Iona Capital sells its interest in Shawton Energy to Lazard SPI Fund

Shawton Energy

Iona Capital sells its interest in Shawton Energy to Lazard SPI Fund Iona Capital, the UK low carbon sustainable fund manager, has sold its interest in Shawton Energy, the developer and owner of rooftop solar PV projects for commercial and industrial clients across the UK, to a fund sponsored by Lazard Asset Management. As a […]

Trends in the Green Gas Certificate Market

Trends in the Green Gas Certificate Market The last five years has seen a significant increase in demand for Green Gas Certificates across northern Europe as more companies and utilities seek to decarbonise both heat and power provision by making use of offsets. Green Gas Certificates remain the only practical solution for the decarbonisation of […]

Biogas Power / Iona Management Services Acquisition

Iona Management Services

Press Release: Biogas Power / Iona Management Services Acquisition Iona Management Services (“IMS”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Biogas Power Operations (‘BPO’) which operates and maintains three of Iona Capital’s (“Iona”) gas to grid biogas plants in Scotland. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, Spyros Iliakis will become a director of BPO […]

Iona Capital Invests In New CHP Plant

GLW Feeds

Iona Capital invests in First CHP plant with GLW Feeds Iona Capital (Iona), the low carbon infrastructure investor and fund manager has financed the construction and operations of a new Combined Heat & Power energy plant located at GLW Feeds’ site in Shepshed, Loughborough. GLW Feeds Limited (GLW) is one of the largest independent, family-owned […]

Iona Capital invests in Shawton Energy

Shawton Energy

Iona Capital invests in Shawton Energy Iona Capital, the low carbon sustainable fund manager, has agreed a partnership with Shawton Energy to become a funded decarbonisation partner for industrial and commercial businesses. With a focus on new roof-top solar projects through a power purchase agreement, the partnership will assist a multitude of industries meet their […]

Iona Capital enters the solar market

Iona Capital Enters the UK Solar Market Iona Capital, the low carbon sustainable fund manager, is entering the UK solar market in a partnership with IGas to develop utility scale solar farms in the UK.  Its first solar project with IGas will be situated in southern England and will be 25-40MW in size. By drawing on […]

Carbon Capture: Technology Focus

Bridgwater Resource Recovery

There is no doubt that Energy from Waste (EfW) is a much-needed addition to processing municipal solid waste. There is still a vast quantity of refuse material that cannot be recycled due to there being no local separate collection mechanism in place for organic (kitchen) wastes, or because there are limitations in recycling technology both […]

St Boswells repurposes grain from gin distillery

Sustainability

An article in the BBC last week covered how a rise in demand for gin has helped fuel plana for a £46m grain distillery in the Borders. Jackson Distillers has indicated that the new facility will produce 20 million litres of alcohol per year and will provide 20 permanent jobs, 200 during the facilities construction. […]