Work is due to begin early this year to convert a redundant smallholding on the edge of the town into a source of sustainable energy.

The 12 acre site at Bore Hill Farm includes consists of a farm house and disused outbuildings  between the A36 and the south of the town. Malaby Biogas, based in Bradford on Avon, plan to install and operate a biogas plant using Anaerobic Digestion and Combined Heat and Power technology which will produce enough renewable electricity to power approximately 1,000 houses.

Anaerobic Digestion is being developed as a sustainable solution to waste disposal and energy generation.  It involves the breakdown of organic matter into methane, carbon dioxide and a nutrient rich substrate.  Concerns have been raised by local residents about noise and smell.  Malaby Biogas have confirmed that all deliveries will be in sealed containers and the plant will be on land closest to the A36. 

Education and Employment Opportunities

It is also planned to include a visitor centre so that interested parties, such as schools, can visit to learn about this renewable project.  The outbuildings will be developed to provide sustainable business units,  powered and heated by the biogas plant,  with the aim of creating new employment opportunities for Warminster.

More information about the project can be found on www.malabybiogas.com