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The Ethylene Cost Floor

A techno-economic model for when electrochemical ethylene beats cracking.

The problem

It is unclear which performance targets actually make CO₂-to-ethylene economical.

The approach

Build a bottom-up cost model coupling electricity price, selectivity, and durability.

Key results

Identified the electricity-price and selectivity frontier where electrochemical ethylene is cost-competitive.

$0.03
kWh⁻¹ threshold
70%
FE target
2×
durability need
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