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a)Fixed gear is possible but you may be limited to magic gear ratios. Note you will still need a tensioner for when you fold the bike.
b)Front disc is no problem. Ben at Kinetics will sort you out (at a price!).
c) Again should be no problem, has been done before. Make sure you get the right diameter, 25.4 IIRC. However fold likely to be fcuked. Ergon GP3 likely to be the best answer.
d) I know nothing about power meters. If it is front hub situated then the disc forks Kinetics make fit 100mm wide hub. If it is rear fitted, standard Brompton rear width is narrower than on a road bikes. Having said that, Ben at Kinetics can make you a 135mm wide rear triangle (with disc mounts) (for a price!!).
Re Belt drive. No, this will not work. Belt drive needs decent tension on the belt. The rear suspension on the Brompton will mess with this. Also, folding the bike will unhook the belt each time (as I doubt the tensioner will manage to wrap the belt comfortably. This will leave you with a belt waving around and then having to hook it back in when unfolding.
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After a recent insurance payout, I'm thinking of getting a folder, but I have certain (esoteric and probably unsound) requirements: (a) fixed gear; (b) a front disc brake (no rear brake: the ugliest thing about a Brompton is the cabling); (c) bullhorns, and (d) a power meter (probably hub based). Bonus points for a belt drive. Ben at Kinetic suggests that this is buildable, but not necessarily rideable. Anyone currently riding a fg Brompton? Would you do it again, other than for the lols? This would be N=6 (summer, CX/turbo, TT, SS, FG/winter), so we're we'll beyond practicality considerations: the alternative is something exotic and/or italian, but that's a bit boring.