(625ag) The Driving Need for Sustainability in Innovation
AIChE Annual Meeting
2015
2015 AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings
Sustainable Engineering Forum
Poster Session: Sustainability and Sustainable Biorefineries
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Innovation is being applied to sustainable projects around the world. Whether these projects are politically, fiscally, or socially driven they really make their true impact once they can operate sustainably.
Oftentimes green efforts are reliant on tax credits or donations to run commercially. This approach creates a hand to mouth cycle that cannot continue in perpetuity and often times stifles innovation and growth.
Applying economic, engineering, and entrepreneurial metrics to an innovative can help shape its development in a way that allows for it to make a societal impact for generations. These methods are discussed in the presentation.