harpham Grange Farm in East Yorkshire.
Future Biogas has managed, maintained and operated the site since 2021 and has now acquired BAR, securing long-term ownership of the operational asset while continuing to run the facility day-to-day.
Set in the heart of the Yorkshire countryside, the plant is surrounded by a thriving agricultural community. Local farms have the opportunity to grow sustainable bio-energy crops as part of a diversified rotation to support biomethane production. As part of the circular process, solid and liquid digestate (the natural fertiliser produced as a by-product of the anaerobic digestion process) is returned to farms as a low carbon source of nutrients and organic matter.
The plant currently produces approximately 40 gigawatt hours (GWh) per annum of biomethane, supporting renewable gas supply and the UK’s decarbonisation ambitions with enough green energy to power 2,800 typical UK households1. The site also has potential to capture over 7,000 tonnes of CO2 per year (at current capacity). The capture and storage of this CO2 could render the emissions generated by the plant to be carbon negative; meaning the entire process would remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it produces.
BAR is now one of 11 plants operated by Future Biogas and this acquisition marks the 10th plant in which the company now owns a majority stake.
Philipp Lukas – CEO Future Biogas said “Biomethane is so important for the global energy transition. We’ve been exceptionally proud to operate the Burton Agnes Renewables site since 2021. This acquisition reflects our long-term commitment to the site, to the local growers community and regenerative agriculture. We will continue to operate the plant, while exploring potential development opportunities that will increase production and further enhance the sustainability of the gas produced there.”
Burton Agnes Renewables
