Critical Minerals - Holding the Green Transition Hostage

Holding Green Transition

Join this meeting to learn about the critical minerals that holds the green transition

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Critical Minerals - Holding the Green Transition Hostage

Recently, there are more projections for electric vehicles, wind and solar, a stronger grid, and the mandates at many levels of government to implement these resources. Unfortunately, some of the nasty technical details that result from such mandates and projections have been, shall we say, glossed over? A closer look shows that some materials (e.g., lithium, cobalt, copper, etc.) may well be either in short supply or controlled by countries that are either unstable (e.g., DR Congo) or not necessarily very friendly (e.g., China.). Dr. Alan will provide a broad-brush look at where the pinch points in materials are likely to be, and what can be done about them.

Dr. Alan D. Eastman

Dr. Alan is the Principal Research Scientist at GreenFire Energy

GreenFire Energy

Principa Research Scientist

Dr. Alan D. Eastman received his B.A., cum laude, and his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Utah. He has maintained an interest in alternative energy technologies that began when he worked for the Fuels Engineering Department of the University as an undergraduate in the area of coal liquefaction. Following graduate school, he took a position as a research chemist with Phillips 66 and spent the next 28 years in various research positions for Phillips and ConocoPhillips. He also spent several years gaining in-depth knowledge of the petrochemical and fuels industries as a senior marketing research specialist. Alan then changed research directions, running the company’s vibrational spectroscopy analytical laboratory. This in turn led to a role as lead chemometrician developing Phillips and ConocoPhillips statistical data correlations for on-line analytical chemistry. In this role, Alan developed complex mathematical models for refinery process optimization. Over the years, Alan earned 35 U.S. patents and numerous foreign equivalents, mostly in the areas of refinery catalysis and process control. Technologies he helped develop are used in numerous refineries worldwide. Alan took early retirement from ConocoPhillips to devote his time to GreenFire Energy. His experience with all aspects of technology commercialization, as well as his understanding of complex processes and their mathematical modeling, will be valuable to GreenFire Energy as it develops its technology.