TechConnect Spotlight: Modular Pilot & Demonstration Plants Accelerating the Energy Transition
June 2024
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Koch Modular Business Development Manager, Mauricio Villegas, to present “Modular Pilot & Demonstration Plants: Accelerating the Global Transition to Clean Energy” on Monday, June 17, at 4:00 pm EST at the 2024 TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Exposition.
In the context of escalating environmental concerns and the urgent need to mitigate climate change, modular pilot and demonstration-scale plants have a critical role in accelerating the global transition to clean energy solutions. These plants represent a transformative approach to energy research and development, optimizing innovation processes, reducing project timelines, and managing inherent risks. Their ability to facilitate comprehensive sustainable feedstock experimentation and validate clean energy processes is essential for enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and expediting the deployment of clean energy technologies.
Understanding Modular Pilot and Demonstration Scale Plants
Modular pilot or demonstration-scale plants are custom-designed for each project as scaled-down versions of commercial operations rather than scaled-up versions of laboratory equipment. These small-scale plants enable the pilot testing of novel technologies and difficult separations, providing proof-of-concept testing to de-risk and validate processes for commercial scale. Testing in a lab or process model may not translate directly to larger scales; therefore, it is essential to test with actual feed materials, collect data over extended periods, and observe system performance. Modular project delivery offers several benefits, including cost certainty, project predictability, risk mitigation, shorter time to market, minimized site operations interruptions, improved productivity, and reduced hazards and safety risks.
Join Mauricio Villegas for a poster session, “Modular Pilot & Demonstration Plants: Accelerating the Global Transition to Clean Energy” on Monday, June 17, at 4:00 pm EST at the 2024 TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Exposition. And, visit Koch Modular at booth #606 to connect with our team of industry experts.
Koch Modular will be presenting on a variety of topics at this year's event. Explore more of our TechConnect presentations HERE.
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Mauricio Villegas is the Manager of Business Development at Koch Modular Process Systems. He has over 25 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry, delivering projects across sectors ranging from small brownfield projects to greenfield mega-projects. Before joining Koch Modular, he held various management roles at WorleyParsons, Technip, IHI E&C, and Arcadis. Mr. Villegas earned a BS in Business Administration and Management from Northeastern University.
Mauricio Villegas, Business Development Manager
