Welcome to our online information hub for Hornage Green Power. We’re providing an update on our improved proposals for a renewable biomethane gas generation plant near Long Crendon and Oakley.
Our plans would generate clean energy, contribute to Britain’s energy security and support local farmers.
At a glance
We have engaged for two years on our proposals and there are no objections to it from the Council's independent technical advisors. However, we understand there remain concerns in the local community. Our improved plans maintain all of the project benefits while reducing potential impacts on local people. These are outlined below:
Producing green energy and supporting energy security
Hornage Green Power will produce renewable biomethane and biogenic CO2 to support the transition to net zero. This is a green fuel that will support our transition to net zero and reduce our dependence on foreign gas supplies.
Our plans will generate enough renewable gas to heat 9,501 homes. This is the equivalent amount of homes in Thame and Haddenham combined.
Supporting local farmers and the rural economy
We will work hand-in-hand with the local farming industry, providing local farmers with guaranteed revenue and natural fertiliser.
Hornage Green Power will take organic material, including crops from rotations and manure, from local farms to feed the plant. The same farmers will benefit by receiving the natural fertiliser produced at the end of the gas generation process. This will reduce the amount of expensive and imported artificial fertiliser that local farm businesses need to buy, improving soil health and storing more carbon.
As part of our Section 106 legal agreement with Buckinghamshire council, feedstock will be legally controlled to be sourced locally, with 35% coming from a three mile radius and 80% from a 12 mile radius.
We’ll also create 15 Full Time Equivalent jobs, and support 35 further highly-skilled jobs through the supply chain.
We’ve listened and improved our plans
Our application was submitted in September 2022 and during the determination period we have worked closely with the local community, Member of Parliament and council officers.
We have listened to this feedback and revised our plans in December 2024 which maintain all of the benefits of clean renewable energy, tackle climate change and support the rural economy, whilst demonstrating the suitability of the site for this type of development.
Site Location
The plant will be close to feedstock and will have suitable access, as well as being visually well-screened. Additionally, the site is adjacent to national gas grid infrastructure and will be situated well away from residential properties. Find out more about the site location here.
Reduced traffic impact
During the post-submission engagement, Acorn has committed to implementing the following:
For 11 months of the year outside harvest times, HGV movements will be limited to no more than 40 in any one day.
No more than 70 HGVs will have access to the site in any one day during harvest times. This is a reduction from the 98 HGVs previously proposed and found to be acceptable by the Highways Authority.
Reduction in the number of days of peak traffic movements to the development to 28 days per year.
No HGV movements within Long Crendon during school term time between 08:00 - 9:00 and 14:45 - 15:45 Monday to Friday.
Feedstock will be legally controlled to be sourced locally, with 35% coming from a three mile radius and 80% from a 12 mile radius.
For the Operational Traffic Management Plan to provide a system for local people to report traffic concerns as needs be and for these to be addressed and responded to within 5 working days.