Gate Fee Calculation for Biogas Facilities

“In my view, this is the first time such an approach has been made for organic waste utilization in water recovery facilities. This has potential to help immensely with decision making process.“

~ Reviewer, Australian Water Association

Lewi was chosen to support Urban Utilities with modelling the floor price for commercial waste receival at a major sewage treatment plant.

Solution

Lewi co-developed a model with Urban Utilities that assimilates 20+ spreadsheet calculations, automating steps in the assessment process for new substrates.

Impact

• Enabled rapid decision-making on floor prices for contracts (improving efficiency by 80%).

• Enhanced documentation and risk management processes.

• Improved sustainable digester operation and process troubleshooting.

• Improved cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of feedstock and strengthened co-digestion customer engagement.