20 years international experience in the Energy industry covering sales and project execution management of capital intensive and complex power and renewable energies plants with an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) scope. Led multi-cultural and cross-functional teams, managed project engineering and economics, systems integration, contract compliance, suppliers and client relations from bid up to product handover for technologies like Combined Cycle, Concentrating Solar Power Plant, Wind Offshore, Energy from Waste and Circular Economy processes.

Gabriel Carneiro M. Sc. studied Industrial Chemistry at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). He obtained his Master’s Degree (Cum Laude) from the SINReM (Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management) program, a consortium between Ghent University (Belgium), Uppsala University (Sweden) and TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany). In the beginning of 2022, he enrolled as PhD candidate at TU Freiberg, where he works as Research Assistant. He is responsible for conducting the research on valorisation of fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration. The project is a partnership between EEW Energy from Waste and the university.

Richard Brooke is Commercial Director for Augean.

Augean is a leading UK operator managing hard to handle wastes at its treatment and disposal infrastructure focussing on delivering best environmental outcomes.

For the UK’s Energy from Waste (EfW) sector, Augean treats more Air Pollution Control Residues (APCr) than any other operator. Augean treats other residues from EfW’s and also provides Industrial Services for the sector.  

Richard has over 30 years waste management experience having previously worked for Tamar Energy, New Earth Solutions and Waste Recycling Group, and also for Redland Aggregates and Steetley Quarry Products.

Richard is a Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Member of The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and is also a member of The Yorkshire Climate Action Coalition which is a business-led group with a common desire to address the climate challenge.