UPWASTE
Predictive intelligence for resource recovery.
Stabilise anaerobic digestion, maximise biogas yield and reduce downtime, using the data your facility already generates.
THE CHALLENGE
Anaerobic digestion plants are leaving biogas yield on the table, every day.
Four structural challenges are limiting recovery potential in anaerobic digestion.
Today in the facility
Unpredictable feedstock availability, reactive control, and untapped recovery potential.
Feedstock composition
Anaerobic digestion is highly sensitive to feedstock composition. Small variations cause significant yield loss, increase operational risk and impact revenues.
Blind spot monitoring
Microbial community shifts are invisible in real time. Most AD plants only detect problems once quality control analyses confirm them, by which point yield loss has already occurred.
Regulatory pressure
Growing requirements for resource recovery, renewable energy contribution and biomethane quality standards.
Performance benchmarking
No current performance benchmarking. Every digester runs on a different waste mix, making it harder to know how much yield is achievable, let alone how much is being left behind.
Even well-run digesters leave revenue on the table. UPWASTE shows you where.
What UPWASTE Delivers
A complete platform for predictable, profitable biogas, PHA and other high value operations.
Predictive Process Intelligence
- Data-driven and mechanistic models calibrated for anaerobic digestion processes
- Integrates biological, chemical and physical mechanisms specific to biogas production
- Makes feedstock variability predictable and manageable
Yield Optimisation & Control
- Maximises biomethane yield: >0.28 Nm³ CH₄ per kg COD removed
- Optimises feeding strategies based on online feedstock variability
- Stabilises digestion and reduces process instability
Operational Resilience
- Reduces downtime through predictive maintenance and anomaly detection
- Supports regulatory compliance for biomethane injection and sustainability reporting
- Additional client metrics coming soon
Deployment
From data to optimised yield in three guided steps.
01WEEKS 1–4
Data collection & fine-tuning
Historical operational data is analysed, cleaned and validated using advanced algorithms, without disrupting ongoing operations.
Flow ratepHTemperatureCODTKNTotal phosphorus
02WEEKS 5–8
Configuration & start-up
UPWASTE digitally replicates existing anaerobic digestion infrastructure and starts simulations using historical and online operational data.
Digital twin calibrationLive data ingestionModel validationSCADA integration
03ONGOING
Step-by-step guidance
Operators receive dashboards, scenario simulations and clear operational recommendations to maximise yield and recovery daily.
Operational dashboardsPredictive alertsPrescriptive actionsContinuous tuning