Analytical Science’s Increasingly Crucial Role in the Energy Transition

New feedstocks and energy products are bringing greater molecular complexity, requiring analytical laboratories to develop new methods and play a more strategic role in R&D

By
Marco Piparo
October 15, 2026
8 min

The Analytical Scientist

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The energy transition introduces diverse, variable feedstocks into existing industrial assets, making molecular characterization essential to understanding and scaling them.
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Analytical laboratories have expanded from delivering measurements to developing methods, informing R&D strategy, and supporting industrial standardization.
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Advanced techniques, including comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and high-resolution mass spectrometry, characterize complex emerging feedstocks.
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GC×GC data support a predictive model that estimates sustainable aviation fuel yields from renewable feedstocks and helps screen potential sources.
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Analytical data inform whether feedstocks can be processed, technologies are ready to scale, and products meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Analytical Science’s Increasingly Crucial Role in the Energy Transition

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Analytical Science’s Increasingly Crucial Role in the Energy Transition

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