'Team points' are awarded according to the adequacy of the solution with the type of innovations sought by Team for the Planet. They correspond to the analysis of several factors :
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A clean and efficient biotechnology to capture and convert industrial CO2 into e-methanol.
Decarbonization and climate change.
Wespran's biomimetic FREED (Free Reactions using Enzymatic Electrocatalysis for Decarbonization) technology uses novel cofactor-free engineered enzymes paired with specific electrodes to capture and convert CO2 into clean added-value products (starting with e-methanol), used as feedstock or sold.
CO2 emitting industrials (refineries, steel plants, cement manufacturers, thermal power plants) using the added-value product (e-methanol) as feedstock or not: applications in biofuel (air and maritime transportation), chemicals and materials.
It is the cleanest and most efficient alternative, as the scalable solution addresses major pain points of other approaches: Applicable to flue gas with 1-100% CO2 concentration, Operating at standard temperature and pressure, No hydrogen required, only electricity and water, Performed on client site to avoid Scope 3 emissions linked to transportation, No biohazard related to waste onto the client site.