EAI provides specialized assistance to companies keen on the use of biomass for energy.
While bio-energy has provided significant economic savings, especially for the industrial and commercial heating segments, the lack of a reliable supply chain has been a key bottleneck in the growth of this segment. As a result, many companies that are keen on using bio-energy wish to have a thorough due diligence and evaluation done on the biomass supply chain before making the investment decision.
EAI has the expertise to do comprehensive feasibility studies for both the technology and supply chain aspects of bio-energy, though our special focus has been on the supply chain feasibility and viability analysis.
The following are the main topics / aspects under which we provide the biomass supply chain feasibility analysis:
1. Feedstock Availability
- Overall numbers for various biomass feedstock in your region
- Region wise quantitative analysis of different feed stocks
2. Availability of Biomass Suppliers
- Estimates for number of suppliers in your region
- Criteria for evaluating reliability
3. Economics & Cost
- Cost for various biomass feedstock in your region
- Quotation analysis
- Feedstock cost escalation projections
4. Details of Biomass Suppliers
- Comprehensive details on prominent biomass suppliers in your region
- Typical terms and conditions of suppliers
5. Risks & Risk Mitigation
- A complete analysis of risks based on generic factors, and also based on region specific factors
- Analysis and synthesis of the various risk mitigation strategies possible
Specific details and data focused on
- Details of prestigious firms in your region to whom the shortlisted vendors are supplying biomass for a considerable period
- Significant insights on prices based on the interactions we would have had with the vendors, and a final projection for the price range.
Specific Highlights of Inferences that will be Provided
- Analysis of specific supply risks.
- Analysis of the professionalism of the suppliers – with regard to reliability of supply and application of professional methods for quality testing etc.
- Extensive inputs on the types of biomass feedstock available, and their characteristics.
- Details of transport costs and any other processing costs involved.
- Details and analysis of contract terms, based on interactions with suppliers.
Typical Activities Undertaken
- Comprehensive survey of biomass supply chain in your region.
- Interactions over email and phone with a large number of vendors, and meetings typically with over a dozen shortlisted vendors for further evaluation.
- Intensive analysis for shortlisting the vendors.
- Sending RfIs and RfQs and receiving preliminary quotations from shortlisted vendors
- Visiting briquetting plants of the shortlisted vendors
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Specific Domains We Operate in
Solar Energy
Solar PV– Rooftop Solar | Residential Rooftop Solar | Commercial & Industrial Rooftop Solar | Ground Mounted Solar Farms | Solar Farm Operations & Maintenance | Solar Farm Monitoring & Control | Solar Power Integration with Grid | Offgrid Solar | Solar Water Pumps | Solar Street Lights | Off-grid Solar Homes ||| Solar PV Components – Solar Trackers | Single Axis Solar Trackers | Dual Axis Solar Trackers | Solar Inverters | Solar Power Plant Central Inverter | Solar Power Plant String Inverter | Solar Power Plant Micro-Inverter | Solar PV Mounting Structures | Solar Power Plant Monitoring & Control Systems | Solar PV Wafers | Solar PV Cells | Monocrystalline Solar Cells | Polycrystalline Solar Cells | Thin Film Solar Cells | Bifacial Solar Cells | Solar Modules/Panels | Solar Panel Backsheets | Solar Panel Aluminium Frames | Solar Panel Encapsulants | Building Integrated Solar PV | Solar PV Storage | Concentrating Solar PV |
Solar Thermal – Low-Temperature Solar Thermal | Solar Water Heating | Solar Cooking | Solar Drying | Medium & High Temperature Solar Thermal | Medium Temperature Commercial & Industrial Heating Using Solar Thermal | High Temperature Industrial Heating Using Concentrated Solar Thermal | Concentrating Solar Power | Storage for Concentrating Solar Power | Fresnel Lens based Concentrating Solar Power | Power Tower based Concentrating Solar Power | Parabolic Trough based Concentrating Solar Power | Dish based Concentrating Solar Power | Hybrid Solar Energy | Solar Wind Hybrid | Solar Biomass Hybrid | Solar PV / Thermal Hybrid
Bio-Energy
Bio-energy for Heating – Combustion-based Biomass Heating | Gasification-based Biomass Heating | Anaerobic Digestion based Biomass Heating
Bio-energy for Power – Combustion-based Biomass Power | Gasification-based Biomass Power | Anaerobic Digestion based Biomass Power | Biomass Combined Heating & Power | CHP Boilers for Biomass | Operations & Maintenance for Biomass-based Energy Plants | Biomass Storage | Biomass Pre-processing | Biomass Ash Management,
Bio-energy for Transportation – Ethanol | First Generation Ethanol | Second Generation Cellulosic Ethanol | Biodiesel | Biodiesel through Transesterification | Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil – HVO | Bio-butanol | Bio-methanol | Bio-CNG | Aviation Biofuels
Other Bio-energy – Biogas | Syngas
Bio-Energy Crops – First Generation Bio-energy Feedstock | Agricultural Waste Feedstock | Dedicated Energy Crops | Perennial Biomass Bio-energy Feedstock | Prominent Biomass Feedstock for Heating & Power | Sawdust for Heating & Power Generation | Rice Husk for Heating & Power Generation | Paddy Straw for Heating & Power Generation | Bagasse for Heating & Power Generation | Julieflora for Heating & Power Generation | Bamboo for Heating & Power Generation
Energy Storage
Electrical Storage – Capacitors | Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage | Chemical Storage | Hydrogen Storage | Fuel Cells
Electrochemical Storage – Battery | Lead Acid Battery | Lithium Ion Battery | Emerging Battery Types | Sodium Sulfur Battery | Solid State Batteries | Battery Management Systems
Mechanical Storage – Pumped Hydro Energy Storage | Flywheel Energy Storage | Compressed Air Energy Storage
Sustainable Transportation
Sustainable Transport – Two Wheelers | Bicycles | Electric Bicycles | Electric Motorbikes | Electric Scooters | Electric Three Wheelers | Sustainable Car Transport | Electric & Hybrid Electric Cars | Battery-based Electric Cars | Hybrid Electric Cars | Plug-in Hybrid Electric Cars | Fuel Cell Electric Cars | Electric Light Commercial Vehicles | Electric Mini Trucks & Vans | Electric Buses | Fuel Cell Buses | Electric Heavy Commercial Vehicles | Electric Trucks | Sustainable Rail Transport | Sustainable Aviation | Fuel Cell Vehicles | Sustainable Transport Infrastructure | EV Charging Infrastructure | DC Charging for Electric Vehicles | AC Charging for Electric Vehicles | Battery Swap Stations for Electric Vehicles | Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure | Sustainable Transport Fuels and Fuel Standards
Sustainable Transport Fuels – Biodiesel | Ethanol | Bio-CNG | Other Biomass-based Liquid Fuels | Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil – HVO