Uday Turaga, Founder & CEO of ADI Analytics, shared results from ADI’s work on monetizing shale gas via small-scale methanol technologies at the U.S. Energy Association on October 22, 2015. Turaga explored the potential of small-scale methanol plants in North America, citing an in-depth study done by ADI’s diligent team of analysts. The study in question was on the small-scale conversion of natural gas to methanol and looked into an opportunity for using Pennsylvania generated natural gas.
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