First Scottish gas to grid AD plant is now live
Iona’s first fund, IEILP, has financed the design and construction of first commercial gas to grid Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant in in Scotland in 2014. The construction of a 36,000 tonnes facility is finished and first gas injection was registered before Christmas 2014. For further news on Scotland’s waste prevention programme read the article “Much […]
Two new biogas plants to be funded by Iona
Iona Capital (“Iona”), a leading environmental investor, has committed a further £20m to construct two new Anaerobic Digestion plants in the North of England. Gravel Pit Biogas, is a gas to grid plant located near Sand Hutton, York. The plant will process circa 35,000 tonnes of cattle manures and silage from the local farm and […]
Watch how Bioenergy is created
Anaerobic digestion plant is a bioenergy facility and is different from coal, oil or gas-fueled plants. At a bioenergy facility, the organic matter such as left-over food, grass-cuttings etc. are digested or broken down by bacteria generating gas and fertiliser as a by-product. This gas is then either injected directly into the grid or used […]
New Investment by Iona Capital promises greener power for Yorkshire
Iona Capital (“Iona”), a leading environmental investor, has financed its twelfth Anaerobic Digestion (“AD”) plant, Leeming Biogas Ltd, which is located adjacent to RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire and will be one of the largest gas-to-grid AD plants in the UK. The project has been developed in partnership with JFS & Associates and UTS Biogas, who […]
Ullswater Ultra Challenge
Length: 8-11km hiking, 7-11km kayaking, 16km cycling Total ascent/descent: Unknown, but plenty Time: approximately 5 hours A group from Iona Capital undertook the ultimate challenge in the Ullswater, Lake District area – hiking, cycling and finally kayaking all to raise funding for the environmental charities: 10:10 UK, The Young People’s Trust for the Environment and […]
Iona Capital invests in a new Biogas plant
Iona Capital Ltd, a leading investor in the UK biogas market, has completed an investment in a second anaerobic digestion (“AD”) plant in Scotland. The plant, located at Charlesfield near St Boswells in the Scottish Borders, will process a mixture of farm based feedstocks and inject biomethane directly into the local gas grid. This project […]
Iona’s largest welsh waste project started processing waste
Iona Capital Ltd has financed Biogen Waen, an anaerobic digestion facility located in Wales in October 2012, which has now been successfully completed and started accepting waste from the local authority. The plant will process 22,500 tonnes of food waste and generate 1MW of electricity p.a. To read the full article please visit Biogen website.
Iona Environmental VCT Plc has released Company’s Year End Report & Accounts
Iona Environmental VCT Plc has released Company’s Year End Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014. You can find the pdf version of the Report & Accounts in our Downloads section. A copy of the IEVCT Year End Report & Accounts will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and available […]
Biogen hits half million tonne milestone
Iona Capital Ltd has provided funding to two Anaerobic Digestion facilities in Joint Venture with Biogen (UK) Ltd, both located in Wales. Biogen is a UK based AD operator and currently has 3 operating facilities under management and 5 under construction. To read the full article please visit Biogen website.
First Welsh Government AD plant has been opened
Iona Capital Ltd has provided funding to Biogen Gwyriad, first Welsh Authority AD plant, back in July 2012. The AD plant is processing 11,000 tonnes of food waste collected form households and local business and producing renewable electricity. The plant was officially opened by First Minister Carwyn Jones on the 15ht of April 2014. To […]
