[Gerard]

Hello everyone,

Maybe “cheaper biogas” is not the perfect title — what I’m really interested in is this:

How are you structurally improving the economics of your plant?

With rising feedstock costs, tighter incentives, and increasing pressure on margins, simply “running stable” is no longer enough. The real question is: Where are the next 10–20% improvements coming from?

I’m particularly interested in practical innovations and field experience, such as:

· Advanced pre-treatment (cavitation, mechanical/thermal/biological methods)

· AI-driven process management and predictive control

· Alternative or lower-cost feedstocks

· Enzymes and biological additives

· Reduction of internal consumption (heat, power, parasitic loads)

· O&M optimization and predictive maintenance

· Digestate valorisation strategies

· Hybrid models (biogas + biochar, CO₂ recovery, etc.)

· Not theoretical ideas — but what is actually working in your plant?

If you had to point to one intervention that truly moved the needle on €/Nm³ or €/MWh, what was it?

Looking forward to learning from your experiences.