Purpose
Connect process performance to cost, value, and development priorities.
A useful techno-economic analysis does not produce a single attractive number. It makes the cost structure transparent, tests the assumptions that matter, and shows where technical improvement or additional evidence can change the commercial conclusion.
ONB Engineering integrates process modeling, equipment and cost estimation, manufacturing analysis, scenario analysis, and sustainability metrics to support development planning, investment review, technology comparison, and commercialization decisions.
When this service is useful
Estimate capital, operating cost, unit production cost, total cost of ownership, and cost ranges appropriate to the project stage.
Identify the performance, scale, feedstock, utility, equipment, financing, and market variables that dominate the result.
Translate sensitivities into technical development targets and evidence priorities.
Compare process routes, manufacturing strategies, product configurations, and environmental scenarios on a consistent basis.
Scope and capabilities
Techno-economic analysis
Integrated process and cost models, unit cost, cash-flow inputs, scale effects, and scenario analysis.
CAPEX and OPEX estimation
Equipment-based capital estimates, installation factors, utilities, consumables, labor, maintenance, and replacement assumptions.
DFMA and manufacturing cost
Design-for-manufacture-and-assembly analysis, process selection, production redesign, and cost-driver decomposition.
Total cost of ownership
Acquisition, operation, energy, maintenance, consumables, downtime, replacement, and end-of-life considerations.
Life Cycle Assessment
Goal and scope definition, system boundaries, inventory development, scenario comparison, and interpretation support.
Roadmapping and market analysis
Technology-development targets, application screening, market assumptions, adoption constraints, and commercialization priorities.
Typical deliverables
- Documented technical and economic basis
- Process-linked CAPEX and OPEX model
- Unit production cost or TCO analysis
- Cost-driver and sensitivity analysis
- Scenario and uncertainty ranges
- Benchmark or alternative comparison
- LCA inventory and interpretation basis
- Development targets and recommended next work
The answer should be a range with a reason—not false precision.
Cost accuracy depends on engineering maturity and source data. ONB Engineering documents estimate basis, confidence, exclusions, scaling assumptions, contingencies, and the variables that can materially change the conclusion.
Representative applications
Frequently asked questions
How accurate will the cost estimate be?
Accuracy depends on project maturity, data quality, and the level of engineering definition. ONB Engineering will state the estimate class or intended use, document assumptions, and avoid presenting early-stage values as construction-grade estimates.
Can ONB Engineering update an existing TEA?
Yes. An existing TEA can be audited, restructured, connected to an updated process model, benchmarked, or expanded with uncertainty and scenario analysis.
Can TEA and LCA be performed together?
Yes. Using a common process and inventory basis can improve consistency, provided the goal, scope, system boundaries, and intended uses are clearly defined.
Can the model be used for investor or grant discussions?
Yes, when scoped appropriately. ONB Engineering can produce transparent assumptions, sensitivities, and technical narratives that help reviewers understand both the opportunity and the remaining uncertainty.