Start with the material

The right questions before the right configuration.

A material’s name does not establish its suitability. Composition, variability, preparation and supply certainty shape what a project can practically deliver.

From opportunity to evidence

Find your starting point.

7 topics

01 / Feedstocks

Municipal & commercial residuals

Assess the non-recyclable residual fraction and prepared RDF / SRF, with particular attention to variability and contaminants.

What to establish
  • Representative composition and sorting route
  • Moisture, ash and calorific value
  • Halogens, metals and committed volumes
02 / Feedstocks

Industrial carbon-bearing residuals

Screen production residues and byproducts against their current treatment route and nearby product demand.

What to establish
  • Process origin and variability
  • Carbon content and contaminants
  • Supply continuity and preparation
03 / Feedstocks

Biomass & agricultural residues

Consider qualified biogenic residues after competing uses, practical logistics and seasonal supply have been assessed.

What to establish
  • Origin and competing uses
  • Seasonality, moisture and storage
  • Transport and biogenic fraction
04 / Feedstocks

Legacy landfill material

Begin with characterisation, excavation constraints and practical sorting. Historic deposits can contain a highly variable mixture of materials.

What to establish
  • Representative sampling programme
  • Excavation and sorting requirements
  • Hazardous fractions and legal responsibilities
05 / Feedstocks

Coal-bearing residuals

Explore whether carbon-bearing legacy material presents a conversion opportunity alongside remediation needs. Ash, sulphur, moisture and preparation can dominate the decision.

What to establish
  • Carbon and mineral fractions
  • Sulphur, metals and moisture
  • Excavation, preparation and residue route
06 / Feedstocks

Waste hydrocarbons & specialist streams

Difficult streams require a defined handling and validation programme. Safety, contamination and the permitted treatment route come first.

What to establish
  • Material identity and safety data
  • Handling and contaminant controls
  • Trials, permits and acceptance criteria
07 / Feedstocks

Ash & mineral-rich residues

Treat these as a specialist material-recovery or treatment question. The useful mineral route and required energy input need to be established separately.

What to establish
  • Mineralogy and leachability
  • Recoverable constituents
  • Energy input and product acceptance

Acceptance is subject to representative analysis, trials where needed, engineering and permits. Mineral-rich material requires a distinct assessment; it is not automatically an energy feedstock.

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