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Catherine Liang

Markets, Economics & Trade. Infrastructure project finance and commodities specialist. Covers waste-to-energy economics, carbon markets, alternative-fuel trade flows, and any topic where price signals or supply chains drive the decision. Published by Renewable Waste Energy.

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Carbon Capture on Energy from Waste Doesn't Pencil Without the Pipeline Next Door
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Carbon Capture on Energy from Waste Doesn't Pencil Without the Pipeline Next Door

Carbon capture energy from waste pencils at Encyclis Protos because of the HyNet cluster and a state contract, not cheaper capture. Here's the retrofit math.

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Viridor Pulls the Plug on Quantafuel: What 'Commercially Uninvestable' Means for Pyrolysis Project Finance
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Viridor Pulls the Plug on Quantafuel: What 'Commercially Uninvestable' Means for Pyrolysis Project Finance

The Viridor Quantafuel shutdown wasn't a tech failure - Skive hit 75% yield. Plastics-to-liquids pyrolysis economics broke on capital structure, not policy.

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Carbon Capture on Waste-to-Energy Is a Biogenic-Credit Trade with a kWh Byproduct
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Carbon Capture on Waste-to-Energy Is a Biogenic-Credit Trade with a kWh Byproduct

Carbon capture waste to energy economics hinge on the biogenic share, not the kWh. Why most WTE+CCS pro formas overstate by year three.

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Tire Pyrolysis Oil Went From Loss Leader to Crude Substitute in Six Weeks
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Tire Pyrolysis Oil Went From Loss Leader to Crude Substitute in Six Weeks

Q1 2026 tire pyrolysis oil priced at $656/MT in Germany - until Brent crude hit $126. What an oil shock did to the cement-kiln alt-fuel math.

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Tire Pyrolysis Oil Is the Loss Leader. The Carbon Black Pays for the Plant.
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Tire Pyrolysis Oil Is the Loss Leader. The Carbon Black Pays for the Plant.

Tire pyrolysis oil is technically a fuel, financially a byproduct. Why cement-kiln gate prices can't fund your plant - and what actually does.

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Waste-to-Energy Market 2026: Growth, Investment, Innovation
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Waste-to-Energy Market 2026: Growth, Investment, Innovation

WTE market trends for 2026: AI integration, modular deployment, carbon credit monetization, and regional growth dynamics shaping the $50B industry.

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