From the lab to plant control.
We support plants and technical consultancies with our own laboratory, process judgment and a validated control plan. The plant team decides with data, not intuition. Diagnosis and plan come before any advanced tool.
Smallops Service is the operations unit that supports biogas plants and valorization processes in their day-to-day technical work: laboratory, process reading, improvement plans and ongoing support.
We work in defined phases: characterization of the current state, a control plan validated with the plant team and — only when the case justifies it — integration of advanced tools with a measurable protocol.
We turn technical knowledge into real operational control.
BMP, substrate and feedstock characterization. Reliable, reproducible analyses with process judgment.
A full view: laboratory, process, operation, substrate and plant economics.
A prioritized roadmap with actions, metrics and owners. Not theory — operation.
Recurring support to consolidate control. We don't leave you alone once the report is done.
Each phase has a concrete deliverable and is signed off before moving to the next. We don't sell a closed package: you take on the rung of the ladder you need, and the rest whenever you need it.
A structured read of the current state: process, operation, historical data, feedstock, prior BMP and the gap between what the lab says and what happens at the plant. We identify what's limiting yield and stability before proposing anything.
We characterize the real substrate in our laboratory: BMP, VFA, total and volatile solids, inhibitors, phytotoxics. We cross what the lab says with the feedstock the digester actually receives to understand why it drifts.
An operational roadmap with prioritized actions, decision criteria, tracking metrics and owners. Designed to be run by the plant team, not to sit in a PDF.
Only if the control plan leaves a residual technical problem that a tool can solve better than an operational adjustment. We integrate OPS or other proprietary technologies under protocol, with measurable dosing and tracking.
Recurring support to consolidate control and avoid sliding back into reactivity. Periodic reviews, fine-tuning, trend analysis and technical availability for the critical moments of operation.
Our laboratory is in Valdetorres (Badajoz) and works toward a single goal: making lab data directly actionable at the plant. No tables that get read and forgotten.
Determination of biochemical methane potential. Individual substrates and real co-digestion.
Total and volatile solids, VFA, alkalinity, nitrogen, COD. Exactly what a digester needs to decide.
Detection of polyphenols and other compounds that limit methanogenic activity. Critical in alperujo and mixed feedstocks.
Sampling and continuous-analysis protocols so the plant gets a real read, not scattered snapshots.
If you run or advise an anaerobic process where decisions are made on incomplete data, this service is built for you.
You operate one or more biogas plants and need real stability, not patches. You want to cut variability and improve biomethane quality without constant firefighting.
You support several plants and need a reliable second technical opinion, quality BMP and independent judgment to validate hypotheses and back up your recommendations.
You design, build or retrofit plants. You need reliable process data, defensible BMP and technical support that understands real plants, not just theoretical sizing.
Before talking proposals, it's worth knowing whether we're a technical fit. That's why the first rung is always a light, free diagnosis.
7 questions about your plant. In 3 minutes you get a first read of your operational control level and where there's room to improve.
Take the self-assessment30 minutes with one of our engineers to understand your case, your substrate and whether it makes sense to move forward. No commitment.
Request a callIf we're a fit, we send a proposal with the right rung of the ladder, scope, timeline and price. No closed packages.
Let's talk
Every technical decision rests on data, not intuition.
We bring process judgment to define which tool,
under what conditions and with which success metrics.
Tell us briefly about your case. If it fits what we do, we'll get back to you in under 24 business hours with a first technical read.