How much will the energy for Precision Fermentation and Cellular Agriculture cost?

 |  6 May 2024

By 2030, solar, wind and battery-based energy systems will have significantly lower overall costs than conventional energy systems in virtually all populated regions.

  • Based on available data, we estimate that energy currently represents approximately 30% of Precision Fermentation (PF) and Cellular Agriculture (CA) operating costs, +/- 20% depending on regional and operational factors.

  • Solar power, wind power and battery energy storage all produce electricity at near-zero marginal cost because they consume no fuels and have minimal operations and maintenance expenses.

  • RethinkX research has shown that the costs of SWB have fallen dramatically and predictably over the past 15 years, and are likely to continue to do so over the next decade. 

  • By 2030, SWB-based energy systems will have significantly lower overall costs than conventional energy systems in virtually all populated regions.

  • PF and CA enterprises that are prepared to flexibly utilize seasonally available super power from SWB-based energy systems (whether grid scale or commercial scale) will be able to further reduce their energy costs, with the potential for the cost of electricity to approach zero under some circumstances.

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Witness the transformation

We are on the cusp of the deepest, fastest, most consequential disruption in food and agricultural production since the first domestication of plants and animals 10,000 years ago.

Modern alternatives to our industrial livestock model will be up to 100 times more land efficient, up to 25 times more feedstock efficient, 20 times more time efficient and 10 times more water efficient. They will also produce less waste.

Moreover, the disruption to the food & agriculture sector will coincide with the disruption of the energy sector by SWB. The disruption of SWB will create a superabundance of clean energy that will help to power the global modern food system.

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Published on: 12/07/23

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