Klean CEO Featured at World Waste-to-Energy Summit | Gasification of Waste Panel
Klean Industries CEO Jesse Klinkhamer was a featured panelist at the prestigious World Waste-to-Energy & Resources Summit, where he shared expert insights on the gasification of waste, circular energy technologies, and the future of clean resource recovery.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Klean Industries Inc. (“Klean”) is pleased to announce that its CEO, Jesse Klinkhamer, will be a featured speaker and panelist at the 9th World Waste to Energy and Resources Summit. This year, due to COVID-19, the Summit will be held as a virtual online event on October 6-7, 2020.
During this virtual event, Mr. Klinkhamer will be a key contributor to the Gasification Discussion Panel, where the topic will be “Gasification: A New Wave of Projects.” The panel discussion will provide special attention to energy challenges from waste projects and showcase the benefits of gasification over traditional combustion technologies. The panelist will discuss advancements in the waste-to-energy sector, focusing on technologies and feedstocks used in the gasification process.
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TOPIC - Gasification: A New Wave of Projects
Many remain unconvinced about the future of gasification because of lower power yields. However, the potential for resource output is far greater. With many new projects going ahead, this panel will evaluate the business case, challenges, and success stories.
- What kinds of plants and waste are most suited to gasification, and what are the benefits of combustion?
- Why are some markets more successful than others?
- Which projects are now underway, and what have been the highs and lows for those who have pioneered?
- Where is the true potential of gasification? How great is the opportunity to contribute to decarbonizing industries such as transport and aviation and recycling plastic?
- What incentives would help accelerate growth in this area?
Mr. Klinkhamer commented, “What an exciting panel we have this year. Delegates at the event will benefit significantly from the discussion, and we are thrilled to play a part on this panel.” This conference event is packed with great topics, including the commercial and policy landscape, partnership and risk-sharing models, project finance and investment, technology innovation, decarbonizing the transport sector, tackling the plastics crisis, international opportunities, and the climate change agenda. The event includes input from additional key industry players such as Covanta, Hitachi Zosen Inova, Hatch, CoGen, Advanced BioFuel Solutions, Veolia, and Aviva Investors, who will also be presenting during this virtual event online.
Held at 12:20, October 6, 2020, Gasification Session Chair:
- Peter MacLaren, Director, LEVENSEAT, UK
Speakers:
- Andy Cornell, Chief Executive, ADVANCED BIOFUEL SOLUTIONS, UK
- Isabella Gaupmann, Senior Development Manager, Project Lead Hooton Park, COGEN, UK
- Kerry McKenna, Global Director, Energy Technologies, HATCH, UK
- Paco Hevia, Managing Director, AMEY WASTE TREATMENT, UK
- Jesse Klinkhamer, CEO, KLEAN INDUSTRIES, CANADA
About World Waste to Energy and Resources Summit
The World Waste to Energy and Resources Summit brings 250+ international waste management CEOs, local government, project developers, technology companies, engineering firms, EPCs, and the financing community to mobilize investment and identify the right solutions to accelerate the build-out of projects. This year’s agenda will explore waste policy, upcoming projects in international markets, the digital revolution, game-changing business models, the future of thermal ACT, innovation in anaerobic digestion, and cutting-edge high-value fuels and chemicals from waste. The summit is set to feature 60 industry-leading speakers covering the most exciting technologies and innovations transforming the market; please visit www.worldwastetoenergy.com.
Global Recognition for Circular Energy Innovation
Klean Industries is proud to have CEO Jesse Klinkhamer represent the company at the World Waste-to-Energy & Resources Summit, speaking on the role of advanced gasification in transforming waste into clean energy, fuels, and circular commodities.
Why This Matters:
✅ Reinforces Klean’s leadership in advanced waste conversion
✅ Builds confidence in scalable, bankable gasification projects
✅ Supports ESG-aligned clean energy investments
✅ Connects government, industry, and investors to real solutions
About Klean Industries
Klean Industries (“Klean”) provides best-in-class technologies and solutions in the waste-to-value industry. Our international team of award-winning experts has decades of experience designing, engineering, and manufacturing the highest-quality equipment to convert waste streams into valuable energy and resources. Our unique products and services result from combined know-how in the design of recycling, resource recovery, waste management, and power generation projects. Our global project management expertise safeguards timelines and budgets, enabling projects to be delivered quickly and at lower costs.
Klean uses proprietary technologies to rapidly develop projects that produce the highest quality fuels, recovered Carbon Blacks (“rCB”), and green hydrogen from various feedstocks. Our knowledge and skillfulness provide a specialization in building projects that use advanced thermal technologies such as pyrolysis, gasification, and carbonization, which convert end-of-life tires, waste plastics, and municipal solid waste into domestic energy, sustainable commodities, and new cleantech jobs. We create a symbiosis between waste, resources, and energy. Klean Industries is the link between the low carbon, circular economy, and the goal of zero waste to landfill.
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