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DIGEST STORENGY UK TO

OPERATE FIRST

BIOGAS-TO-GRID

PLANT FOLLOWING

GREEN HOMES GRANT SET ACQUISITION

STORENGY UK, A SUBSIDIARY of
ENGIE, will operate its first biogas-to-
FOR AUTUMN REBOOT, grid plant, following its acquisition of
Deal Farm Biogas in Norwich.
The move, in line with Storengy
NET ZERO LIVE REVEALS UK’s strategic business goals and
growth in the green gas sector,
took place on 8 April following
contract completion, reports
Bioenergy Insight.
Storengy UK currently operates
the Stublach Natural Gas Storage
site in Cheshire and will now
operate its first biogas-to-grid
facility in the UK. The agricultural
anaerobic digestion (AD) plant will
enable the commercialisation of
biogas derived from a feedstock
mix of livestock manure, straw,
and grass. With a connection to
the local gas network, the facility is
projected to produce 55 GWh per
year, equivalent to over five million
cubic metres of biomethane.
Construction of the AD plant will
begin in April and be managed by
developer BioWatt, with completion
expected in early 2022.

THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT RECOGNISES THE
IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY ENERGY SCHEMES

A REPLACEMENT FOR the scrapped thing is that it is properly funded.”
Green Homes Grant is expected to The Green Homes Grant scheme,
be announced as part of the autumn the domestic energy efficiency
spending review, a senior figure in the improvement scheme which was closed
Construction Leadership Council’s to new applications at the end of March,
(CLC) net zero team has revealed. has been widely criticised for its chaotic
Speaking as part of Building’s Net implementation, poor administration
Zero Live conference, David Pinder, and financial impact on many builders
Chair of the Green Construction Board, and installers.
said Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng In February, it was confirmed that the
had told the CLC that he expected a government was set to claw back most
replacement for the botched scheme to of the £1.5 billion fund for retrofitting
be announced later this year. homes because of delays getting the
Pinder said, while there was no money to householders meant it was
promise of a new scheme, “the unlikely to be spent by the deadline.
Secretary of State certainly indicated The Green Homes Grant, which
that he expected the Green Homes launched at the end of September,
Grant or an equivalent would come included £1.5 billion for householders
forward in the next comprehensive but just £71 million of the money
spending review. had been spent by 22 January. The STORENGY UK WILL OPERATE ITS FIRST
“We hope that it is longer term government announced unspent funds BIOGAS-TO-GRID FACILITY IN THE UK
commitment and the most important would not be rolled over.

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