Active Energy has appointed biomass energy innovation leader Barron Hewetson as Chief Technology Officer.
Barron Hewetson, Ph.D., former Director of Innovation and Product Management at Enviva will lead Active Energy’s product and technology expansion to further improve operations, create new products and develop new markets
Hewetson has previous leadership experience in the biomass energy sector, joining Active Energy from Enviva Biomass Inc. as the director of innovation and product management. He also previously served as both operations manager and quality manager at Enviva subsidiary Sampson Wood Pellets.
Active Energy Group plc (LON:AEG) is a biomass based renewable energy business focussed on using its proprietary technology to transform low-cost or waste biomass material into renewable biomass fuels, thus creating next generation biomass products. AEG’S CoalSwitch® is a second generation biomass fuel that has been tested, and proven, to replace the traditional coal fired-power industry and existing renewable biomass industry without requiring plant modification.