From the lab to plant control.
We support plants and technical consultancies with our own laboratory, process judgement 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 operational unit that supports biogas plants and valorisation processes in the technical day-to-day: laboratory, process reading, improvement plans and ongoing support.
We work in defined phases: characterisation 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 feed characterisation. Reliable, reproducible analysis with process judgement.
Learn moreA complete view: laboratory, process, operation, substrate and plant economics.
A prioritised roadmap with actions, metrics and owners. Not theory — operation.
Recurring support to consolidate control. We don't leave you on your own after the report.
Each phase has a concrete deliverable and is accepted before moving to the next. We don't sell a closed package: you hire the rung of the ladder you need, and the rest when you need it.
A structured reading of the current state: process, operation, historical data, feed, prior BMP and the gap between what the lab says and what happens in the plant. We identify what is limiting yield and stability before proposing anything.
We characterise the real substrate in our laboratory: BMP, VFA, total and volatile solids, inhibitors, phytotoxins. We cross what the lab says with the feed the digester actually follows to understand why it deviates.
An operational roadmap with prioritised actions, decision criteria, monitoring metrics and owners. Designed to be executed with 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 monitoring.
Recurring support to consolidate control and avoid slipping 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 towards a single goal: making laboratory data directly actionable in 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. What a digester needs to decide.
Detection of polyphenols and other compounds that limit methanogenic activity. Critical in alperujo and mixed substrates.
Sampling and continuous-analysis protocols so the plant has a real reading, not scattered snapshots.
If you manage or advise an anaerobic process where decisions are made with incomplete data, this service is built for you.
You operate one or several biogas plants and need real stability, not patches. You want to reduce variability and improve biomethane quality without constant reactivity.
You support several plants and need a reliable second technical reading, quality BMP and independent judgement to validate hypotheses and reinforce your recommendations.
You design, build or retrofit plants. You need reliable process data, defensible BMP and technical support that understands the real plant, not just theoretical sizing.
Before talking about proposals, it's worth knowing whether we're a technical fit. That's why the first step is always a light, free diagnosis.
7 questions about your plant. In 3 minutes you get a first reading of your level of operational control 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 you a proposal with the rung of the ladder that applies, scope, timelines and price. No closed packages.
Let's talk
Every technical decision rests on data, not intuition.
We bring process judgement to define which tool,
under what conditions and with what success metrics.
Tell us briefly about your case. If it fits what we do, we'll get back to you within 24 working hours with a first technical reading.