Bridgwater Resource Recovery
Deal Overview The 9.75MWh plant employs 25 full-time operational staff and process approximately 100,000 tonnes of commercial and municipal Refuse Derived Fuel (“RDF”) per annum that would otherwise have been committed to landfill. The project was delivered under a design and build contract with STC Power SRL (“STC Power”). A specialist in the construction of […]
Biogen Gwyriad
Deal Overview Biogen Gwyriad is Iona Capital’s first AD project and was developed in partnership with the Welsh Government. The plant processes waste collected from householders by Gwynedd Council and from local businesses. The facility generates in excess of 4,000 MWh of electricity annually, which is exported to the national grid. The project benefits from […]
Aerospace Energy UK
Deal Overview Aerospace Energy provides heat and power to the Mettis facility under a private wire agreement enabling the manufacturing of precision forged and machined components for the aerospace industry. The fund’s long-term investment in the project, which provides low carbon energy at a significantly reduced cost, is designed to provide Mettis with a basis […]
Iona Capital Attends EfW Showcase
On 21 January 2020 Julia Safiullina addressed attending delegates at Energy from Waste Showcase organised by Energy Industries Council at Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester. Julia’s topic was on how to deliver low carbon infrastructure in the UK. Her talk has focused on how to deliver sustainability goals in collaboration with local authorities and local […]
Iona Capital Invests in Binn Group’s Scottish EfW
Iona Capital is to make its second investment in a UK Energy from Waste (EFW) plant. Iona is investing in Binn Group’s 8.6MW EFW plant at their Binn Eco Park near Perth, Scotland, which will provide power to existing occupiers of the industrial park and export power to the National Grid. Construction of the EFW […]
St Boswells Biogas Delivers Strong Results
On 27 February, a number of Biogas Power representatives will be leading a closed group discussion on the benefits of AD to selected members of the SAC group. The aim of the event is to demonstrate the value of AD as well as provide a forum in which SAC members can share their ideas. This […]
Iona Capital Scores an ‘A’ Rating in its 2020 PRI Rating
The PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions. As part of its core purpose and commitment […]
Iona’s Successful £60m Debt Financing
Iona Capital Limited (“Iona”), the low carbon sustainable fund manager, has successfully closed a debt financing on behalf of one of its funds, Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP (“IEILP”), which has invested in an operational portfolio of 11 Anaerobic Digestion (“AD”) renewable energy assets, located across the UK. IEILP is a greenfield fund, which launched in […]
Climate reality: Richard Barker speaks at City of Bristol event
On November 21st in Bristol, Iona Capital’s Richard Barker gave the key-note address at a Climate Reality event, organised by Marvin Rees, the City’s Mayor. The event, at which more than 160 people working within Bristol’s private, public and third sectors attended. It was held to mark Climate Reality’s 24 Hours of Reality: Truth in […]
IONA DIGEST – ISSUE 7
Iona Capital Newsletter September Issue Welcome to Iona’s Newsletter. This edition focuses on the dramatic growth of ESG over recent years, and questions whether it will be sufficient to drive the level of behaviour change required to stay within the 2 degrees Celsius global warming target. It also provides an update of interesting news from […]
