Petro Parity: Biofuels or Biofools
Our latest premium Forbes report was just released to subscribers. Some choice quotes from Robert Tjian, founder of Tularik:
And from Nobel laureate Bob Grubbs, a pioneer in catalysts:
Meanwhile, I’ve long lamented biofuel ventures, dubbing them “biofools”.
Well, the expert analysts at Lux Research have an open webinar on the issue LIVE on Feb 10th at 11:00am EDT. It’s called, “Biofuels' and Biomaterials' Path to Petroleum Parity”
You can register here
Environmental and economic problems posed by petroleum are spurring the search for renewable, bio-based alternatives. To date, most biofuels and biomaterials developers have focused on lab- and demonstration-scale studies to improve performance and reduce cost so they can compete with petroleum products, and those goals are coming within sight. The hurdle on the horizon, however, is scale: Today’s biotechnologies would need an area the size of Russia to replace the 30 billion barrels of oil consumed annually. Complementing or replacing oil will require integrated, dual-use facilities in the biofuels value chain, and bio-based carbon capture to move from the realm of science fiction into science.
Join them to hear Lux Research’s first-of-its-kind analysis of how bio-based materials will compete with oil, and when and how they’ll reach the elusive goal of “petroleum parity.” Learn:
• How biofuels and biomaterials costs stack up against petroleum-based products
• What performance metrics biofuels and biomaterial stack up on – and where they fall short
• Whether biofuels and biomaterials technologies have the potential to scale up to match petroleum’s output
• Which biofuel and biomaterial technologies look most promising in the areas of cultivation, processing, and production
• How to follow the path toward petroleum parity and where the opportunities to profit will arise
The best scientists I know share one common denominator: a willingness to take risks.
And from Nobel laureate Bob Grubbs, a pioneer in catalysts:
It's really easy to start a company, but it's harder than hell to get any money out of it.
Meanwhile, I’ve long lamented biofuel ventures, dubbing them “biofools”.
Well, the expert analysts at Lux Research have an open webinar on the issue LIVE on Feb 10th at 11:00am EDT. It’s called, “Biofuels' and Biomaterials' Path to Petroleum Parity”
You can register here
Environmental and economic problems posed by petroleum are spurring the search for renewable, bio-based alternatives. To date, most biofuels and biomaterials developers have focused on lab- and demonstration-scale studies to improve performance and reduce cost so they can compete with petroleum products, and those goals are coming within sight. The hurdle on the horizon, however, is scale: Today’s biotechnologies would need an area the size of Russia to replace the 30 billion barrels of oil consumed annually. Complementing or replacing oil will require integrated, dual-use facilities in the biofuels value chain, and bio-based carbon capture to move from the realm of science fiction into science.
Join them to hear Lux Research’s first-of-its-kind analysis of how bio-based materials will compete with oil, and when and how they’ll reach the elusive goal of “petroleum parity.” Learn:
• How biofuels and biomaterials costs stack up against petroleum-based products
• What performance metrics biofuels and biomaterial stack up on – and where they fall short
• Whether biofuels and biomaterials technologies have the potential to scale up to match petroleum’s output
• Which biofuel and biomaterial technologies look most promising in the areas of cultivation, processing, and production
• How to follow the path toward petroleum parity and where the opportunities to profit will arise
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