About Paul Winter
Paul is the founding Director of Paul Winter Consulting which he formed in 2015. He is particularly focused on helping Clients understand the Construction Process and help them maximize their returns on investment. He has worked at senior level in Major International Companies and his experience ranges from the construction of Complex infrastructure projects from Power to airports and Roads For the last 15 years Paul has provided support to a number of clients including: - EPC Contractors - European Companies looking to enter the UK Market - Client side Project Management - Commercial and Project Management Training - Advising on Project funding He is focused on developing strategies for investment in Energy from Waste Projects and delivering the financial outcomes through effective project management.
Recent Comments
Hi Paul - interesting article but you seem to correlate gate fees in SE Asia in terms of MWh rather than tonnes of waste through the gate? You state that '... - in Pakistan, for example, EfW tariffs of are $100 per MWh....'. I take this to mean (in context) that there is a government-led scheme where they guarantee a price of $100/MWh for power produced from an EfW. However, that is not a gate fee but essentially a CfD for power offtake - two different things and without a true gate fee I would suggest financially non-viable. On a trip a couple of years ago to Malaysia I looked at their waste disposal arrangements and put very simply at $20/tonne landfill fee, EfW is a non-starter - so you are correct, something needs to change. It is no different in many parts of the USA. In that State (California) of environmental stewardship held up as the world's go-to for how it should be done, they are closing EfW's and using landfill instead. Two steps back comes to mind!
Hi Alf. Thank you for this. You are correct. Thank you for pointing this out. There are a handful of emerging EfW and renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia but, certainly, there are many obstacles to navigate in this part of the world; lack of infrastructure, government backing etc. And, just like here in the UK, wind & solar energy seem to be the renewable energy ‘leaders’ in SE Asia. The situation in the US is unfortunate and, given recent headlines, seems to be getting worse!
Great article Paul, well constructed and informative. Leachate is also another product of landfills that needs long term monitoring and treatment.
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Thank you for your comment, Tim. I’m glad you enjoyed the article and read it with interest. A very good point made, re: Leachate, I’ll be sure to add that in! I shall certainly watch the videos with interest, particularly the video on ‘Agri Food Waste Streams’. We discuss gasification often on the news section of our website: https://www.paul-winter.co.uk/news/ but, given the negativity around EfW facilities in the media at the moment, we feel it’s currently very important to highlight their crucial place in waste treatment and waste recycling.
It's an ambitious and positive plan, but it is fairly shocking that there is no mention of biogas or biomethane in the summary above (perhaps it is mentioned in the Action Plan itself, but maybe not!). Biogas uses waste feedstock (food waste, farm waste etc), makes renewable baseload energy regardless of the sun/wind conditions, and produces a chemical-free digestate that can be used back on farmers' land as an environmentally-friendly alternative to fertilisers producing using fossil fuels. In terms of the energy transition, it really is a no-brainer. As was mentioned at the ADBA conference in London just before Christmas, "there is no net-zero without biogas".
I agree. I think that the government is seriously underestimating the contribution from the AD sector. This contribution could be significant with the right investment and the supporting policies from government both to energy production and waste management.
Many congratulations
Thank you.