Anaerobic Digestion, Biogas, Ammonia, Technical Due Diligence, Project Management, Process Simulation, Plant Layout & Design, Permitting Support

Daniel Lane is an engineering leader with over 20 years of experience and success in process & technology development in multiple fields, including consumer products, specialty chemicals, and renewable fuels and chemicals. As founder and principal of Saille Consulting, LLC, a firm specializing in advancing the growth of firms in the bioprocess industries, he serves both potential investors and stakeholders by evaluating technologies for funding and identifying key areas to focus R&D efforts. Dr. Lane has held executive and senior leadership roles with multiple start-up companies in the renewables industry focusing on biomass conversion and scale-up of technology and processes. He has been instrumental in the design and/or construction of eleven pilot and demonstration-scale facilities around the world, producing sugars, fuels, energy, fertilizers, and bio-based proteins and animal feeds from a variety of lignocellulosic, gaseous, and waste feedstocks.  Dr. Lane spent the first half of his career in process engineering and project management, commercializing technologies with such companies as Procter & Gamble and Degussa, performing process and equipment troubleshooting, benchmarking, feasibility studies, and installing and commissioning myriad process packages. With his proficiency in process simulation and techno-economic modeling, Dr. Lane is a recognized expert in technology assessment for both private and government funding sources and has helped companies secure over $200MM in financing.  Dr. Lane was awarded the James W. Stewart Jr. honor scholarship to attend Vanderbilt University, where he earned his B.E. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry.  He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech. Contact Daniel.