abrdn reaches financial close on UK AD facility

abrdn Global Sustainable Infrastructure Partners IV LP (aGSIP) and The Circular Economy Development Ltd (TCED) have achieved financial close on a greenfield anaerobic digestion plant in Deeside, on the England-Wales border.
The initiative aims to remove landfill waste and produce renewable energy while removing CO2 emissions from the conversion process.
The agreement includes the design, build, own, operate, maintain and finance of a state-of-the-art anaerobic digestion facility that will produce biogas from food waste through anaerobic digestion technologies.
The total cost of the Project exceeds £60 million, with construction commencing in Q3 2024 and commercial operations planned to begin in late 2026.
When online, the Project is set to convert approximately 120,000 tons of food waste annually into gas.
Utilising a gas upgrader around 180 MWh of biomethane will be extracted and injected into the grid; while purified CO2 will be separated and liquified ahead of its sale.
A portion of this biomethane will be utilised to generate approximately 5MW of green electricity via a combined heat and power unit.
Olivier Rossi, director, abrdn, said: “This is a sector that we know well, with strong long-term fundamentals that also supports the energy transition and helps our investors achieve their goals. We are excited to be able to develop an exceptional asset with such a strong environmental focus.
abrdn’s Concession Infrastructure business, a long-term investor in infrastructure projects across the globe, is committed in supporting investments that focus on sustainability and mitigating the effects of climate change.”
Mac Andrade, CEO at TCED, commented: “The Deeside project exemplifies our commitment to building a sustainable future by developing carbon-negative facilities that not only generate renewable energy but also contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. This project represents a crucial step in our mission to decarbonise high-energy users, and we look forward to seeing the positive environmental and economic impacts it will create.”