This initiative focused on converting forestry and agricultural biomass—material that would otherwise decompose—into a modular biomass energy solution. Although the team secured planning approval for one of Europe’s largest biomass power stations, the project did not move forward due to shifts in U.K. energy policy.

By deploying this approach in regions with abundant biomass, such as North America and West Africa—where waste from logging is often burned or left to rot, releasing methane—the solution helped create local jobs while reducing emissions. Developed through a U.S.–U.K. collaboration, this engineering solution is now ready for global deployment in a modular format.

The team has partnered with an international engineering group that developed a waste recycling process capable of handling 150,000 metric tonnes per year. This system can manage municipal solid waste (MSW) and, in a separate setup, hazardous and hospital waste. It uses a patented sterilization technology to recover biogenic materials, producing a cellulose fiber that can be gasified for energy once its sugars are extracted for liquid fuel production. All remaining waste materials are then recycled. The team is currently collaborating with an EU island state to design a waste management strategy for processing 1.25 million metric tonnes annually.