NNFCC Biogas Calculator

The Anaerobic Digestion Economic Assessment Tool Version 2.2

Welcome July 2010

► This calculator is part of a biogas toolbox designed to assist the AD About this
developer to assess viability and optimisation of different options Spreadsheet

► Work through the spreadsheet, inserting feedstock, revenue

then costs to show physical requirements and likely financial returns
Help Buttons
► Default and suggested values are provided at most stages of the tool.
They can be overwritten with specific data
► Default values assume wet, mesophilic, continuous flow but other Next Page
technologies can be used by changing the retention period and output data.
They can be overwritten with specific data

Index of Main Pages Help along the Way

Feedstock and Gas
Digestate Value 1 Hover over red boxes for information:
Revenue
Capital Look out for red triangles identifying comments
Overhead Costs
Annual Financials Yellow boxes require your data inputting
Financial Summary Page
Dash Board Pink boxes have defaults that can be over-written

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Gas Production from Feedstock Return to Index Next Page

This page collects information about the feedstock and calculates the necessary digester capacity and biogas production

Dry Matter Percent 0 0 Biogas Yield m3/tonne

Standard Cost Standard Tonnes /yr Biogas M3
Livestock Feedstock Data
or Own Data DM Std DM Std Yield Data or Own Data
per year
DM
£/tonne
0 0 0
Dairy cow slurry 8.5 9 20.23 20.23 19 19 8,000 152,000 680
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 Total 8000 152000 19

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. Dry Matter Percent Biogas Yield m3/tonne
Energy Crops Standard Cost Standard Tonnes /yr Biogas M3
. Data
or Own Data DM
Data
or Own Data
per year
Feedstock £/tonne
. Maize silage 33 33 25.0 205 200 4,500 ### 900,000 1485
. Grass silage 40 30 30 25.0 128 160 4,500 ### 720,000 1350
. 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0
. 225000 225000 Total 9000 1620000 180
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Dry Matter Percent Biogas Yield m3/tonne

Standard Gate Fee Standard Biogas M3
Other Feedstock Data
or Own Data DM
£/tonne Data
or Own Data Tonnes /yr per year
Vegetable wastes 15 15 10.0 57 45 ### 1,000 45,000 150
Old bread 65 50 50 20.0 371 250 ### 750 187,500 375
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Hide 0 0
25,000 Total 1750
0
232500 ###
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Moistu Water
Statistics 133
re
Required?

0 m /yr
3
Annual Feedstock Tonnage 18,750 tonnes
Value Feedstock not from livestock sources
Total Biogas Production
10,750
2,004,500
tonnes
m3
Data
Dry Matter Statistics
Dry Matter Content Overall Biogas Yield 106.9 m3/t
Total Percent Allocate over Year Monthly
Monthly Allocations
Livestock Feedstock 680 8.5% Retention Period
Allocations
60 days
Energy Crops Feedstock 2,835 31.5%
Other Feedstock 525 30.0% Minimum Digester Capacity 3,090 M3
Total Non Livestock Feedsto 3,360 31.3%
Total Estimated Loss of Dry Matter 7.0% Total Dry Matter 4,040 tonnes
This rises with higher Dry Matter Digestates Dry Matter percentage 21.5%
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Fertiliser Value of Digestate HELP

This page calculates the value of the digestate and land required for spreading
Hide Fertiliser
Current Values of Mineral Fertilser Value Data
Plant Available Cost per Tonne Value/kg Return to Index
Nutrient %
Nutrient Fertiliser nutrient Tonnes
N 35% 100% £190.00 £0.55 Total Feedstock 18,750
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P2O5 46% 100% £255.00 £0.55 Total Digestate Volume 17,440
K2O 60% 100% £320.00 £0.53 Non-Livestock Digestate 10,000
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Livestock Digestate 7,440

