🚀 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨-𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 (TEA)? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧!

In the journey from laboratory to commercial success, every decision counts. Yet many startups delay doing their TEA, assuming it’s only for the pilot plant onwards. Here’s why obtaining TEA insights at every stage can be a game-changer: 

1️⃣ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 & 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 

– 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 🚀 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨-𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 (TEA)? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧! 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐑𝐎𝐌): Or quick “back-of-envelope” cost and performance check. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚. 

– 𝐖𝐡𝐲? Is a quick reality check, validate your big idea and talk confidently with investors. 

2️⃣ 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 & 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐄𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥: Simple mass-and-energy balances + benchmark data. 

– 𝐖𝐡𝐲? Compare multiple pathways and pick the most cost-effective early on. 

3️⃣ 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 – 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐄𝐀: Incorporates real pilot data, scaled equipment costs. 

– 𝐖𝐡𝐲? Refine your business case, secure investor confidence, and optimize design. 

4️⃣ 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 – 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐄𝐀: Detailed process flowsheets, CAPEX/OPEX breakdowns, financial projections. 

– 𝐖𝐡𝐲? De-risk investments, negotiate financing, and guide pricing strategy. 

❌ Misconception: “We’re not ready for TEA until pilots are done.” 

✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Early TEA informs go/no-go decisions, identifies show-stopper risks, and guides resource allocation, long before pilot trials. 

🤔 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲? With guidance from a𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐄𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞-𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞. 

🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭? Drop a comment or DM to explore how tailored TEA can accelerate your journey!