OUR MISSION

Accelerating Net Zero

Generating enough biomethane to heat over 100,000 homes every year [1], Acorn Bioenergy provides one of the solutions to the energy transition.

Acorn’s biomethane will replace sources of unsustainable natural gas whilst capturing green CO2 for industry, a replacement to fossil derived CO2.

Overall, Acorns anaerobic digestion process will have carbon savings equivalent to planting and maintaining over 15,000,000 trees every year [2].

Improving Sustainable Farming

Anaerobic digestion is central to improving agriculture and pivotal to sustaining food production. The process will produce digestate, an organic fertiliser to replace carbon-intensive and artificial alternatives.

Unlike artificial fertiliser commonly used on farms, the digestate made through anaerobic digestion contains a high quantity of organic matter, restoring soil quality to promote healthy crop growth.

For further information on digestate, watch our video here.

Developing National Energy Security

Biomethane and anaerobic digestion is part of the government’s energy security plans. Domestic supply of biomethane, digestate and green CO2 will decrease our overseas dependencies and reduce our carbon emissions. Overall, this will enhance the UK’s energy security.

Domestic digestate and CO2 will be cheaper and more sustainable also enhancing food security.

[1] Figure derived from volume of biomethane injected across 15 of the proposed sites and heating consumption statistics from ‘Household Energy Consumption and Affordability Final Report’ by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

[2] Figure derived from the sum of Acorn’s proposed carbon-negative operations (calculated using Ofgem non-domestic RHI reporting standards) and the CO2 avoided from replacing natural gas in the grid with biomethane across 15 of the proposed sites. Figure for the mass of CO2 stored per tree is derived from Ecotree.