Value of Undigested Livestock Manure/Slurry as Fertiliser Value of Digested Livestock Manure/slurry as Fertiliser
Fresh Total Kg/m3 in Plant Available Plant Available Value of Plant Available Plant Available Value of
weight Livestock Feedstock Nutrient Nutrient kg/t feedstock Total Kg/m3 in digestate Nutrient Nutrient kg/t Digestate
N 6.00 25% 1.50 £0.83 6.45 70% 4.52 £2.49
P2O5 0.30 50% 0.15 £0.08 0.32 60% 0.19 £0.11
K2O 2.00 90% 1.80 £0.96 2.15 90% 1.94 £1.03

Total Value per Wet Tonne £1.90 Total Value per Wet Tonne £3.60
Benefit of Digestion per tonne £1.70

Total Digestate Analysis including non Livestock Feedstocks Total Fertiliser Value of Manures
Fresh Total Kg/m3 in Plant Available Plant Available Value of
weight digestate Nutrient Nutrient kg/t Digestate
0 N 6.45 70% 4.52 £2.49 Raw Livestock Manure without digestion £15,200
0 P2O5 0.32 60% 0.19 £0.11 Digestate from Livestock Manure & Slurry £26,784
0 K2O 2.15 90% 1.94 £1.03 All Digestate (including non-livestock) £62,784

Total Value per Wet Tonne £3.60 Net value of Digestate £47,584
this is the added value of digestate above the raw slurry/manure

Amount Available Nutrients spreadable on Land by Plant Requirement NVZ Regulations

The NVZ Restriction on Total Nitrogen is 250kg N/ha from any

Kg/Ha Max Application spread manures in any rolling 12 month period
Nutrient requirement
requirement t/Ha
Nitrogen N 250 55.4 Max N Application kg/ha/yr total N
Phosphate P2O5 50 258.3 250.0
Potash K2O 42 21.7 38.8 t/ha

Maximum Application 21.7 t/ha Minimum Hectares required

450.1 ha
Minimum Hectares required 804 ha 1111.3 Acres
1984 Acres
Nutrient Application Kg/Ha Kg/Ha
N 98.0 N 175.0
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P2O5 4.2 P2O5 7.5
NVZ
K2O 42.0 K2O 75.0 Closed
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NVZ Closed Periods ~ this schedule illustrates the NVZ closed periods, they must be met by the digestate liquor
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Grassland
Sandy/Shallow
All other Soil
Tilled Land
Sandy/Shallow
All other Soil
Digestate Volume m3 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453 1,453
Spreading allowed provided a crop is sown on or before 15 September

If you are in an NVZ area and non organic, you will have storage requirements for your liquid component of your digestate
The minimum volume of digestate that will need storing, rather than the actual store size necessary.
Refer to www.theandersonscentre.co.uk for details
The dry matter component if separated and stackable need not be stored (conditions apply)

Go To Digestate
NVZ Storage Requirements Value Schedule
22 Weeks 5,813 m3
26 Weeks 7,266 m3

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Revenues Return to Index

This schedule calculates the income from the biogas assuming you are generating electricity and or heat

Annual Revenues from Biogas Previous Page

2,004,500 M3 Biogas / year
Efficiency of Energy Conversion
There are 11.2 kWh energy in 1m3 methane 11.2 kWh/m3 Parasitic Load Calculator
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Estimated Methane content of Biogas 60%

Energy content of Biogas 6.72 kWh/m3 6.00 Kwh/t Feedstock

Losses and Inefficiencies 10%
33% of heat generated
Efficiency of CHP kW/M3 biogas
Electricity 33% 2
Heat 42% 2.51
Waste 26%

Electrical Output
Total Annual Electricity Generation 4,009,000 kWh e
Select eirther ROCs or FITs? Electrical Generation Capacity Required 458 kW e
4,009,000 kWh e
● ROCs ● FITs
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Feed In Tariffs (FITs) Electricity Sales

Generation
Price payable per kWh e Tariff Export Tariff p/kWh e kWh e Value
Parasitic load used in AD/CHP 0.0 112,500 £0
Displaced farm electricity 11.50 0.0 at 12.00 40,000 £9,400 HELP
Sales to another business 11.50 0.0 at £0
Balance sold to Grid 11.50 3.0 at 3,856,500 £559,193
HELP
£/ROC per mWh e
HELP
ROCs click for current prices 48.00 2.00 £0
0

