Table 2 Overview of the main differences in the data and characteristics of the four scenarios modeled
Description of data point | Pilot-scale day one | Pilot-scale current | Full-scale day one | Full-scale with planned improvements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Size of facility | 1394 m2 | 1394 m2 | 20438 m2 | 20438 m2 |
Nutrient source for sheet production | Nutritional Grain feedstock | Nutritional Grain feedstock | Nutritional Grain feedstock | Recycled Corn-based nutrient feedstock |
Electricity use for sheet production | 27 kWh per sheet | 27 kWh per sheet | 19 kWh per sheet | 19 kWh+32.3 kWh per sheet |
Gas use for sheet production | 0 kWh per sheet | 0 kWh per sheet | 32.3 kWh per sheet | 0 kWh per sheet |
Production facility electricity use | 31.90 kWh per sheet | 31.90 kWh per sheet | 10.67 kWh per sheet | 10.67 kWh per sheet |
Production facility gas use | 15.9 kWh per sheet | 15.9 kWh per sheet | 3.1 kWh per sheet | 3.1 kWh per sheet |
Production facility electricity source | 100% wind | 100% wind | 2/3 solar 1/3 hydro | 100% wind |
Production facility gas source | Natural gas | Natural gas from a more efficient fuel cell | Biogas from landfill methane-recapture | Biogas from landfill methane-recapture |
Energy source for autoclaving | Electricity | Electricity | Biogas | Electricity |
Reuse of some of growth tray components | No reuse | Use it 3 times | No reuse | Use it 3 times |
Reuse of spent substrate brick | No reuse | No reuse | No reuse | Reuse once |
Amount of fatliquors for “Plasticizing” | 5% of finished Reishi™ weight fatliquor used | 2.5% of finished Reishi™ weight fatliquor used | 2.5% of finished Reishi™ weight fatliquor used | 2.5% of finished Reishi™ weight fatliquor used |
Transportation to tannery | Ship to Spain | Ship to Spain | No transport (on-site tannery) | No transport (on-site tannery) |
Use of tanning chemicals | Using original tanning chemistry | No tanning; post-processing with lubrication and dye only | No tanning; post-processing with lubrication and dye only | No tanning; post-processing with lubrication and dye only |
Relative sale price per sheet | current price (2022) | 36% of current price | 18% of current price | 8% of current price |
Relative sale price per brick | $0 | 1.1% of current Reishi™ price | 1.1% of current Reishi™ price | 1.1% of current Reishi™ price |
Size of sheet | 0.56m2 | 0.6m2 | 0.6m2 | 0.6m2 |
Mass of finished sheet | 0.4 kg | 0.43 kg | 0.43 kg | 0.43 kg |