Bioenergy Infrastructure Group

Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) is a UK-based waste management company that operates a portfolio of six energy-from-waste (EfW) and biomass assets with a combined capacity of 100 MW. The company's operations revolve around converting waste materials into renewable energy through EfW and biomass gasification processes. BIG's portfolio consists of three EfW projects located in Hull (24 MW), Lanark in Scotland (12 MW), and Hoddesdon (10 MW), as well as two biomass projects in Cheshire with a combined capacity of 44 MW, and a 16 MW biomass project in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In July 2022, BIG announced that its Ince Bio Power facility in the Net Zero North West industrial cluster had been selected by the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for funding, positioning it to become the first biomass waste gasification facility to adopt carbon capture technology in the UK.

BIG reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of GBP 33.7 million in 2021, an increase from the previous year's loss of GBP 20.4 million, despite a rise in revenue to GBP 20.7 million from GBP 12 million. The company also recorded a GBP 123.9 million impairment charge in 2021, mainly due to ongoing commissioning costs and interest expenses at one of its plants. In May 2023, BIG refinanced its portfolio by raising between GBP 200 million and GBP 300 million in debt from a few banks, lower than its initial target of GBP 400 million. The company was launched in 2015 by infrastructure investor Infracapital, along with Aurium Capital, Foresight Group, and Helios Energy Investments. In 2017, BIG acquired 15 anaerobic digestion plants, four biomass and EfW plants, and a materials recovery facility from the Green Investment Bank.