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Peter Dale – MSc in Environmental Technology, Imperial College London
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graduated four years ago in Engineering Science and then worked for another
two as a structural engineer in London. While at the engineering consultancy
Ellis and Moore, I became interested in sustainable construction and
sustainable development so much so, that I decided to return to university
and study a related Masters’ degree. I chose the Environmental Technology
course at Imperial College for which I was awarded a Panasonic Trust
Fellowship to study.
The course provided a great opportunity to learn about
environmental economics and policy; emerging technologies such as carbon
capture and storage, and offshore wind. My thesis The potential for green
charcoal from cotton waste in Malawi, explored the potential for a new
technology to produce charcoal from agricultural waste and help reduce the
pressure on Malawi's forests and greenhouse gas emissions. This research
project also enabled me to travel to Malawi to interview farmers, charcoal
users and producers. A financial analysis of the data collected enabled me
to analyse the sustainable development benefits of setting up the
technology, and the potential for using carbon markets to make the projects
more financially viable. This in-depth exposure to carbon markets led me to
securing employment with EcoSecurities, whose role is to develop and trade
greenhouse gas emission reductions or carbon credits. I am currently working
on a number of diverse projects with them in developing countries such as
China, Indonesia and India. The projects include electricity generation from
industrial waste heat and methane capture in water treatment facilities and
I have greatly enjoyed my field trips to see some of them in action.
In conclusion I would say that the MSc has led me to a
career I find exciting and it would have been very difficult for me to work
in this sector without the knowledge, skills and experience it provided.
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