Air emission and regulatory analysis for biorefinery designs
Description
Obtaining the required permits is a crucial step in any major project, and it can potentially jeopardize the project’s timeline and even lead to the delay of a project. Developers of bioenergy projects consider the permitting process a major constraint in the deploying and scaling up new biorefineries. We leverage process designs to quantify potential-to-emit (PTE) of regulated air pollutant emissions (criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants) and assess the applicability of air regulations to help developers understand air permitting implications. These analyses provide needed information to speed up the process of obtaining permits and reduce investment risks.
Capability Bounds
Emission estimation and air regulatory analysis for various biorefinery designs, co-processing of bio-based intermediates such as bio-oil in existing petroleum refineries.
Unique Aspects
1) Inform biorefinery designs to ensure required air emission controls are taken into account. 2) assess how integrating additional emission controls may affect minimum fuel selling price.
Availability
We can perform analysis for both public and private funded projects.
Benefit
Reduce investment risks and expedite permitting process
Capability Expert(s)
Arpit Bhatt, Yimin Zhang
