Feasibility StudiesWe are able to assess the feasibility of proposed technological solutions within our key strategic business operating sectors and our areas of expertise include:

Mass balance – developing mass balance models of overall processing systems to determine their efficiency/effectiveness

Economic analysis - developing economic models including whole life costing

Environmental audit – examining the overall impact of processing systems

Energy/waste audit – building a picture of primary inputs and outputs from the processing system to aid sizing and guide design parameters

Market analysis – analysing opportunities for commercial exploitation

Technology analysis - reviewing what is currently available and identifying key features and any 'Blue Skies' work

Examples of feasibility studies that we have carried out include:

ADAS
Waste-to-energy feasibility study for a major UK commercial vegetable grower.
This study investigated the technical and economic potential for integrating an anaerobic digester with the waste heat from a gas-fired power station, to provide both the electrical and thermal energy required for a commercial glasshouse.

Austin Hinkley Ltd
Energy Audit and Waste to Energy System Design
Feasibility study of using 7-8 tonnes/day of wood-derived waste to provide electricity and heat for the factory from a gasifier-fuelled CHP unit. This project included a site energy audit, technology review of emerging combustion technologies, system economic modelling, exploitation potential and liaison with planning authorities and environmental agencies.

Biffaward
United Kingdom Food and Drink Processing Mass Balance.
This project provided a comprehensive assessment of the major inputs, outputs and wastes arising from the UK food and drink processing industry. Please contact us for a copy of the project report

Biffaward
Evaluation of cryogenics as a waste disposal method for containerised hazardous waste.
This project compared alternative waste management technologies for the treatment of paints, resins, glues and varnishes. This was achieved by a comparison of the energy balance, economic viability, environmental impact and operational efficiency of each alternative. The range of other waste management technologies examined included incineration, landfill, pyrolysis and recycling. For a copy of this report, please contact us.

CHAOS Enterprises, Leicester
Feasibility study of the renewable energy resource options for a community centre

East Midlands Development Agency & Advantage West Midlands
Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel Cells and Low Carbon Transportation in the Midlands

Hackney Borough Council
Feasibility study of the anaerobic digestion of domestic and commercial food waste

Loughborough University
Anaerobic Digestion Risk Management
Contribution towards the development of a generic introductory low-level renewable energy risk management course, that uses the anaerobic digestion of retail fruit and vegetable waste within a batch anaerobic digester as a case study.

PERA, Leicestershire
Market analysis of the biomass supply chain, from resource to end-user demand, within the East Midlands Region.