ReGenEarth and RER Launch £100m Green Bond to Fund Biochar Projects

ReGenEarth and RER launch £100m green bond to fund biochar projects

LONDON - ReGenEarth and RER have announced a £100 million Green Bond Programme to finance biochar generation technologies for integration into existing anaerobic digestion and biomass plants, according to a press release statement.

The three-year bond, set to mature in 2030, will offer a 12.5% coupon rate and will be issued by RER Capital PLC, a special purpose financing vehicle established to fund circular economy and CleanTech enterprises. The bonds will be secured against hard assets, including existing anaerobic digestion sites.

An Investor Day for the formal launch was held on Tuesday, June 10, at the Institute of Engineering & Technology in London, featuring partners BeZero, Onnu, and research partner Brunel University’s Chemical Engineering Department.

The proceeds will fund technologies that convert organic waste into biochar through pyrolysis, a process that heats organic matter in a low-oxygen environment. Biochar can sequester carbon in soil for centuries while improving soil fertility, water retention, and microbial health.

The bond programme will align with the International Capital Market Association’s Green Bond Principles and includes tracking systems to verify feedstock provenance for carbon credit markets.

This offering represents an alternative for green bond investors seeking diversification beyond solar and wind projects, which have experienced yield compression due to increased competition, according to the statement.

ReGenEarth originated from Stephen Lansdown’s former private equity vehicle Earth Capital and focuses on sustainable renewable energy and circular economy processes.

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