Session 4: Combustion optimization on forward moving reciprocating grates

Matthias Lukic is founder, CEO, technical expert and 100% owner of Austria based Technikgruppe. He has over 25 years of experience in combustion optimization on forward moving grates in waste to energy and biomass to energy plants. After finishing his education at Technical University in Graz – Austria, Matthias has worked on automations of complex production systems in the power industry, oil & gas and the chemical & petrochemical industries. Matthias speaks English, German, Croatian and Italian. Over the last few years he has presented at many waste to energy events.

Damir Zibrat is Business Development Manager of Austrian company TECHNIKGRUPPE , and has more than 25 years’ experience in international strategic selling and marketing. Damir joined TECHNIKGRUPPE in 2016 and has spoken frequently about combustion optimization in waste to energy and biomass plants. After completing his university education in electro-engineering he was engaged for more than 5 years in electronic development and applications of industrial measurement systems.

Mike Hession  BEng. CEng. MIMechE. MCIBSE. MCIWM has over forty years’ experience within engineering plant and process engineering environments. For thirty five years he has specialised in waste management and thermal treatment technology based projects. 

Throughout his consulting career Mike has project managed numerous technical studies, technology based due diligence reviews plus managing a number of incineration and waste capital projects from inception through to commissioning including the very first incineration and waste management facility to be designed and constructed in the UK to satisfy the, then incoming, EC Directive on the incineration of hazardous wastes, Council Directive 94/67/EC. 

He has assisted many clients by providing on-site training and trouble shooting existing energy from waste and other thermal processes, bringing about significant performance improvements in terms of energy efficiency, process performance and environmental compliance. 

Mike remains passionate about training and personal development within the waste industry and for the last 3 years has been developing e-tech learning limited which specialises in technical training for process plant operators and managers.