Project development
1-2 MW Biogas Plant
A cattle feedlot in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, which has been in operation for more than 30 years, forms the location for the development of a 1-2 megawatt biogas plant. For more information on this project, please click here.
Details
- Environmental Impact Assessment approval
- Waste licence obtained
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery consent and approval obtained
- Off-take and supply of feedstock secured
- Successful registration as clean development mechanism (CDM) at UNFCCC
- Municipal approval received (Provincial Development Act requirement)
Feasibility Study
Sawmill operations
Solek conducted a feasibility study for the expansion of existing operations at a sawmill. The scope of the study was restricted to kilns, boilers and co-generation. For more information on this project, please click here.
Details:
- As-Is assessment: existing infrastructure and capacity
- Solution and scenario development
- Financial and scenario modelling
- Solution evaluation: SWOT analysis, sensitivity analysis, and other evaluation methods)
- Recommendations according to solution and scenario evaluation
Pre-feasibility Study
Animal bile processing
Pre-feasibility study on changing cooking operations from electricity to gas supply. Cost comparatives were run on different cooking equipment and compared in terms of capital and operational costs. For more information, please click here.
Details:
- As-Is assessment (existing infrastructure and electrical consumption analysis)
- Gas solution investigation (capital cost, operation & maintenance cost, enery usage efficiency)
- Financial and scenario modelling
- Solution evaluation
- Recommendations and action steps
