The Joint Venture: Advanced gasification with EQTEC

David Palumbo, CEO of EQTEC joined us on the podcast this week to discuss the past, present and future of both his company and the waste-to-energy sector in general

As countries around the world grapple with dealing with the huge amounts of waste they produce, and bid to create truly circular economies in this area, waste-to-energy plants have sprung up everywhere as a convenient tool to address the problem. As a bonus, they also produce renewable electricity. 

But traditional incineration plants have drawn bad press and opposition from local groups when they are built, with concerns over emissions from these facilities. So, advanced conversion technologies such as gasification that process the waste and are intended to produce lower emissions are touted as a crucial advance for the sector. 

David Palumbo, CEO of advanced gasification technology provider EQTEC, came on the podcast to give us an in-depth view on the proposals in this area and what his company is currently developing. 

Advanced gasification has also had a stop-start history due to technical difficulties and sometimes poor output, so there is much convincing to do for would-be investors and procurement authorities. Listen to the episode to discover David's response to these issues. 

Also on the show this week, inspiratia's Jon McNair and Dan Colombini - our newly appointed editor - chew over some of the latest news from the worlds of infrastructure and renewable energy. 

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