Total Electricity Sales Average Price /kWhe 14.59 4009 £568,593

Conversion to Heat 2.51 kW t/M3 biogas

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Total Annual Heat Generation 5,031,295 kWh t
Heat Capacity Heat Generation Capacity 574 kW t

Price payable per kWh t % Heat p/kWh t kWh t Value

Parasitic Load to heat Digester 33% 0.0 1,660,327 -
Heat used elsewhere 60% at 1.00 3,018,777 £30,188
Renewable Heat Incentives 60% 3,018,777 £0
Heat wasted 7% 0.0 352,191 -
Total Heat Sales £30,188

Other Revenue
Fertiliser Saving £47,584
Gate Fees £25,000

Income from Biogas £598,780.27

Income from AD and CHP Operations £671,364

total p/m3 total £/tonne

Biogas Feedstock
Total value per m3 biogas electricity 28.37 p £30.32
ROCs 0.00 p £0.00
Heat 1.51 p £1.61
Fertiliser 2.37 p £2.54
Gate Fees 1.25 p £1.33
Total 33.49 p £35.81

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Capital Payment Schedule

This schedule is for inputting the costs of capital setup. It is not linked to earlier parts of the tool other than the thumb in the air figures.

Building and Infrastructure £ 'Thumb In The Air' Costings Standard Your

AD Digester 900,000 Costs Figures
Separater 25,000 Electrical Capacity 458 kW
Feedstock Storage 67,000 Capital per kW e Capacity £3,900 £3,755 ###
Digestate Storage 65,000 Total physical capacity m 3 3,090 M3
Grid Connection 50,000 total cost per m3 capacity £530 £557 ###
Start/Backup boiler 20,000
Water Connection Possible Capital Range: £1,637,700 to £1,786,200
Goundworks 75,000
Reception building
Siliage clamp 8,000 The range of these figures is immense, don't be put off if they are different from
these quoted "averages". It illustrates the variation in systems.
Weighbridge
Grease Trap
Wheel Wash
Roadways 5,000 The smaller a plant is, the lower its capital value will be but the higher it will cost
per unit of capacity (whether kW or M 3). This is a crude guide.
District Heating System
Mixing Pit
Noise reduction 5,000
Project Development 35,000
Professional costs 15,000 Capital Depreciation (Straight Line) Return to Index

Grant Assistance Write Off Period Years

Building and Infrastructure 20.0
Machinery Capital 10.0 Previous Page
Total AD & Connection £1,270,000
Building and Infrastructure 63,500
Machinery Capital £ Machinery Capital 45,000 Next Page
CHP Generator 450,000
Cables and Pipes Total Depreciation £108,500
Heat Exchanger (Straight Line Depreciation)
Biogas Scrubber
Fencing
Depackaging Finance
Cleaning Technology
Degritter Base Rate 2.50%
Odour management Over Base 5.00%
Front end loader Total Lending Rate 7.50%
Pumps
Shredder Initial capital funded by bank 90%
Pasteuriser the other forms of finance would be owner's
capital, shares, etc
Grant Assistance Finance Term (years) 10

Total CHP Costs £450,000 Initial Finance Charge 116,100

Average Finance Charge 58,050

Setup Capital Expenditure Summary

Total AD & Connection 1,270,000

Total CHP Costs 450,000

Total £1,720,000

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Overhead Costs
This schedule provides the opportunity to enter the operational costs. Some are already linked to previous information.

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Annual Running Costs Total

Labour £
Regular & Casual 28,000 Previous Page
Management 12,500
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Sub Total 40,500
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Plant Costs £
Depreciation
Building and Infrastructure 63,500 Machinery Maintenance
Machinery Capital 45,000
Maintenance AD 2.0% Capex
Of AD Plant 25,400 CHP 1.00p /kWh
Of CHP 40,090
Vehicle Licences 475 Total 65,490

Sub Total 174,465

General Overheads £ Space for Workings

General Insurance 2,000
Transport 6,750
Water 2,000
Assurances
Professional Fees
Testing Fees 1,200
EA Fees 1,500
Spreading Licences

