DoubleHelix adds International Sustainability & Carbon Certification to its Global Range of Due Diligence & Verification Services
DoubleHelix Tracking Technologies (DoubleHelix) is launching International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) to companies in Singapore, Indonesia, and the wider Asia-Pacific market.
This follows a successful launch of ISCC in the United Kingdom and Europe, in partnership with EnviroSense, an established UK company specialising in technical audit, verification and due diligence services to the renewable energy and waste industry. Their work together has included the audit of three biomethane gas plants in the United Kingdom, enabling Ixora Energy to achieve International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for the first time.
Diagram shows how the anaerobic digestion (AD) process works to produce renewable heat, electricity and gas, in accordance with the circular economy, benefitting people and communities, as well as the food industry and agriculture. DoubleHelix, in partnership with EnviroSense, conducted audits of three biomethane AD plants - Condate Biogas, Gorst Energy and Sustainable Energy Generation (SEG) – located in south-west region of the United Kingdom, enabling Ixora Energy to achieve International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for the first time, also meeting the stringent requirements of the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive II.
(Image credit: Ixora Energy)
“Ixora Energy is a fine example of how well-structured anaerobic digestion (AD) supply chains underpin the circular economy and how they have integrated this for sustainable farming businesses,” Mr Darren Thomas, CEO of DoubleHelix said, as he explained what was involved in auditing the sourcing and production processes to achieve the ISCC certification.
The three certified biomethane AD plants that are managed by Ixora - Condate Biogas, Gorst Energy and Sustainable Energy Generation (SEG) – are located in south-west region of the UK. These plants utilise raw material feedstocks, including cereal crops like rye, barley, oats, wheat, and maize, as well as waste materials and residues, like whey, poultry litter, and farmyard manure, collected from local sources.
A DoubleHelix case study on the Ixora Energy audit, notes that the refined biomethane gas generated from this process is injected straight into the UK’s National Grid. The renewable electricity and gas generated is sufficient to power local communities where the anaerobic plants are located.
Not only is there sufficient power generated to run all of the Ixora plants, but all the waste residues left over after the AD process goes back to the farms to be used as a more effective organic fertiliser, replacing untreated manure and waste.
The case study quotes Charles Kane, Sustainability Director, Ixora Energy, who said the audit highlighted how the company can maintain its integrity with local farm businesses, which creates an effective circular economy of its own.
Image credit: Ixora Energy
“ISCC certification is a fantastic milestone for us,” Mr Kane said, “as it showcases the work we do to build local farm businesses into our supply chains. We have always believed in working together with farms and communities so that everyone benefits from green energy production through AD.”
He acknowledged that local energy production is an advantage when compared with other sources of green energy, including biofuels, which often involve shipping feedstock internationally, and that has been known to lead to deforestation.
Mr Kane said he was pleased that the company’s achievements in generating sustainable energy locally have been recognised by meeting the much sought-after international standard, which also meets the stringent requirements of the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive II.
“DoubleHelix has already received a lot of interest in ISCC from businesses in Southeast Asia and further afield,” Mr Thomas confirmed, noting that the companies involved are active in many relevant sectors, including biofuels, used cooking oil, plastic packaging and palm oil mill effluent (POME).
About Double Helix Tracking Technologies
Established in Singapore in 2008, DoubleHelix delivers practical solutions to help companies understand their product's impact and journey from forest, farm, factory, mill, or plant to the consumer. With in-country experts in Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, North and South America, DoubleHelix engages with supply chains to collect, analyse, and verify data, assess risk, and implement mitigation measures. It also provides audit services against internationally recognized timber legality and chain of custody (PEFC) standards and International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) to meet European Union renewable energy and biofuel production standards. https://www.doublehelixtracking.com/certification
About EnviroSense
EnviroSense is comprised of an experienced team that offer trusted assessment and verification services in the renewables industry including Renewable Heat Incentive, Renewable Obligation and Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation sustainability engagements required by national regulators. EnviroSense works with a number of high-profile energy companies in the EU to manage sustainability compliance in additional to investment companies requiring due diligence of bioenergy assets. EnviroSense is also a UK registered Monitoring Organisation for timber due diligence. https://envirosenselimited.co.uk/news/
About Ixora Energy
Ixora Energy is a UK-based business, with a team of 38 experts who have been supplying a full range of anaerobic digestion (AD) management services to customers across the UK and Republic of Ireland since 2010. Owned by Downing LLP, a city of London institutional investor in green energy, Ixora has worked with five different funding companies. Since 2010, Ixora has been generating green energy and powering the UK with 100% British-made gas and electricity. The company’s existing plants are achieving 98% availability of renewable energy, with the combined output enough to power 30,000 homes. https://ixoraenergy.co.uk/about_ixora_energy/
About International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)
ISCC is a global certification system for implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) (RED II). Being ISCC certified confirms a company’s compliance with the RED II. The certification also promotes several core values, including traceable supply chains, protection of high biodiversity habitats and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. ISCC’s key objective is to contribute to the implementation of environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable production methods and the use of a wide range of types of biomass in global supply chains. https://www.iscc-system.org/about/objectives/
Issued on behalf of Double Helix Tracking Technologies, in collaboration with Ixora Energy, EnviroSense and ISCC, by Sustain Ability Showcase Asia (SASA) and ABC Carbon.
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