Could microbial electrosynthesis become the “solar panel moment” for industrial chemistry?
I’ve been researching MES — basically engineered microbes using electricity + CO₂ to produce chemicals, fuels, and materials — and the cost curve is getting interesting.
The big question: if MES can hit cost parity with traditional chemistry at mid-sized industrial scale, does this become a real manufacturing disruption instead of just another climate-tech science project?
Curious what people here think: is this viable industrial biotech, or another overhyped lab-to-market story?
u/Electric_Octopus_ — 12 hours ago