With energy prices at record levels, ensuring optimum performance from waste to energy and biomass plants has never been more important. This technical webinar provides essential information on the theoretical background and practical applications of combustion optimization on forward-moving reciprocating grates, as well as latest developments for boiler corrosion protection.

The webinar features leading speakers from across the waste to energy industry, from research and academia, to plant management and operation, with decades of knowledge and experience.
  • Gain a greater understanding of the technical and practical aspects of combustion
  • Learn more about steam production and stabilisation
  • Understand how combustion capacity can be enhanced
  • Explore how profitability, reliability and availability can be improved

Details About the Webinar

Join this informative webinar (3:00 PM London BST, 4:00 PM Austria GMT +2:00 and 10:00 AM New York GMT -4:00) to understand the theoretical background and practical applications of this unique method for combustion optimization on forward-moving reciprocating grates, as well as methods of boiler corrosion protection.

Learnings from this webinar will provide a basis for improvements in combustion optimisations and boiler corrosion protection.

Please note that this webinar will be recorded and the on-demand version will be made available to all attendees afterwards.

About the Speakers

1660819005-38c48bf680eaebce Ian Crummack - Chair
Managing Director, Cobalt Energy Ltd.

A qualified Mechanical Engineer, Ian Crummack has over 27 years’ experience in Energy from Waste and thermal power generation markets on a national and international basis, with worldwide technology experience. He has worked across Europe, managing projects to fruition from development, through the planning, consultation and tender stages, and then into construction and operation. Ian has significant experience with associated contractual matters and taking financial and management responsibility for energy business units. Ian is the founder and managing director of Cobalt Energy Limited, which is now over 10 years old, which offers Engineering Resources, Project Construction Services and Plant Operational Management.

1660819181-4afb34b2c066d430 Damir Zibrat
Business Development Manager, TECHNIKGRUPPE

Damir Zibrat is the Business Development Manager of Austrian company TECHNIKGRUPPE, and has more than 25 years experience in international strategic selling and marketing. Damir joined TECHNIKGRUPPE in 2016 and has spoken frequently about combustion optimization in waste-to-energy and biomass plants. After completing his university education in electro-engineering he was engaged for more than 5 years in electronic development and applications of industrial measurement systems. Damir speaks English, German and Croatian.

1660819382-392ed2b61578e3e1 Matthias Lukic
CEO, Technical Expert, TECHNIKGRUPPE

Matthias Lukic is Founder, CEO and 100 % owner of Austria based Technikgruppe. He has over 25 years of experience in combustion optimization on forward moving grates in waste to energy and biomass to energy plants. After finishing his education at Technical University in Graz – Austria, Matthias worked on automations of complex production systems in the power industry, oil & gas and chemical & petrochemical industries. Matthias speaks English, German, Croatian and Italian. In the last few years he presented at many waste to energy events.

1660819454-ddffeb1dde828aa2 Jeremy O’Brien
Director of Applied Research on Waste Conversion and Energy Recovery, Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

Jeremy K. O’Brien is a solid waste research engineer and consultant who has over 40 years of experience in the industry.

Since 1999, he has served as the Director of Applied Research for the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) - an organization of more than 10,000 public and private sector professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, advocacy and research.

From 1989-1999, Mr. O'Brien was employed by HDR, Inc. – a global architectural, engineering and consulting firm with over 10,000 employees in 200 offices through the world.

Mr. O’Brien received an M.S. degree from Duke University in Urban and Environmental Engineering in 1977 and obtained his Professional Engineering license in 1984.

1660819544-fd1188dda1ee3f21 Snehesh Ail
Associate Director - Earth Engineering Center (EEC), The City College New York

Snehesh S. Ail is the Associate Director of the Earth Engineering Center at The City College of New York. He manages the applied research programs at EEC|CCNY sponsored by operating companies and industry consortia in the field of sustainable waste management and conversion. His research focuses on waste valorization, waste management (data-oriented reuse strategies), catalysis, and combustion diagnostics. He completed his PhD in the Combustion Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and previously obtained a BE in Chemical Engineering from Manipal University."

1660819607-9ce670e5ddf1f8be Colin Bateman
Technical advisor, Intergrated Global Services (IGS)

Colin graduated in 1996 with a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Newcastle University and has 20+ years of experience in developing and specifying protective barrier solutions for mission critical assets. Working in the Energy Sector, he currently supports asset owners in Europe and the Middle East, helping them to manage and mitigate their erosion and corrosion challenges through the utilization of robust surface protection technologies, developing preventative maintenance programs.

1660819676-b55b7e02d65aab44 Prof. Dr. Marco Castaldi
Director Earth Engineering Center, The City College New York

Dr. Castaldi is the Director of the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT) in the United States, an international organization that supports several students and post doctoral researchers; also, his group is recognized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as the foremost research group on chemical kinetics of converting wastes to energy. Dr. Castaldi’s research will lead to the development of advanced waste-to-energy processes and in particular the high-efficiency recovery of energy from biomass processes using catalysis.

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