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Chemical Consulting: Renewables assists clients with economic, commercial and regulatory issues surrounding environmental and sustainability technologies, products and processes.
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Strategic planners, technology and global project managers, R&D professionals and process engineers depend on our renewables consulting practice to find specific answers to their unique situations. Whether you are deciding to invest in a green technology, product or process, Chemical can help you surmount your greatest challenges, such as the following:

Economic and Industry Analysis

  • What is the long-term outlook for producing specific chemicals from bio-based fuels?
  • Where are the markets for solar energy materials with the most end-use potential?
  • Is this bio-based production method the most cost-competitive?

Commercial Insights

  • Which firms in the industry produce specific renewable products? What technology is being used in the photovoltaics market segment?
  • Who are the major biofuel producers?
  • Who are the major providers of carbon sequestration?
  • What is the carbon footprint of our production process, and how can we reduce it?

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  • Where should we be spending our R&D budget now to anticipate tomorrow’s markets?
  • What is the life cycle of this product?
  • How should we position our product in the market? Who are the target end users?
  • Should we invest in this green technology, product or process?
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Our consultants leverage the expertise and insights of our Process Economics Program (PEP), Carbon Footprint Initiative, Safe and Sustainable Series Initiative and other cutting-edge research programs to provide actionable insights into your individual case.

We offer a wide range of solutions that include, for example:

  • Commercial and investment evaluation of renewable and green technologies and solar energy materials
  • Concept-to-commercialization evaluation of developing technologies
  • Financial feasibility studies and risk analysis
  • New business development, value chain analysis, new product and end-use potential and market positioning
  • Inter-material competition and cost competitiveness
  • Carbon footprint assessment and environmental issue analysis
  • Comparative life cycle analysis of products and value chains
  • Government environmental legislation and policies
  • Market premiums, non-conventional revenue streams
  • Support with government regulations and filings 

Case Studies

Process Economic Cost Analysis for Bio-Based Acrylic Acid

Challenge:Chemical Consulting provided process economic cost analysis for a US company active in the production of bio-based acrylic acid.

Solution: Our analysis compared the cost of production for bio-based acrylic acid to the conventional production route.

Results: This analysis enabled the customer to benchmark their process against competing process routes.

Process Economic Cost Analysis for Biodiesel

Challenge: Chemical Consulting provided process economic cost analysis for a US company active in producing biodiesel.

Solution: We completed cost evaluations of producing biodiesel via fermentation to make fatty alcohols from sugars as well as deoxyhydroisomerization to make biodiesel. These routes were compared to making biodiesel via algae fermentation as well as the conventional production route.

Results: This analysis enabled the customer to understand its competitive position in this market segment against other bio-based production processes as well as conventional routes.

Strategic R&D Planning

Challenge: Chemicals Consulting provided a strategic R&D planning study for a major European oil and gas producer. The customer was interested in understanding technology and market developments in specific renewably based market segments. These segments included: photovoltaics, biofuels, alternate fuels and carbon sequestration.

Solution: We conducted a strategic workshop with the customer to exchange views on the technologies.

Results: As a result, we were able to outline a technology roadmap for the customer's expansion into potentially attractive new markets.

Citral Manufacturing Target

Challenge: An investment firm was considering investment in an entity that produced citral from terpentine oil. The firm wanted to understand the competitive position of this process versus alternative routes for making citral as well as the market outlook for this industry.

Solution: Chemical attended the due diligence, visited the manufacturing facility and generated an opinion of the target's manufacturing capabilities. We then used our extensive chemical database to assess the market outlook for the citral industry. We also conducted primary research with producers in China as this was considered to be a major competitive region. Our process economics team developed cost-of-production economics for producing citral via terpentine oil as well as via isobutylene.

Results: The client made a well-informed bid for the target and completed the transaction.

Chloropicrin Carbon Footprint

Challenge: A major chloropicrin producer and industry leader in supplying essential crop protection products was seeking to understand the cumulative carbon footprint "from the well to the plant gate" for producing chloropicrin.

Solution: We developed a list of assumptions regarding the supply chain from the natural gas liquids facility to the chloropicrin produced at the client's facility. Based on our understanding of the process technology in producing chloropicrin, as well as the carbon footprint tool we developed for making this type of analysis, we were able to estimate the cumulative carbon footprint in tons of CO2 equivalent per ton of chloropicrin, FOB to the client's site, from the well to the plant gate.

Results: Our analysis delivered the carbon footprint needed to support the client's funding initiative.

Bio-based Production Alternatives to Meet the High Demand for Butadiene

Challenge: A client wanted to explore novel ways to make butadiene using bio-based routes and approached Chemical Consulting for support.

Solution: S&P Global Consulting completed a detailed process engineering design review for producing 1,3 butadiene via a bio-based route. We also compared production economics for producing 1,3 butadiene via a bio-based route compared to conventional petrochemical routes.

Results: The resulting information enabled the client to understand the competitive landscape for this alternative process and informed the company's strategic plan.

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