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Wespran

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'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 :

impact potential: impact average score > 4 => 0,5 point / if > 4,15 => 1 point.
global consistency: all average score of the 6 selection criteria > 2,5 => 1 point.
the favourite: % of assessments judge the innovation as a top one to act on a global scale against greenhouse gases > 20% => 1 point
the targeting: validation of Team for the Planet scope of action higher than 90% => 0,5 point + innovation level of maturity is enough => 0,5 point
social acceptability: semantic analysis score of comments > 0 => 0,5 point/ if > 3500 => 1 point

41 assessments

Submitted to the Sci. Committee : After the evaluations made by our volunteer assessors, innovations with the strongest impact potential are submitted to the Scientific Committee. The managing directors are responsible for the choice.

A clean and efficient biotechnology to capture and convert industrial CO2 into e-methanol.

Submission date August 09, 2023 Founders Brice Gianesini Development location Paris, France

Detailed project

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What is the issue addressed?

Decarbonization and climate change.

How is the problem solved?

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.

What is the customer target?

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.

How is this solution different?

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.