Turning Waste into Energy (and Wine) – Autumn Huskins, Finance Director, Hitachi Zosen Inova

“We’re giving [companies] the avenue to take something that historically has been an inconvenience and turn that into an opportunity to make them some money, whether that be selling energy to the grid, or putting energy back into the operations of their facilities. So, what could have cost them money in the past can now be a huge benefit. At the same time, you're doing something great for the world and our future.”

Autumn Huskins on Electric Ladies Podcast

Addressing climate change presents two big questions: How do we reduce waste and keep it out of landfills, and how can we power our electricity-dependent economy without exacerbating climate change? An innovative waste-to-energy technology in San Luis Obispo, California is diverting waste from landfills, creating exciting new revenue streams – and even helping make wine!

Listen to Autumn Hustins, Finance Director at Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), as she explores a renewable energy source that is providing clean power to ~600,000 homes and businesses in the local economy, with plans to grow.

You’ll hear about:

• How Hitachi Zosen Inova's waste-to-energy plant is converting agricultural and food waste into electricity for the local grid.
• New revenue streams that waste-to-energy innovations create for business and local communities.
• Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on the adoption of waste-to-energy projects.
• How the green energy transition is creating new jobs in places previously reliant on fossil fuels.
• Plus, the secret to a great career is surprisingly simple.

"You go to work every day in the job that you're in. You do your absolute best. You give your all to that particular position, and the positions will follow. I don't care what your role is. I don't care if you're the janitor or the CEO, I think you approach the job the same way and do the best that you can possibly do, and it'll work out.”

Autumn Huskins on Electric Ladies Podcast

Read Joan’s Forbes articles here.

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