Tenders Are Invited For Consulting Services / Biokaasu-Viljelijä Group Project Hartola/Sysmä in Finland

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Background Of The Acquisition The Municipality Of Hartola Acts As The Administrator In The Farmer Group Project Called Biogas Farmer Group Project Hartola/Sysmä. The Project Has Received Funding From The Ely Center In Häme, Which Is Project Support According To The European Rural Development Funds Funding Period 2023-2027. 10 Farms From The Hartola And Sysmä Regions Are Participating In The Business Group Project. The Project Will Be Implemented Between 1 December 2025 And 31 December 2027. The Agricultural Entrepreneurs Involved In The Project Will Increase Their Knowledge Of The Biogas Industry And Develop Their Networks And Capabilities To Implement A Possible Regional Biogas Plant Investment Through Joint Workshops, Consulting, Skills Development And Visits. The Working Group Promoting The Project Consists Of Agricultural Entrepreneurs (10 Pcs), Experts And Representatives Of The Municipalities Of Hartola And Sysmä. At The Beginning Of The Project, Clear Division Of Labor And Roles Are Defined For The Members Of The Work Group In Order To Clarify The Work. The Central Measure Of The Project Is To Outline And Clarify What Kind Of New Cooperation Models And Roles Could Be Formed Between The Agricultural Entrepreneurs Of The Farmer Group, Other Farmers And Entrepreneurs In The Area, And The Local Biogas Plant, If A Biogas Plant Processing Agricultural Inputs Were To Be Invested In The Area In The Future. This Means That, In Addition To The 10 Agricultural Entrepreneurs Of The Actual Farmer Group Project, The Planning Of The Biogas Plant Also Requires Consultation And Meeting With Other Operators In The Area, So The Project Maps E.G. The Areas Farmers And Transport Entrepreneurs On A Large Scale, And Information Sessions And Workshops Are Organized. As An Expert Work, The Key Technical And Economic Boundary Conditions For The Implementation Of A Regional Biogas Plant Are Outlined And Which Business Models Would Be Meaningful Specifically In The Hartola And Sysmä Region. This Happens By Specifying E.G. The Logistics Costs Of The Biogas Plant, Evaluating The Investment Level Of The Biogas Plant, Preparing Various Profitability Calculations And Finding Out The Sustainability Of The Produced Biogas And The Possibility Of Carbon Dioxide Recovery, As Well As The Regional Markets For The End Products. During The Project, The Working Group Will Get To Know The Biogas Plant Sites And Discuss Entrepreneurship In The Biogas Industry. Towards The End Of The Project, What Kind Of Further Steps The Working Group Should Take, So That The Investment Planning Process Could Move Towards Concreteness In Time, Is Planned. The Object Of Procurement The Acquisition Of Expert Services Is Divided Into The Following Work Packages: 1. Project Management • Internal Meetings Of The Project And Reporting Of Work Packages • Partner Cooperation • Work Planning, Work Management • Document Management • Supporting The Project Administrator And Final Reporting 2. Large-Scale Activation Of The Areas Farms • Farmers In The Area And Defining, Contacting And Activating Key Actors•Determining Available Inputs•Determining Location Information And Current Storage Solutions•Compilation Of Collected Data3.Planning Of A New Biogas Business Connecting Farmers•Determining The Suitability Of Available Inputs•Processing Requirements For Different Inputs And The Possibilities Of Utilizing Digestate Residues•Determining Location Options For A Possible Biogas Plant•Applicable Technology Solutions Elucidation • Elucidation Of The Costs Of Suitable Alternatives 4. Evaluation Of The Possibilities Of A Green Transition • Elucidation Of The Possibilities Of Capturing And Utilizing Carbon Dioxide And Other Side Streams • Analysis Of The Regional Biocarbon Dioxide Market Situation And Evaluation Of The Profitability Of Additional Investments In The Green Transition 5. Planning Of Logistics Connecting Farmers And The Biogas Plant • Mapped Biomass Donors, Receivers And Potential Plant Locations • Modeling Of The Areas Machinery Contracting Ascertaining The Equipment Stock And Defining The Machine Chains For The Procurement Of Inputs And The Return Of Fertilizer Products•Logistics Simulations To Describe Changes In Key Variables6.Coaching Advice For Farmers In The Evaluation Of New Business•A Picture Of A Possible New Business Based On The Information Collected In Work Packages 2-5•Business Profitability Calculation And A Comparative Summary Report7.Nutrient Contents Of Fertilizer Products And Farm-Specific Nutrient Calculations•Definition Of The Biomass To Be Processed And The Calculation Of The Amount Of Digestate Residue And Its Nutrient Concentrations•Farm-Specific Nutrient Balance Calculations And Nutrient Benefit Calculations Prepared For The 10 Farms Of The Project8.Evaluation Of The Reflection Of Farmers Input Flows And Field Data On The Sustainability Of The Produced Biogas•Based On The Data Of Work Packages 2-7, The Production Of Biogas Production Is Evaluated From A Sustainability Perspective•The Biogas Production Chain Is Determined Greenhouse Emissions•Simulating The Impact Of Key Sub-Areas On Sustainability9. Mapping Of The Markets For End Products Enabled By The New Collaboration•In Work Package 2, An Info Package Will Be Created For Entrepreneurs Activated•Activation Event For Farmers In The Area•Activation Event For Entrepreneurs In The Transport Sector In The Area•Finding Out What Kind Of Fertilizer Products The Farms Would Be Interested In Buying•Compilation Of Data On The Needs And Cooperation Opportunities Of Farmers And Entrepreneurs In The Transport Sector10.New Business Opportunities Planning Cooperation Agreements•Defining Cooperation Opportunities•Defining The Principles For Cooperation Regarding Inputs And Digestate Residues•Preparing Contract Drafts For The 10 Farms Of The Project Regarding Inputs And The Utilization Of Digestate Residues And, If Necessary, Also Cooperation Regarding The Sale Of Traffic Biogas11.Study Trips To Realized Biogas Plant Sites•Familiarization Trips To Reference Sites 2-3 Pcs•Compilation Of Material From The Visits Of Themes 12. Planning And Activation Of Further Steps • Finding Out Investment Support Options For Planned Investments • Defining Investment Implementation Options • Preparing A Timetable Plan

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