Project Overview
Client: Olleco
The project involved the coordination and contract administration of Olleco’s flagship Anaerobic Digestion facility at Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, a £22 million renewable energy development delivering a purpose-built food waste processing and biomethane production facility.
Working closely with the client, contractor and multidisciplinary consultant team, JHA Architecture led and coordinated delivery from construction through to completion, ensuring the architectural, structural and specialist process elements were successfully integrated.
Key Features
The facility brings together complex food waste reception, specialist anaerobic digestion processes and biomethane upgrading infrastructure within a highly coordinated industrial site.
- £22 million renewable energy facility
- Purpose-built food waste processing and biomethane production
- Coordination and contract administration through construction to completion
- Specialist process, biogas upgrading and service infrastructure
- External works supporting safe vehicle circulation and operational access
Design Approach
The facility was developed as part of a wider sustainable energy strategy, supporting one of the UK’s largest net zero carbon dairy operations.
JHA Architecture coordinated architectural, structural and specialist process elements with the client, contractor and consultant team to ensure the project was successfully delivered as a highly functional renewable energy facility with a clear architectural identity.
Operational Integration
The development was designed to accommodate complex anaerobic digestion processes, enabling the efficient reception, treatment and conversion of commercial food waste into renewable energy.
Close coordination between architectural, civil, structural and process engineering disciplines ensured the successful integration of specialist processing equipment, biogas upgrading infrastructure, service installations and external works while maintaining safe vehicle circulation, operational efficiency and long-term maintenance access.
Sustainability and Future Readiness
Sustainability formed the foundation of the project, creating a closed-loop renewable energy facility that transforms over 100,000 tonnes of food waste each year into renewable electricity, heat, biomethane and nutrient-rich biofertiliser.
The coordinated design provides a robust and adaptable industrial facility capable of supporting future operational improvements, technological upgrades and continued growth in sustainable waste processing.
Project Outcome
The Olleco Anaerobic Digestion Facility demonstrates the successful delivery of a highly coordinated renewable energy project through effective multidisciplinary collaboration and construction phase management.
Acting in a coordination and contract administration role, JHA Architecture worked alongside the client, contractor and wider consultant team to help deliver a complex industrial facility combining efficient waste processing, renewable energy generation and long-term operational resilience.
The completed development represents a significant investment in the UK’s circular economy, providing essential infrastructure for sustainable food waste management while supporting national carbon reduction and renewable energy objectives.
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