The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provides U.S. local governments with technical assistance to advance waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). The WTE resources considered include organic waste such as food waste, wastewater sludge, animal manure, and fats, oils, and greases. Learn more about this program, application process and timeframe, and ask questions during this webinar. Register for the webinar here.
Guest Speakers:
Beau Hoffman, Technology Manager, BETO
Beau works with the Conversion Technologies Research and Development Program, and his realm of expertise is in resource and energy recovery from waste streams. In this capacity he manages a variety of projects involved in conversion of these waste streams to high value products, liquid transportation fuels, and renewable natural gas. Beau also represents the United States as a task lead in International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 36: Materials and Energy Valorization of Waste in a Circular Economy. His background is in chemical engineering and biochemistry and, prior to joining the U.S. Department of Energy, Beau worked as an engineer at Luca Technologies where he served as the project engineer for the company’s eastern United States field projects. He served as a staff technical lead for business development, techno-economic analysis, merger/acquisition, and regulatory activities.
Anelia Milbrandt, Senior Research Analyst, NREL
Anelia is a member of the Resources and Sustainability Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center. She leads NREL’s efforts related to WTE resources, including analyses on their availability, competing uses, economic potential, and market opportunities. Anelia also leads NREL’s activities related to analyzing biogas/renewable natural gas production potential from resource, energy, and market perspectives. She has considerable experience in managing projects and programs related to renewable energy development in the United States and abroad. Her background is in physical geography and natural resources.