Biogas Plant Site Visit

Generate Upcycle’s AD plant in Kettering, processes up to 100,000t of incoming wastes per year, producing 1.6MW (12,800MWh annually) of Electricity and up to 750 m3 of enriched Biomethane to the gas grid per hour. The plant has recently been upgraded with new digesters, feedstock hall, feedstock tanks, odour control and gas upgrader system.

First commissioned in 2010 the plant provides enough power for c5,000 homes and now, sufficient gas to heat c6,000 homes. The plant processes industrial organic wastes, domestic food waste, commercial organic wastes, and agricultural residues 365 days a year.

The plant distributes up to 90,000t of high quality digestate to farmland locally offsetting the use of fossil fuel derived chemical fertilisers.

Generate Upcycle owns and operates seven waste-to-value infrastructure facilities across the UK and 14 worldwide. In total, these sites deliver over 15MW (120,000MWh annually) of clean electricity to the grid and over 1,750CM/h of biomethane into the gas network, powering and heating around 65,000 homes in the UK. Our business is backed by Generate Capital, a leading global sustainable infrastructure platform, which has raised almost $12 billion and invests in over 2,000 assets that deliver reliable, affordable resource solutions.