Knowledge library

Browse approved SOPs, operational guidance and reference material.

SOPs

Tanker unloading procedure

Step-by-step procedure for safely receiving and unloading feedstock tankers at reception.

v2.4 · Ops Manager👍 42
SOPs
Safety

Pasteuriser restart procedure

Restart sequence following a pasteuriser trip or scheduled stop.

v3.1 · Process Engineer👍 67
Fault finding

Low gas pressure fault finding

Structured diagnostic for low biogas pressure events at the booster or grid injection.

v1.6 · Process Engineer👍 51
SOPs
Safety

Pump blockage response

Safe response and clearance for blocked progressive cavity feed pumps.

v2.0 · Maintenance Lead👍 38
Emergency procedures
Safety

Digestate spill response

Containment and cleanup procedure for digestate spills.

v1.3 · EHS👍 22
SOPs

CHP trip investigation

Diagnostic and reset procedure following CHP engine trip.

v2.2 · Process Engineer👍 44
SCADA guidance

SCADA alarm escalation

Tiered escalation matrix for SCADA alarms by severity and site.

v1.4 · Controls Engineer👍 19
Feedstock handling

Feedstock contamination process

What to do when contaminants are detected at reception or in the macerator.

v1.1 · Ops Manager👍 17
RHI / RGGO / ISCC processes

ISCC evidence collection

Documentation required to maintain ISCC certification for feedstock streams.

v1.0 · Compliance👍 9
Emergency procedures
Safety

Emergency gas flare response

Response if the enclosed flare fails to ignite or loses pilot.

v2.0 · EHS👍 28
Plant operations

Common causes of low methane yield

Top operational causes and indicators for sub-target methane yield.

v1.2 · Process Engineer👍 33
Gas to grid

Gas to grid: injection sequence overview

How biomethane reaches the grid: clean-up, pressure, odorisation, metering.

v1.0 · Process Engineer👍 18
Shire CMMS guidance

Shire CMMS: raising a work order

Quick reference for raising and closing work orders in Shire.

v1.0 · Maintenance Lead👍 11
Digesters

Digester biology fundamentals

Plain-language primer on hydrolysis, acidogenesis, acetogenesis and methanogenesis.

v1.1 · Process Engineer👍 26
Pumps and motors

Pump current draw trends

Interpreting rising current draw on progressive cavity pumps.

v1.0 · Maintenance Lead👍 4