Biogen (UK)
Anaerobic digestion operator turning food waste into renewable energy and biofertiliser for UK councils and businesses
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-27
About Biogen (UK)
Biogen operates 19 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants across the UK, with a stated generating capacity of 37 MWe. It recycles food and organic waste into biomethane, renewable electricity and liquid biofertiliser. Its offering includes food waste collection and recycling, long-term renewable energy offtake agreements, PAS110-certified digestate for farmers and crop purchasing for its AD facilities.
Customers include local authorities, national retailers, hospitality businesses, food manufacturers, waste management companies and farmers. The company states it works with more than 250 waste-producing customers and runs food waste transfer stations to reduce transport distances.
Biogen was formed in 2005 with investment from the Bedfordia Group and is headquartered in Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire. It employs more than 170 people across the United Kingdom and is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 14064 and ISO 45001. It was acquired by Ancala in 2017 and bought five agricultural AD sites from the Ingenious Group in 2023.
Product: Food waste recycling through anaerobic digestion, renewable energy offtake agreements, biofertiliser (digestate) and crop purchasing.
Jobs at Biogen (UK)
Leadership
- Adam Feneley · CEOSource: company website
- Matt Hughes · CFOSource: company website
- Dinarte Figueira · Head of BiofertilserSource: company website
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