Before the actual construction of the biogas plant certain actions need to be taken care of. First of all, the team will be writing a businessplan for the situation on the farm of Mr. Mofokeng about the use of the biogas plant. This business plan will show the possibilities about the electrification of biogas and the sale of the electricity to the network of ESKOM.
During the stay at the Chicken Chain Farm, the team will visit an experienced biogas company in the region. After contacting this company the designing of a biogas plant will take place. Because the team is not able to design a biogas plant from scratch, an existing approved design will be adapted to the specific situation of the Chicken Chain Farm. The design will also take into account the possibility of upscaling in the future.
After the design has been finalised contact will be made with a contractor. This company will start constructing the biogas plant. The agreements with the contractor will be made before the team returns to the Netherlands.
Furthermore, the earlier mentioned business plan will be further adapted during the stay at the Chicken Chain Farm. Besides this case specific business plan, a general business plan will also be written. This general business plan could be used by other farmers in Gauteng when they ask Mr. Mofokeng for help.