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Feasibility Studies and Masterplans

By Jon Kirkman 20 October 2025 1 min read

Most things are technically possible if you throw enough money at the problem. Far fewer things make financial sense. Our feasibility studies look at various development pathways and take a deep dive into the up front (CAPEX) and operating (OPEX) costs of the respective options. For each development pathway, we do a feasibility-level design (this is what the system will most likely look like) to derive the system capital and operating costs.

At the end of the process, we translate each development pathway into the type of hard numbers that businessmen and bankers like - Return on Investment (ROI), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV). You can be sure that you are proceeding with the most profitable option.

Feasible ideas are still only ideas with no plan. Our masterplans break down the development process into a season-by season implementation plan, so that you can be confident that all the puzzle pieces of your development process fit together in the right way.

JK
Jon Kirkman
Professional Engineer and founder of Ant Consult | Passionate about solving problems
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