Office and Telephone 48,000

Miscellaneous 1,500

Sub Total 62,950

Total 277,915

Land Building and Finance £

Rent & Rates 6,000
Average Finance 58,050

Sub Total 64,050

Total Fixed Costs 341,965

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Financial Summary Page

This page summarises the financial information
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Profit and Loss Cost and Revenue of Marginal Tonne

This is the P&L with 50% Finance repaid Statistics This allocates costs per tonne. It highlights
Income Costs per kWh e 14.14 p/kWh e the costs and benefit of increasing capacity
Electricity £568,593 Costs per m3 Biogas 28.28 p/m3 and feedstock tonnage.
Heat £30,188 Return on Capital 9.44% Per Tonne All
Fertiliser Value £47,584 (profit and finance over capital) Feedstock
ROCs £0 Feedstock Cost £12.00
Gate Fees £25,000 Operational £12.45
Other Income Capital Cost £5.79
Total Capital Expenditure £1,720,000 Total Cost £30.24
Total Income 671,364
Internal Rates of Return Internal Rate Return on Revenue
Costs of Return Capital Biogas £31.93
Energy Feedstock £225,000 At 5 years -25.1% 9.4% Digestate £2.54
Labour & Management £40,500 At 10 Years -2.6% 9.4% Gate Fees £1.33
Power inc Capital Repayment £174,465 After term of loan (10 years) -2.6% 9.4% Other Income £0.00
General overheads £62,950 At full depreciation period (20th year) 8.7% 9.4% Revenue £35.81
Land, building £6,000 At 20 Years 8.7% 9.4% Return £/t £5.57
Interest Payment £58,050

Total Costs 566,965

Internal Rate of Return Return on Capital
Profit/Loss 104,399 15.0% 10.0%
10.0% 9.0%
5.0% 8.0%
Sensitivity 7.0%
0.0%
Revenue from Increasing Variables by 5% Rank 6.0%
-5.0% 5.0%
Capital Expenditure -£9,598 5
Feedstock Volume £22,318 3 -10.0% 4.0%
Electricity Price £28,430 2 -15.0% 3.0%
Heat Price £1,509 4 -20.0% 2.0%
Cost of Feedstocks -£10,000 6 -25.0% 1.0%
Capacity £32,743 1 0.0%
-30.0%

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Capacity Figures

Plant Capacity 3,090 m3

Total capital cost of plant per m3 capacity £557
Capital depreciation £/t feedstock pa £5.79 /t
Annual throughput per m3 capacity 6.07 t
Annual operational cost £/t feedstock £12.45

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Annual Financials
Profit & Loss
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Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Profit and Loss
Income
Electricity 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593 568,593
Heat 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188 30,188
ROCs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fertiliser Saving 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584 47,584
Gate Fees 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Other Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Revenue 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364 671,364

Costs
Feedstocks 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000
Labour 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500 40,500
Depreciation
Digestion 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500 63,500
Power Unit 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000
Maintenance & vehicle Insurance 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965 65,965
General Overheads 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950 62,950
Land & buildings 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Loan Interest 116,100 107,893 99,071 89,587 79,392 68,433 56,651 43,986 30,370 15,734 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Trading Costs 625,015 616,808 607,986 598,502 588,307 577,348 565,566 552,901 539,285 524,649 508,915 508,915 508,915 508,915 508,915 508,915 508,915 508,915 508,915 508,915

P&L 46,349 54,556 63,378 72,862 83,057 94,017 105,798 118,464 132,079 146,715 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449

Return on all Capital 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4%

Supply of Funds
Profit / Loss 46,349 54,556 63,378 72,862 83,057 94,017 105,798 118,464 132,079 146,715 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449 162,449
Depreciation 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500
Loan 1,548,000

Total Source of Funds 1,702,849 163,056 171,878 181,362 191,557 202,517 214,298 226,964 240,579 255,215 270,949 270,949 270,949 270,949 270,949 270,949 270,949 270,949 270,949 270,949

