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Change of management in Plant Construction at EnviTec Biogas AG - Seite 2

His management team colleague Maurice Markerink adds: “Biogas is a key driver for cutting greenhouse gases, as it is capable of generating negative emissions and helping to achieve targets for carbon emissions – especially in the agricultural sector.” Markerink himself joined EnviTec in 2008, where he initially assumed responsibilities in relation to international project development and was therefore the managing director of several biogas plants in the Own Investment segment at EnviTec Biogas AG. In 2017, he assumed a business development role at EnviTec Anlagenbau, where he defined a strategy for acquiring new business in overseas markets by the development and execution of new projects in the field of biogas, biomethane and bio-LNG. As part of the new management team for Plant Construction, Markerink will now be responsible for national and international sales as well as new business development activities.

A relatively new face at EnviTec, Jakob Falkenstein joined the company a year ago as Head of Project and Construction Management. With a professional background in metalworking, welding and mechanical construction, he can draw on extensive know-how in relation to plant construction. In his career to date, he has mainly focussed on industrial plant construction and power plant technology in the field of waste-to-energy plants. Falkenstein: “Over the last few years, we’ve got a lot of international projects off the ground in Indonesia, Scandinavia and the USA. And we’re now also seeing plenty of project enquiries from Eastern and Southern Europe.” Within the new management team, his primary responsibilities will be day-to-day operations – namely planning and construction, plus quality assurance and related accounting.

As market leader, EnviTec is looking to establish strong relationships with biogas plant owners, developers and investors, working with them to increase the number of biomethane plants worldwide and achieve emission reduction targets. The new management trio is also looking to develop new partnerships with the aim of establishing long-term, mutually beneficial business relationships. “This year and next year, we’ll be pursuing some initial projects in new markets like Indonesia, Poland, Spain and Sweden,” Markerink explains, noting that existing markets like the Baltic states, Czech Republic, Italy and Slovakia are forecast to become key markets for biomethane conversion projects, for which EnviTec is able to provide its own EnviThan technology.