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Lepus supports investors, developers and plant owners across the UK, improving the performance, reliability and long-term value of anaerobic digestion and biomethane assets.

What we do

Practical, technical and commercial support across the asset lifecycle.

01 / Consultancy

AD Consultancy

Specialist consultancy for site owners and investors across the UK, spanning the full project lifecycle. With hands-on operational experience of running AD plants, we bring practical knowledge to every engagement.

  • Feasibility studies & feedstock assessments
  • Technical due diligence
  • Regulatory & permitting advice
  • Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) applications
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02 / Operations

Operations

Lepus operates the Charlton Park biomethane plant, injecting 600 SCMH of gas into the local network. Our team is capable, adaptable and experienced — these plants typically generate revenues of more than £600 per hour, so getting back online after an outage is critical.

  • Hands-on plant operations
  • On-site lab feedstock testing
  • Health and safety first
  • Rapid response to outages
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03 / Development

AD Development

A proven track record developing AD projects for our own portfolio and on behalf of investors, taking projects from concept through planning and permitting into construction. Our current pipeline includes biomethane projects in East Yorkshire and Cornwall.

  • Concept to construction delivery
  • Planning & permitting
  • Working with landowners & investors
  • Commercial & technical structuring
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Selected projects

A portfolio of AD and biomethane projects across the UK.

In planning
Penans
60 GWh · Cornwall · In planning
Consented
Saltaugh Grange
60 GWh · East Yorkshire · Consented
In planning
East Helscott
40 GWh · Cornwall · In planning
Exited
UK Portfolio
7 plants · 9 MW · Asset management
Why Lepus

Technical depth, operational experience, commercial judgement.

01

Technical understanding

Deep familiarity with AD process, biomethane upgrading, feedstock and digestate handling. We understand the asset because we've operated them.

02

Operational experience

Years running live AD assets. Not theory, practical site knowledge. We know what breaks, what scales, and what stays profitable.

03

Commercial awareness

We understand the deal, the asset and what makes returns work. Useful at the board table and on the gantry walkway.

04

Hands-on delivery

Senior involvement throughout. No junior handovers, no theory-only advice. You speak to the people doing the work.

In-house R&D

The future of AD, and our focus on dewatering.

UK Government plans to decarbonise the gas grid call for 40 TWh of green gas by 2050, and the Green Gas Task Force aspires to 120 TWh. Whichever number lands, more plants will be needed, and we are seeing rising demand for gas from data centres seeking faster connections than the electricity network can provide.

The largest barrier to growth in the biomethane sector, we believe, is the management and storage of digestate. For the last two years we have been running an in-house R&D programme to solve those challenges with proprietary technology, and we have committed our entire R&D budget to it for the next two years.

The digestate challenge
  • Tightening PAS110 specification
  • Shrinking application windows
  • Increased EA scrutiny on pollution
  • Spreading only on crops with nitrogen demand
  • Climate change reducing the spreading window
  • Low energy density of the product
  • Rising fuel cost makes long-distance haulage prohibitive
  • Deployments needed for non-PAS110 product
  • High cost of storage (covered lagoons)
  • Six months of storage now mandatory for permitted plants
Get in touch

Speak to us about an AD project, asset or operational challenge.

For consultancy, operations, development or project enquiries, drop us a line and we'll come back to you.

info@lepusenergy.co.uk
Office Unit 13 Calmsden Workspace,
Calmsden, Gloucestershire GL7 5GF
Company Lepus Energy Limited
Company No. 16478905