Disposition of Funds
Capital Purchase (less grant) 1,720,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,270,000
Loan Repayments 109,422 117,628 126,451 135,934 146,129 157,089 168,871 181,536 195,151 209,788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Annual Drawings and Tax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Disposition of Funds 1,829,422 117,628 126,451 135,934 146,129 157,089 168,871 181,536 195,151 659,788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,270,000
Opening Bank 0
Bank Change -£126,573 £45,427 £45,427 £45,427 £45,427 £45,427 £45,427 £45,427 £45,427 -£404,573 £270,949 £270,949 £270,949 £270,949 £270,949 £270,949 £270,949 £270,949 £270,949 -£999,051
Closing Bank Position -£126,573 -£81,145 -£35,718 £9,710 £55,137 £100,565 £145,992 £191,420 £236,847 -£167,725 £103,224 £374,173 £645,122 £916,072 £1,187,021 £1,457,970 £1,728,919 £1,999,869 £2,270,818 £1,271,767

Balance Sheet
Assets
Capital Value of Plant 1,611,500 1,503,000 1,394,500 1,286,000 1,177,500 1,069,000 960,500 852,000 743,500 1,085,000 976,500 868,000 759,500 651,000 542,500 434,000 325,500 217,000 108,500 1,270,000
Cash at BankBank 0 0 0 9,710 55,137 100,565 145,992 191,420 236,847 0 103,224 374,173 645,122 916,072 1,187,021 1,457,970 1,728,919 1,999,869 2,270,818 1,271,767

Total Assets 1,611,500 1,503,000 1,394,500 1,295,710 1,232,637 1,169,565 1,106,492 1,043,420 980,347 1,085,000 1,079,724 1,242,173 1,404,622 1,567,072 1,729,521 1,891,970 2,054,419 2,216,869 2,379,318 2,541,767

Liabilities
Loan Outstanding 1,438,578 1,320,950 1,194,499 1,058,565 912,435 755,346 586,475 404,939 209,788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overdraft 126,573 81,145 35,718 0 0 0 0 0 0 167,725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Liabilities 1,565,151 1,402,095 1,230,217 1,058,565 912,435 755,346 586,475 404,939 209,788 167,725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Net Assets 46,349 100,905 164,283 237,145 320,202 414,219 520,017 638,481 770,559 917,275 1,079,724 1,242,173 1,404,622 1,567,072 1,729,521 1,891,970 2,054,419 2,216,869 2,379,318 2,541,767

-6 Loan Outstanding 1,438,578 1,320,950 1,194,499 1,058,565 912,435 755,346 586,475 404,939 209,788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Net Assets 46,349 100,905 164,283 237,145 320,202 414,219 520,017 638,481 770,559 917,275 1,079,724 1,242,173 1,404,622 1,567,072 1,729,521 1,891,970 2,054,419 2,216,869 2,379,318 2,541,767
-3 Depreciation 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500 108,500

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-30 1 Capital Value -12
2 Cash at Ban -11
3 Loan Outsta -6
4 £Profit / Loss -31 Chart Title
5 3,000,000
Depreciation -30
6 Net Assets -3
7 2,500,000
Loan Interes -41

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Technical Dash Board

This dash board summarises the key physical data in the plant. Nothing is editable here. This page is useful to see how changing the feedstock mix varies the outputs.

Feedstocks Tonnes Biogas Biogas Gate Land and Digestate

per Year M3 / year Yield M3/t Fees Digestate Value £3.60 per wet t Previous Page
Livestock Manures 8,000 152,000 19 Min Ha required 450 ha
Energy Crops 9,000 1,620,000 180 Total Digestate 17,440 m3
Other Feedstock 1,750 232,500 133 25,000 Application rate 38.8 m3/ha Return to Index
Annual Totals 18,750 2,004,500 107 Hectares required 450.1 hectares

Electrical Capacity
458 kW
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Feedstock Dry Biogas Production
Matter Volume Feedstock Dry
Matter 21.55% Livestock Manures
Livestock Manures Energy Crops
Energy Crops
Other Feedstock ● Show Dry Matter Feedstock Volume Other Feedstock

Show Fresh Matter Feedstock Volume

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Sensitivity Tests
This schedule of sensitivity analyses illustrates the movement in profit and return on capital when a key variable changes

