04 / PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Start with the waste.
Engineer the project.
A productive first conversation connects your feedstock, site constraints and intended methane use. The 1,000 kg/h industrial reference module informs the discussion; your project defines the scope.
Define the feedstock.
Waste type and composition · available tonnes per year · moisture content · available morphological and chemical analysis
Select plant capacity.
Select plant capacity from the available annual waste volume and determine the required number of 1,000 kg/h processing lines.
Map the interfaces.
Site access, utilities, water, chemical supply, gas handling and the intended use of the produced methane. Identify output routes and local project requirements.
Build the evidence.
Further scale-up validation focuses on integrated throughput, energy consumption, operating reliability, equipment performance and industrial-scale process integration.
Define the next stage.
Use the evidence to establish the engineering scope, scale-up approach, partner responsibilities and project economics. Capacity and commercial terms are defined project by project.
PRELIMINARY METHANE BUSINESS CASE
Energy. Chemistry.
Waste treatment.
Three revenue streams, with chemical offtake and reagent supply central to the business case.
Modelled technology CAPEX · excludes land and buildings
Modelled revenue
Modelled EBITDA
The supplied base case allocates approximately 69% of revenue to potassium carbonate, 24% to methane and 7% to waste gate fees. It reports €10.75 million/year OPEX and a 5.84-year simple payback.
These are scenario calculations, not a quotation or return commitment. Feedstock, chemical offtake, KOH prices, electricity tariffs, financing, permitting and site scope determine the project case.
View the model’s price assumptions
Methane
€90/MWh
Dry K₂CO₃
€750/tonne
Wet-waste gate fee
€80/tonne
Fresh KOH
€700/tonne
Electricity
€80/MWh
Slag revenue
€0
Document assumptions, not current market quotes. Electricity consumption: approximately 1.15 MW / 9,200 MWh per year. Optional battery storage is a separate optimisation case.
Industrial methane concept, pp. 10–14. Figures are rounded. Simple payback excludes financing and is sensitive to product sales and operating costs.
SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY
Hydrogen has
its own configuration.
The investment memorandum explores a hydrogen-focused complex using plasma gasification, water-gas shift, CO₂ absorption and drying. Its illustrative basis is 1,000 kg/h dry MSW, 157.2 kg/h H₂ and €28 million CAPEX.
This is a separate engineering and investment scenario. Its yields, energy hub and carbonate options are not included in the methane figures above; simultaneous production or instant switching is not assumed.
PGMCC Investment Memorandum, pp. 3–10. Illustrative model, subject to Front-End Engineering Design (FEED).
Discuss the development pathwaysTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT
Specialist engineering.
Connected expertise.
PGMCC is presented by Int-Energia Kft. The supplied Month 0 engineering document names Int-Energia Kft., Metaplasma S.L. and CYEEP S.L. Its reference installation is in Olloniego, Asturias, Spain.
Industrial deployment is developed around a defined project and its validation needs. Engage the team to discuss a site, an engineering partnership or a staged development programme.
LET’S DEFINE YOUR PROJECT
Your waste stream.
Your next energy project.
Discuss your projectStart with feedstock, throughput and the methane use case.