Start with your feedstock, site or operating plant.

You may already hold the resource that makes a project worth investigating: manure, food-processing residues, wastewater-derived biogas or other suitable organic material. The next step is to connect that resource with an appropriate conversion process, useful output and customer. Shelby Bioenergy, Shelby’s National Renewable Gas Policy consultation response; Shelby consultation response, Feedstock processing and state regulations (company position) Quantify the material that can actually be collected within a workable transport radius, after existing uses and seasonal constraints.

Farm resource reception, operating digester and technician
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Your resource is the starting point

You may already hold the resource that makes a project worth investigating: manure, food-processing residues, wastewater-derived biogas or other suitable organic material. The next step is to connect that resource with an appropriate conversion process, useful output and customer. Shelby Bioenergy, Shelby’s National Renewable Gas Policy consultation response; Shelby consultation response, Feedstock processing and state regulations (company position)

Baseline first, then feasibility

For existing operators, establish a baseline before assessing upgrades. For new projects, confirm reliable supply, treatment requirements, collection costs and potential energy or product demand. Feasibility should include proposed support, without assuming that a grant, tariff or certificate sale is guaranteed.

What a credible producer brief contains

A useful brief describes the material (type, tonnes or volume, moisture and contamination), how reliably it arrives across the year, who controls it today and what it costs to manage. For an operating digester or wastewater plant, add measured biogas flow, methane content, current heat and power use and any downtime. With those facts, technology providers, buyers and lenders can respond to the same picture instead of guessing, and weak assumptions show up early rather than after money has been spent.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a complete feasibility study to start?

No. Start with what is known and use screening to identify the next evidence required.

What information should a producer prepare?

Prepare the material type, annual quantity and timing, current handling and costs, any test results, site location, existing energy use and the outcomes you want. Unknown values can be marked as unknown.

Can I save my producer assessment?

Yes. Create a free account to save your brief, add notes and files, and request a scoped resource assessment when you are ready.

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