Calculator to show the cost benefit of using Safesil Pro silage preservative compared with an inoculant or nothing on maize silage feedstock for Bio Gas production.
Input Tariff Details
Gas Purity
Plant Efficiency
Input Maize Feedstock Details
Treatment Cost
| Tonnes FW harvested | |||
| Tonnes DM harvested | |||
| Safesil Pro Preservative | Untreated | Inoculant | |
| % DM losses | 3.01 | 3.51 | 3.87 |
| % DM recovery | |||
| FM tonnes remaining | |||
| DM tonnes remaining | |||
| Biogas production, m³/tonne DM | 753.50 | 724.70 | 697.70 |
| Safesil Pro Preservative | Untreated | Inoculant | |
| Total cost £ | |||
| Total biogas yield m³ | |||
| Total biogas value £ | |||
| Total biogas value after costs £ | |||
| Safesil Pro Preservative | Untreated | Inoculant | |
| Biogas yield m³/hectare | |||
| Additional gas m³ by use of additive | 0.00 | ||
| % improvement | |||
| Number of hectares required | |||
| Return on investment from using: | Safesil Pro Preservative | Untreated | Inoculant |
| Total cost of feedstock £ | |||
| Total benefits to business /hectare £ | 0.00 | ||
| Total benefits to business £ | 0.00 | ||
| Return on Investment % | 0.00 |
Input Tariff Details
Gas Purity
Plant Efficency
Input Maize Feedstock Details
Treatment Cost
| Tonnes FW harvested | |||
| Tonnes DM harvested | |||
| Safesil Pro Preservative | Untreated | Inoculant | |
| % DM recovery | 3.01 | 3.51 | 3.87 |
| %DM recovery | |||
| FM tonnes remaining | |||
| DM tonnes remaining | |||
| Biogas production, m³/tonne DM | 753.50 | 724.70 | 697.70 |
| Safesil Pro Preservative | Untreated | Inoculant | |
| Total cost £ | |||
| Total biogas yield m³ | |||
| Total biogas value £ | |||
| Total biogas value after costs £ | 1147791 | ||
| Safesil Pro Preservative | Untreated | inoculant | |
| Biogas yield m³/hectare | |||
| Additional gas m³ by use of additive | 0.00 | ||
| % improvement | |||
| Number of hectares required | |||
| Return on investment from using: | Safesil Pro Preservative | Untreated | Inoculant |
| Total cost of feedstock £ | |||
| Total benefits to business /hectare £ | 0.00 | ||
| Total benefits to business £ | 0.00 | ||
| Return on Investment % | 0.00 |