Services

Standard, quickly produced reports based on a video call, that includes information on estimated biogas yeild, fertilizer yeild, size of tank, quantity of waste, as well as operational considerations
For small digesters, up to thirty cubic meters we provide complete estimates including lifetime technical, financial and operational considerations
For larger digesters we provide accurate estimates of technical parameters and general estimates of the capital and operational costs
Beyond the TMP, we can also provide site specific design or design support, as well as relevant operational considerations

If your TMP looks good, and you want to determine true biogas yield with your mixture of feedstocks on your site, we will be happy to rent you a pilot digester.
Some clients prefer to have their own staff operate and monitor gas production, or we can provide an online monitoring service that records performance data
As detailed below, we can provide complete operational services, or as required
Rentals are typically between six weeks and six months. We suggest a longer trial period to answer interesting questions, such as seasonal variations on the site and being able to maximize gas production while maintaining process stability

Annual inspections and routine maintenance
System delivery, start-up and re-start (in the case of process failure)
System cleanup and removal, sometimes buy-back if purchased
On-line monitoring, with the option of once per two week site visits for loading and/or grinding and pumping of feedstock, or as required
Repairs and trouble shooting
Complete pilot operation services
We can work with your design or other prefabricated micro and small scale biogas plants such as Sintex digesters (India), Home Biogas digesters (Israel), Puxin Biogas (China), Methanogen Biogastronome Series (United Kingdom), and Impact Bioenergy (United States)
We can also offer convenient additions to some of these units such as feedstock grinding, mixing, pumping, extra gas storage, fertilizer preparation, pasteurization, etc

We can provide standard fertilizer nutrient analysis with an Accredited Canadian Lab
Fertilizer preparation for hydroponics or delivery by irrigation
Soil amendments and direct application to soil
Development of feedstock optimization is typically done by a combination of TMP consultancy as well as pilot digester. We may also do a "BMP" or biological methane potential analysis in a lab or on our site, however it is usually more convenient to bring the pilot digester to the site where it is needed, and have the trials take place on site. This provides more information about the process and allows the site operators to become familiar with the technology.

We use traditional methods such as inoculation of seed bacteria from other digesters, sludges, and manures, and controlling environmental factors that select for the most efficient microbes for each step of the digestion process
We can also use new methods from microbiology labs in the Netherlands and in California that can identify, sequence and replicate specific microbes that may have a (very) low natural growth rate, making them difficult to scale up. This method can improve the development of the right process as well as reactor efficiency per volume
By running the pilot reactor on your site, samples of the resulting microbial community will be available for analysis and to be improved by both of the above methods, along with the corresponding quantity and quality parameters of the biogas and fertilizer.