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The Burning Issue

Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector. Presented by Luke Walsh, the editor of endswasteandbioenergy.com, the show interviews leading figures in the energy recovery sector and aims to investigate where the sector is now and where does it go from here.  Luke became interested in waste management while working on a bin lorry one summer in Essex. The team he was with collected commercial waste and dumped it in a huge landfill in Pitsea, with no attempt to sort or recycle it.   Looking out over the landfill Luke thought this was the wrong approach and started writing about environmental issues and reporting on the energy-from-waste sector, which he believes is the best solution for waste that can’t be recycled. But is this still the case? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 7CO2 directors on non-pipeline carbon capture and making energy recovery the ‘net in Net Zero’

    11/28/2024

    7CO2 directors on non-pipeline carbon capture and making energy recovery the ‘net in Net Zero’

    Severnside Carbon Capture and Shipping Hub (7CO2) directors Paul Davies and Keith Birch tell the Burning Issue of the advantage of non-pipeline carbon capture and how it is developing. This episode focuses on: Advantages of flexible non-pipeline carbon capture  As the EfW becomes “saturated, CCS is the big area for growth” Why energy recovery can put the ‘Net in Net Zero’ Track 2 could see “some uptake of new emerging technologies” How EfW plants could become mini-hubs for CCS Combining SAF production with carbon capture Government needs to extend existing Track 1 provisions to Track 2 projects  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  2. Encylis director of policy and sustainability Victoria Merton on carbon capture at Protos, building more facilities

    10/04/2024

    Encylis director of policy and sustainability Victoria Merton on carbon capture at Protos, building more facilities

    Encylis director of policy and sustainability Victoria Merton on carbon capture at Protos, building more facilities and banning recyclets and biogenics from landfill by 2028 This episode focuses on: How a team of skilled engineers are looking to build CCS across Encyclis’ portfolio  Being a year ahead of nearest rival on full-scale EfW carbon capture project  Development of the Protos plants has hit some “speed bumps” A ban on all recyclets and biogenics going to landfill by 2028  Preparing for EfW’s inclusion in the UK ETS   Building more capacity in tougher market conditions Delivering heat from EfW in Dublin and elsewhere  New trade body Resource Recovery UK (RRUK)  A graduate of the University of Birmingham, Victoria Merton joined Encyclis when it was called Covanta in 2021 having held senior roles at The Peel Group.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  3. Hitachi Zosen Inova CEO Bruno-Frédéric Baudouin on the end of EfW, the start of waste-to-X, and building the facilities of the future

    09/19/2024

    Hitachi Zosen Inova CEO Bruno-Frédéric Baudouin on the end of EfW, the start of waste-to-X, and building the facilities of the future

    Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) chief executive Bruno-Frédéric Baudouin tells EWB editor Luke Walsh talks about how the business is developing a new generation of waste processing plants. This episode focuses on: HZI evolving progressively into the leading EfW builder globallyHow the business has, mostly, avoided the financial issues plaguing other EPC builders Moving into the O&M marketFixing plants left unfinished by others  Developing a CCS pilot in the UK with Enfinium Why waste-to-X is the future of the sector  Now based in Zürich, French national Bruno-Frédéric Baudouin, joined HZI in 2018. He previously held senior roles at GE Power and Alstom Power. A former student at the Ecole Polytechnique of Paris in the 1990s he also achieved a Master of Business Administration from leading business school the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) in 2004. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min
  4. Enfinium's Karl Smyth on carbon capture, EfW's inclusion in the UK ETS, and how big a tonne of CO2 really is

    05/30/2024

    Enfinium's Karl Smyth on carbon capture, EfW's inclusion in the UK ETS, and how big a tonne of CO2 really is

    EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to Enfinium's director of external affairs and strategic policy Karl Smyth about building carbon capture at the UK’s largest EfW site  This episode focuses on: Developing a CCS pilot at the Ferrybridge EfW site next month What comes next after the permitting pause and expected strategic review of EfW capacity With a general election due will a change of government increase focus on the waste sectorUK ETS will “encourage innovation around contracting” Two more EfW plants expected operational next year How a total of six EfW facilities is “probably” enough for the companyWhy carbon capture is like squeezing a double decker bus through a small pipe network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min
  5. The ESA’s Jacob Hayler on a potential UK EfW moratorium, should Barclay stay at DEFRA and why landfill tax fraud is “creating a huge distortion” in the market

    05/16/2024

    The ESA’s Jacob Hayler on a potential UK EfW moratorium, should Barclay stay at DEFRA and why landfill tax fraud is “creating a huge distortion” in the market

    EWB editor Luke Walsh talks ESA executive director Jacob Hayler as the development and future of the UK’s energy-from-waste sector is thrown into the air by the government’s controversial block on new environmental permits.  This episode focuses on:  Could an EfW moratorium be in Labour’s general election manifesto  “Political interference” in the permitting processShould DEFRA minister Steve Barclay resign?Government has spread investor concern over the entire permitting processIndustry has a “perception that there is a lack of coordination and joined up clarity” within the current government EA struggling with lack of funds and “too many constraints” Concerns including EfW in the UK ETS will lead to “carbon tourism or leakage”Hayler joined the ESA from the city in 2005 as an economist, and has worked to develop market-focused policies that combine environmental and economic sustainability. He also has responsibility at the trade body for policy relating to finance, tax, carbon management, contracts and of course EfW. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min
  6. Gallagher partner Ian Lester on the end of permitting insurance, uninsured facilities, and why waste will also be a ‘hard market’

    05/02/2024

    Gallagher partner Ian Lester on the end of permitting insurance, uninsured facilities, and why waste will also be a ‘hard market’

    EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to Gallagher partner Ian Lester. This podcast covers: Why insurers won’t be covering the permitting process anymore Operational plants unable to find insurance Understanding the risks around carbon capture Finding a box of hand grenades dumped in wasteSAF projects are “receiving a lot of interest”Fires in Netherlands and US have concerned insurers covering the sectorHow council can cover facilities as PFI deals end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
  7. WKE chief executive Ian Jones on waste-to-pellets, turning around troubled projects, and building more production capacity

    04/18/2024

    WKE chief executive Ian Jones on waste-to-pellets, turning around troubled projects, and building more production capacity

    EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to Waste Knot Energy’s CEO Ian Jones. This episode focuses on: Developing a new market for waste-derived pelletsExporting pellets from the UK for the first time Why the government needs to provide a framework for the EA and other departments “to be more successful”How biogas could reduce WKE’s CO2 footprint to “almost zero”Why more businesses will enter the waste-to-pellet market Investors need to know the era of rapid payback on waste projects has ended Could power stations like Drax run on waste? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min
  8. OCO managing director Graham Cooper on reducing landfill, capturing carbon and producing a sustainable construction product

    03/21/2024

    OCO managing director Graham Cooper on reducing landfill, capturing carbon and producing a sustainable construction product

    EWB editor Luke Walsh talks to OCO managing director Graham Cooper. This episode focuses on: What goes into producing limestone aggregateUsing “expensive carbon intensive and non-renewable materials is an outdated view”Landfilling APCr through derogations needs to be “looked at” Pushing the business beyond the UK How does OCO’s carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technology work?The long-standing link between the aggregates and waste industries Expanding current facilities and opening news one  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 min
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Every fortnight the Burning Issue looks at different elements of the energy recovery sector. Presented by Luke Walsh, the editor of endswasteandbioenergy.com, the show interviews leading figures in the energy recovery sector and aims to investigate where the sector is now and where does it go from here.  Luke became interested in waste management while working on a bin lorry one summer in Essex. The team he was with collected commercial waste and dumped it in a huge landfill in Pitsea, with no attempt to sort or recycle it.   Looking out over the landfill Luke thought this was the wrong approach and started writing about environmental issues and reporting on the energy-from-waste sector, which he believes is the best solution for waste that can’t be recycled. But is this still the case? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    ENDS Waste & Bioenergy
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Haymarket Media Group Ltd
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