In the bioeconomy, the role of project consultant in the bioeconomy is somewhat the same as in any industry, and somewhat unique. It requires first and foremost, a clear understanding of everyone’s duties and limitations….
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How to Win the Public Policy Debate – and the Annual Government Agency Funding Battles – for the Bioeconomy
by Craig (CJ) Evans, LEC Partners, Inc. More than almost any other emerging industry, financing for the bioeconomy is heavily influenced by and, in many cases, reliant on favorable public policies. Everyone involved in the…
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What is TEA?
What is TEA in the renewable industries? Very simply, it is the acronym for techno-economic analysis. Bringing new technology to the market is a commitment. It’s expensive and normally takes quite some time. Uncertainty is…
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Renewable Energy TEA for Investors
Should investors in renewable energy due independent third-party techno-economic analysis? Experts who work with renewable and biotechnology investors on critical tasks like due diligence, feasibility studies, risk analysis, and IP strategy use techno-economic (TEA) modeling…
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Renewable Energy TEA for Project Developers
Experts from LEC Partners have seen hundreds of renewable and biotechnologies progress through the research, development, and scale-up phases and performed a great many renewable energy TEA projects. As experts, we know that strong techno-economic…
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Using a Third Party for Renewable Energy Analysis
Renewable energy analysis always includes techno-economic analysis which combines scientific findings, process design, and financial factors to provide a holistic picture of a technology’s economic potential. Good TEA experts can build useful models to help…
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Circular Economy Benefits
A circular economy isn’t just about fixing environmental wrongs. It brings big opportunities and positive impacts across lots of industries and lives. Right now, less than 10% of the 100 billion tons of metals, minerals,…
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Wildlife Management in the Bioeconomy
When one thinks about the bioeconomy, wildlife management is probably not the first thing to come to mind. Large renewable energy and biochemical consulting firms certainly have experts in biofuels and renewable fuels, and the…
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Analyzing Renewable Technologies
As new renewable technologies emerge and seek funding and industry acceptance, it is imperative that investors, lenders, and all project participants engage experienced professionals to help analyze the technical and economic aspects of these new…
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2018 State of the Bioeconomy
(This 2018 State of the Bioeconomy is brought to you by LEC Partners, Inc. It was written by CEO Wayne Lee and LEC member Mark Reidy. Mark J. Riedy is a Partner at Kilpatrick Townsend…
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