Purchase of 12 Anabat Swift bat detectors with cloud sync and 4 AudioMoth units for overnight passive acoustic monitoring across 6 concurrent client sites. Current equipment is rented at £3,200/month.
Equipment ownership eliminates rental dependency, enables rapid mobilisation, and supports our EIA bid pipeline for the Dorset Energy Transition Zone.
| CapEx | £58,000 |
| Annual OpEx Change | –£22,400 |
| Annual Benefit | £31,000 |
| Useful Life | 7 yrs |
| Payback Period | 1.09 yrs |
| ROI (life-of-project) | 544.5% |
| NPV | £220,020 |
| ROIU (yr 1) | 92.1% |
| Year | Cumulative (£) | |
|---|---|---|
| Yr 1 | £8,555 |
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| Yr 2 | £37,226 |
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| Yr 3 | £79,616 |
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| Yr 4 | £118,867 |
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| Yr 5 | £155,210 |
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| Yr 6 | £188,861 |
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| Yr 7 | £220,020 |
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