A thoroughly engaging month for the WTEC team with wide range of activity including the following: The successful tour of the Scotland BOS plant in Dumfries with a delegation of  Canadian government officials also included insight in to SEPA and the rigorous environmental control mechanisms;  A regional project in Morocco has a team working with the Virgin Group to provide a waste to energy system; In Tofino on Vancouver Island’s Pacific coast we are providing a BOS plant for the new Westcoast Multiplex; A new wood-waste to energy plant is underway in Powell River; A new plant for Colima area in Mexico, and the 4-tonne per day plant for the luxurious Clayoquot Wilderness Resort that will assist local industry and communities such as the Ahousaht First Nation cleanly dispose of waste and create useful heat energy for a greenhouse – further reducing the need and impact of transporting produce to this gorgeous wilderness location.

WtEC’s President, Alistair Haughton and Director Rod Taylor attended the Major Northern Resource & Infrastructure Conference in Whitehorse, Yukon last week working with senior government teams and as a resource on Planning for a Clean Energy Future with David Morrison, the President of the Yukon Energy Corporation.   They discussed the challenges facing Yukon Energy and solutions to ensure a sufficient supply of clean, renewable energy in the years ahead.

During discussions with clients from the Philippines, Indonesia, Pacific Islands, Chile, Canada, Morocco, Europe and India this week we have once again covered 24 hours – not ideal for the sleep but exciting to be involved in eliminating harmful landfill or incineration emissions.

During the course of acquiring an MBA in Energy Finance and Risk Management, David Hanegraaf, a key member of the WTEC team, recently placed first in two separate International MBA Case Competitions. Both the Toronto Rotman 2010 Net Impact CSR Case Competition and the 2010 HEC Montreal Sustainability Challenge were focused on Corporate Social Responsibility issues faced by real energy companies (Talisman Energy and Imperial Oil respectively). The competitions featured over 30 MBA teams from across Canada and the US. We are proud of David’s accomplishments, particularly given the Corporate Social Responsibility focus of these competitions, as sustainable development is truly what WTEC is all about.

Welcome to the WTEC News section, we’ll keep you posted as we deploy waste to energy and other solutions around the world.