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Biogas Plants · From Feedstock to Full Load
A biogas plant is built for decades. The decision you make today defines your profits — or your problems — for the next 20 years. We don’t just build biogas plants. We build biogas plants that earn money, from the very first feedstock analysis to stable full-load operation.
The real problem isn't CAPEX
Almost every investor looks at the plant CAPEX first. That’s understandable — but in practice, something else decides whether a project succeeds: the operating cost, day after day. The cheapest supplier is often the most expensive one. The real cost of a biogas plant isn’t what you spend on Day One. It’s what the plant produces — and what it costs to run — every single day afterwards.
The reality after commissioning
You’ve seen countless suppliers — at trade fairs, at conferences, online. Everyone claims the best technology, shows beautiful photos and impressive references. Yet one question stays open: which technology will still perform in 10 or 20 years? Worldwide, thousands of biogas plants have been built — and many never reach their designed output. Some are even shut down after just a few years because they simply aren’t profitable. The difference is rarely the concrete or the steel. It’s the process. How our two-stage process works →
A plant that merely runs
Lower gas yields than planned. High operating and maintenance costs. Cheap equipment that never delivers the promised performance. And a plant that’s awkward to run and maintain — so the staff loses interest, and in daily operation many things simply don’t get done. It runs, but it loses money every single day.
A plant that earns
Stable gas yields and low operating costs. Easy — even enjoyable — to run, because operability is engineered in from the start: the control system is built so the operator doesn’t have to intervene much. It handles changing feedstocks and generates profit for decades — the performance it was designed for.
We don't sell machines
Our success doesn’t begin when the contract is signed. It ends only when your plant produces reliably. That’s why we stay with a project from the first feedstock calculation all the way to stable full-load operation.
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We start with the feedstock actually available to you — structure, fibres, digestibility and biological behaviour — before anything is designed. With our experience, we work with you to find additional feedstock sources and reduce your dependence on a single supply.
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Process and plant engineering, bankable concepts, industry-standard components and international suppliers — built around performance.
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We bring the plant to life ourselves, with operator training and hands-on support — not a manual handed over at the gate.
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We stay until the plant reaches reliable full-load operation and delivers the output it was designed for — for decades.
Feedstocks worldwide
Straw processing & fibre-rich feedstocks
Palm oil residues
Napier grass & energy crops
Food waste & organic residues
Manure & agricultural by-products
Not just maize — the raw materials you really have
We know both sides of the table
We've invested too
SLP wasn’t built only on engineering. We have invested in biogas plants ourselves. That’s exactly why we know which decisions cost millions years later — and which ones make the difference between a profitable plant and a failed one. Experience doesn’t replace theory. It replaces mistakes. (Photo: late 1990s — bio-waste delivery at a plant we had invested in and built ourselves.)
Why investors choose SLP
With more than 30 years across engineering, construction, commissioning and plant operation, more than 50 biogas plants realised on four continents, and experience with over 57 different feedstocks, we know that every successful plant rests on thousands of engineering decisions. Getting those right — from India to Europe, Africa and South America — is what we do.
We build to German standards: robust, durable plants with proven technology, designed to perform for decades. At the same time, our international experience means we are used to adapting these German standards to the local environment — to the climate, the feedstocks, the regulations, the local suppliers and the skills on site.
30+
years in engineering, construction & operation
50+
biogas plants realised with SLP
57+
different feedstocks handled
4
continents with realised projects
Flexible cooperation
Every project is different, so there is no standard solution. You decide how far we walk the project with you — and together we find the option that is economically best for you — for your background and your business. If you are already a large construction or engineering company, you may not need an EPC contractor at all, just our engineering or our technology. If you are new to biogas, we can take on more of the responsibility. Not the most expensive. Not the cheapest. The right one.
An independent, experienced view before you commit capital — feasibility studies and technical due diligence on plants and projects.
Process and plant engineering built on 30+ years of real operating know-how.
Deliver high-performance projects on our proven process — without years of R&D.
Turnkey or managed delivery, engineered around performance from feedstock to full load.
Start-up, operator training and the support it takes to reach stable full load.
Getting an existing, underperforming plant back to the output it was designed for.
Security instead of promises
A biogas plant is a 20-year commitment. So every project is built on evidence you can take to a bank — and we partner with the people who carry that decision.
Independent technical assessments
Bankable concepts
Industry-standard components
International suppliers that deliver proven quality
Transparent economic calculations
Proven, demonstrable operating experience
Investors planning a greenfield biogas project
Owners optimising an existing, underperforming plant
Developers building multiple plants
EPC companies looking for an experienced partner
Companies searching for proven process technology
Talk to our team
Whether you’re planning a greenfield plant, optimising an existing one, or developing a project on palm oil residues, napier grass, straw or food waste — we help you avoid the wrong decisions before they cost millions. Talk to the engineers who focus on what matters most: long-term plant performance.
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