Finn Biogas was contracted by a large red meat processing facility wanting to digest their waste streams as part of an integrated renewables energy precinct. The project investigated the feasibility of generating and using energy behind the meter to offset the sites demand which is driven by the production of heat/ steam for process and cleaning, and the use of electricity for processing and chilling.

With complimentary renewables such as solar and wind, a biogas plant played an important part of the study in not only reducing by-products treatment and disposal costs, but also by providing flexible energy use options. By having a good understanding of biogas plant design and operation, the Finn Biogas team was able to develop this flexibility into a model which provided the client with the best return on investment when taking other parts of the project into account.