Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced A renewable fuel producer was using woody biomass from their own managed forests as feedstock for boiler fuel. The company was interested in expanding their footprint of usable…
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Pre-feasibility Study for Pyrolysis Installation
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced An energy investment firm was considering investing in a company with proprietary pyrolysis technology. Their potential investment target was seeking funds to deploy their technology on California nut…
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Due Diligence of Carbon-Free Hydrogen Project
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced A Japanese trade conglomerate was invited by a public works company to participate in a green (carbon-free) hydrogen project in the US Southwest. The project, to be located…
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Renewable Diesel Pretreatment Companies Review & Recommendation
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced A Korean gas and energy corporation was evaluating three competing bids from renewable diesel pretreatment companies. Before fats, oils, and greases (FOG) can be processed in a hydrotreater…
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Due Diligence for Biodiesel Investment
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced An independent energy producer expressed interest in investing in a target company’s biodiesel facility to produce ASTM D6751-compliant diesel from used cooking oil. Sized at 7.5 million gallons…
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Due Diligence of Anaerobic Digester Company Investment
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced A large investment firm was evaluating an investment in a company building anaerobic digester (AD) facilities in the U.S. to process organic waste. The firm sought expert help…
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Evaluation of De-carbonizing LNG Value Chain
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced An international manufacturer and chemical producer sought to evaluate the economics of de-carbonizing their liquid natural gas (LNG) value chain by replacing fossil natural gas with renewable natural…
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Due Diligence for USDA Section 9003 Loan Guarantee
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced A large oil refiner in Texas sought to initiate renewable diesel and possibly bio jet fuel production at an existing petroleum refinery. The refinery was currently supplying trucking…
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Due Diligence of Ethanol Production Company
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced A regional bank was determining whether to take the lead underwriting position in a syndicate of banks refinancing two ethanol plants. They engaged LEC to review the documentation…
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Expert Witness for Cellulosic Biomass Trade Secret Dispute
Summary of Client & Challenge They Faced A law firm was defending a European multinational in a trade secret misappropriation case involving an allegedly novel approach for converting cellulosic biomass into ethanol as a primary…
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