Change of Capital Expenditure Changing Feedstock Volume

Return on Feedstock Return on

Change Capital Profit Change Profit
Capital Tonnage Capital
-20% £1,376,000 142,789 14.60% -20% 15,000 15,126 4.25%
-10% £1,548,000 123,594 11.73% -10% 16,875 59,763 6.85%
£58,050 -5% £1,634,000 113,997 10.53% -5% 17,813 82,081 8.15%
£162,449 Budgeted Capital £1,720,000 104,399 9.44% Budgeted Tonnes 18,750 104,399 9.44%
5% £1,806,000 94,802 8.46% 5% 19,688 126,717 10.74%
10% £1,892,000 85,204 7.57% 10% 20,625 149,036 12.04%
20% £2,064,000 66,009 6.01% 20% 22,500 193,672 14.64%

Value of Electricity Value of Heat

Return on Return on
Change p/kWh e Profit Change p/kWh t Profit
Capital Capital
-20% 11.67p -9,319 2.83% -20% 0.80p 98,362 9.09%
-10% 13.13p 47,540 6.14% -10% 0.90p 101,380 9.27%
-5% 13.86p 75,970 7.79% -5% 0.95p 102,890 9.36%
Average Price 14.59p 104,399 9.44% Average Price 1.00p 104,399 9.44%
5% 15.32p 132,829 11.10% 5% 1.05p 105,909 9.53%
10% 16.05p 161,259 12.75% 10% 1.10p 107,418 9.62%
33% 19.41p 292,035 20.35% 33% 1.33p 114,361 10.02%

Cost of Feedstuffs Hitting Capacity/Gas Yield

Feedstock Return on Return on

200,000 Profit Change Efficiency Profit
Cost £/t Capital Capital
-100% £0.00 304,399 21.07% 70% -26,574 1.83%
-20% £8.53 144,399 11.77% 80% 38,913 5.64%
-5% £10.13 114,399 10.03% 85% 71,656 7.54%
Feedstock Cost £10.67 104,399 9.44% Budget Capacity 90% 104,399 9.44%
5% £11.20 94,399 8.86% 95% 137,143 11.35%
10% £11.73 84,399 8.28% 100% 169,886 13.25%
20% £12.80 64,399 7.12% 105% 202,629 15.16%

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Value of Feedstock

Feedstock: Grass Silage

Biogas Yield: 195.0 m3/tonne

CHP Efficiency of Conversion

Generation kW Generated per

per m3 Biogas tonne
Electricity 2.0 kW e 390 kW e /t
Heat 2.5 kW t 489.45 kW t /t ROC/kW

Sale value of power Value /t Feedstock Total feedstock Value

Electricity 14.59 p/kW £56.91 (inc FITs)
Heat 1.00 p/kW £4.89
ROC £48.0 £/ROC £0.00
ROCs/mWhe 0

Value of Feedstock £61.80 /tonne

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Options for Biogas

this schedule is a crude assessment of the potential income from biogas as fuel or electricity. It excludes costs.

Biogas For Road Fuel Vs Petrol Biogas for CHP Revenue

kWh Price £/m3 biogas
1m3 Methane roughly equivalent to 1l of Petrol (calorific value) kWhe per m biogas
3
0 14.59p 0.00p
Methane % in biogas 60% kWht per m3 biogas 2.5 1.00p 2.51p
So 1m biogas ≈
3
0.60 litres petrol RHI 2.5 0.00p 0.00p
ROC/1000 per kWhe 2.0 4.80p 9.60p
1L petrol costs 109.9 ppl Revenue from CHP per 1m biogas
3
12.11p
0.6 litres petrol = 65.94 ppl
Less VAT 17.50%
Net of VAT 56.12 ppl
Less Biomethane duty of 15.31 ppl equivalent Summary Box (p per m3 biogas)
40.81 ppl
Plus RTFC Possible revenue from CHP 12.11p
Value per Certificate 10.0 p (per 1kg biogas)
value per 1m3 biomethane 7.16 Possible revenue from road fuel 45.11p
value per 1m3 Biogas 4.3 p/m3
Difference 33.00p
Total Potential Revenue 45.11p per m biogas
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