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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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 Fuel Standards (RFS)
Congress created the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the nation’s renewable fuels sector while reducing reliance on imported oil. This program was authorized under the Energy Policy Act…
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Oregon Clean Fuel Standards
The Oregon Clean Fuel Standards provide an incentive for low carbon fuels sold in Oregon. The Clean Fuel Standards require an annual average carbon intensity (CI) that a regulated party must comply with. There 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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RIN Compliance
RIN COMPLIANCE A Renewable Identification Number (or RIN) is a serial number assigned to the volume of a batch of biofuel for the purpose of tracking its production, transfers, trading, and ultimate use or retirement. …
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Biofuels Plant
A biofuels plant is one that produces fuel from sugar and starch crops, fiber and grass cellulosic crops, oil crops, crop residues, manures, other organic wastes, and wood products. Biofuels are a class of renewable…
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Renewable Energy TEA for Project Developers
Experts from Lee Enterprises Consulting 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…
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LCFS Compliance
California’s low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) was designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels inside California. Carbon intensity is measured in grams of carbon dioxide equivalents (g CO2e) per unit energy (MJ)…
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Burning Wood for Energy
Is burning wood for energy a good idea? Certainly, using wood, wood pellets, and charcoal for heating and cooking can replace fossil fuels and may result in lower CO2 emissions overall. Also, wood can be…
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