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A biogas plant is an industry

And it should be run like one: with procedures, clear responsibilities and numbers checked every day. Here is how we work.

The starting point

The cost that matters is the cost of methane

Many plants buy feedstock by the tonne. But a digester does not produce tonnes: it produces methane. A feedstock that looks cheap can yield very little, and the methane it produces ends up costing much more.

That is why we measure everything on one indicator: what it costs to produce a cubic metre of methane. It shows which recipe pays off, which contracts to revisit and where the plant is losing margin.

Results do not depend on the machines. They depend on how feedstock, biology, field work and data are managed.

Recipe, procurement and process have to be read together: changing only one of the three is rarely enough.
What we work on

Three areas, managed together

They are usually handled by different people who do not talk to each other. We keep them together.

Feedstock and recipe

Feedstock and recipe

What goes into the digester, at what price and with what yield

  • Recipe designed on the cost per cubic metre of methane
  • Supply contracts and logistics
  • Incoming quality control
  • Nitrogen balance under control
Plant operations

Plant operations

Who does what, every day, and with which procedures

  • Operators working to standard procedures
  • Feedstock yard and loads traced in Methan.IQ
  • Preventive maintenance with a quarterly plan
  • Critical spare parts in stock and emergency procedures
Digester biology

Biology

A stable digester produces more, with fewer surprises

  • Balanced, consistent recipe
  • Control of process parameters
  • Prevention of instability
  • Comparison of expected and measured production
When the three areas work together, the plant stops chasing problems.
It starts preventing them.
The method

Industrial method, applied to biogas

Our technical core comes from Oil & Gas and large industrial groups. We bring the same way of working to the plants.

Every activity has a procedure. Every procedure has an owner. Every result is measured.

Written procedures

Every field activity follows a defined procedure, the same for every shift. Mistakes no longer depend on who is on duty.

Assigned responsibilities

For every decision it is clear who makes it and who carries it out. The owners stay at the centre of every choice.

Data every day

Loads, deliveries and production are recorded on the spot and reach the owners in a daily report.

Lean method

Measure, correct, improve. One step at a time, with interventions you can verify in the numbers.

The FAR.E work cycle: click each phase

Plan

Goals and indicators

Execute

Field procedures

Measure

Data every day

Correct

Targeted actions

Improve

Cycle after cycle

Plan. Together with the owners we set the goals and the indicators to track, starting from the cost per cubic metre of methane, and define who is responsible for what.

Execute. The plant team works to standard procedures: loading, feedstock yard, checks and scheduled maintenance.

Measure. Loads, deliveries and production are recorded on the spot in Methan.IQ and compared with the plan.

Correct. When a number drifts from the plan we act, and every action stays documented and verifiable.

Improve. At regular intervals we review recipe, procedures and goals. The plant improves one cycle after another.

Case study · Full management of a biogas plant

From cost per tonne to cost per methane

We ran an agricultural biogas plant with our own operators on site. The recipe was bought in €/tonne: some feedstocks, cheap on paper, had very low yields, and at the same price their methane cost up to ten times more, with biological instability and more digestate to spread.

What we did

  1. New KPI: cost per Nm³ of methane, tracked every day.
  2. Recipe redesigned with high-energy feedstock and the nitrogen balance under control.
  3. Feedstock yard brought in-house: operators working to standard procedures, direct purchasing, every load traced in an app. This is where Methan.IQ was born.
  4. Preventive maintenance: quarterly plan, critical spare parts in stock, emergency procedures.
Result

The new recipe reduces feedstock cost from about €680,000 to about €360,000 on an annual basis (about €320,000 less), with an average methane cost of around €0.15/Nm³.

How we work with clients

We sell industrial processes, not consulting hours

We do not hand over a report and leave. We work with the owners and the plant team to set up a way of working that lasts: procedures, responsibilities, indicators.

The owners decide, the field executes. We provide the method, the tool and the control of the numbers.

Results show up in the plant's numbers, not in billed hours.

With FAR.E Group

Procedures applied in the field
Methane cost measured
Data available every day
Working side by side with the team

Traditional consulting

Billed hours or days
Reports and recommendations
Data collected at period end
Implementation left to the plant

What does a cubic metre of methane cost you?

We start from your plant's recipe and supply contracts to find where you can save.

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