What's important to me:- develop new solutions to solve problems- contribute to a sustainable future - act as a partner to our customers and a leader for my teamIn essence I am an engineer. Fascinated by technology and the benefits it can provide to all of us. Always seeking to make things more efficient.The TerraNova team is a true pioneer in the development of Hydrothermal Carbonization technology to upgrade waste biomass to valuable products like biocoal and fertilizer. Since 2006 we are driving this technology from the laboratory to the market. As first company worldwide we built industrial projects in Europe, Asia and the Americas and provide sustainability with efficient, improving and groundbreaking solutions. We are partners to our customers - honest, experienced and sometimes unconventional. We act forward-looking, engaged, are open to new approaches and confident in our capabilities.As pioneer in the field of bio waste upgrading we significantly improve the climate footprint of our customers project. Since 2006 we are driving the development of biocoal and carbonization technologies and their industrial implementation together with our partners. Our solutions are innovative, efficient and economical. They provide sustainability and enable circular economy.Our technology is based on Hydrothermal Carbonization of the biowaste material at elevated temperatures of 170-200°C. This enables us to offer today the following solutions to our customers:For waste water companies we perform a thermal treatment of waste water sludge, which allows for the most efficient and most hygienic sludge drying process in the industry. This safes transportation and disposal cost for an economic implementation. Furthermore we enable the recovery of valuable Phosphorous from such sludge and boost the biogas production in sludge digestion plants.For the biowaste sector we upgrade organic waste material to biocoal as a renewable fuel and extract humic liquid fertilizer. This avoids disposal on landfills with uncontrolled emissions of Methane and Nitrous Oxide, both highly effective greenhouse gases.In biogas projects we add another value chain to the digestate by upgrading it into biocoal that can be used in cement kilns or power plants for the production of renewable energy. At the same time we offer an alternative to conventional soil applications that can lead to Nitrate leaching into the ground water.