Why technically sound projects still fail economically
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Over the years, I have repeatedly encountered energy, waste, and industrial projects that were technically correct, professionally designed, and based on proven technologies — yet economically disappointing once they moved into real operation. In most of these cases, the technology itself was not the problem.The systems worked broadly as intended….
Pre-investment technical due diligence: what is usually NOT checked
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In many energy, waste, and industrial investment projects, technical due diligence is treated as a formal checkpoint — a necessary step before moving forward. Calculations are reviewed, technologies are compared, and assumptions are documented. And yet, despite “successful” due diligence processes, projects still struggle once they move into reality. CAPEX…
🌍 Why I Flew to Poland Last Week – and What Europe Can Learn From Its Energy Storage Boom ⚡🔋
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Last week I travelled to Poland — one of the fastest-moving and most commercially attractive energy-storage markets in Europe right now.The reason was simple: the country is experiencing an unprecedented surge in balancing-service prices and a rapid opening of the BESS flexibility market. If you want to understand where European…
Energy Storage as an Investment Asset: How Forward-Thinking Investors Build Real Value in the Modern Power System
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Energy storage is no longer just a technical component. It is becoming a strategic asset. For years, battery systems were viewed mainly as buffers for PV farms or tools for stabilising industrial demand.Today, the European energy system is evolving so quickly that this perspective is no longer sufficient. Across many…
Moisture Matters: How Fuel Humidity Drives Combustion Instability, NOx Slip, and Corrosive Chemistry in Condensing Biomass Heat Plants (Part 2 of 2)
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Introduction In modern biomass heat plants, most discussions about NOₓ reduction focus on technologies like SNCR or SCR. Yet in practice, many of the emission and corrosion problems observed in condensing heat plants do not originate in the reduction system itself, but much earlier — in the combustion chamber.At the…
NOx Emission Control in Biomass Heating and CHP Plants – Challenges of Process Stability and Fuel Quality (Part 1 of 2)
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Introduction Controlling nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in biomass heating and combined heat and power (CHP) plants remains one of the most complex operational challenges in modern renewable energy systems. Based on WEProS’s experience, even well-designed installations – equipped with selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) systems – face significant difficulties in achieving…