Danish firm looking for 2,000 farmers to supply manure for biomethane plant
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced plans to develop and operate manure-powered biogas plants across Ireland through Greengate Biogas, in collaboration with Atlas Renewables and Energex Partners. The initiative, involving over 2,000 livestock farms, aims to produce 1.8 TWh of biomethane annually, fulfilling 30% of Ireland’s 2030 biomethane targets. This will heat 160,000 homes and support Ireland’s circular economy, reducing agricultural emissions and contributing to renewable energy production and local job creation.
Manure from over 2,000 farm in Ireland will be needed to fuel a biomethane project announced by a Danish fund manager today.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has said it will develop, construct and operate manure-powered biogas plants in Ireland over the coming years that will deliver 30pc of the country’s biomethane targets.
In an announcement today, the fund, through Greengate Biogas, will develop, construct and operate biogas plants across Ireland with a primary focus on utilising manure as feedstock.
When fully established it said Greengate Biogas will produce nearly 1.8 TWh per year of biomethane across multiple projects, representing approximately 3.5pc of Ireland’s current natural gas demand and 30pc of Ireland’s 2030 biomethane target established in the recently published biomethane strategy.
This equates to enough gas to heat over 160,000 Irish homes or meet 20pc of Irish industrial gas demand1. The projects will inject biomethane into the grid and recirculate organic fertilisers to farmers contributing to Ireland’s circular economy and green transition.
Manure will be the predominant feedstock – and will be sourced in close collaboration with over 2,000 livestock farmers across the country, it said.
It said that by implementing anaerobic digestion for improved manure management, Greengate Biogas will also help reduce emissions from the agricultural sector and address nitrate challenges.
Andreas F. Brandt, Partner at CIP, said of the new partnership: “We are excited to enter the Irish bioenergy industry with Greengate Biogas which will make a significant contribution to the green transition, as well as creating local jobs and investments across the agricultural and rural economies.
“Ireland is a key market for CIP, and alongside our existing interests in offshore wind and solar power, we look forward to seeing the growth in biogas make significant contributions to renewable energy production, CO2 abatement and water quality management. We look forward to progressing the projects with our local development team and in collaboration with Irish farmers, local authorities and other stakeholders.”
Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind.
The funds managed by CIP focus on investments in offshore and onshore wind, solar PV, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity, storage and advanced bioenergy.
CIP manages 12 funds and has to date raised approximately €28bn for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from more than 160 international institutional investors.
Under the Greengate Biogas partnership CIP, Atlas Renewables and Energex Partners will join forces. Atlas Renewables is a local development team specifically established to develop biogas plants in Ireland, while
Energex Partners is a specialist commercial advisory practice serving the energy sector.
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