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Current and Recent Assignments
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Solar saltworks: Cox
& Speller has been involved in fifeteen separate saltworks projectsincluding the
design of
two large scale (100,000+TPA) solar salt works in Ghana.
Currently Cox & Speller have ongoing assignments in
Haiti and Ethiopia . |
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Biofuels: Peter Speller has
recently completed an assignment to assess the most cost-effective
demonstrated technology for large-scale manufacture of biodiesel, for
implementation in the UK. He is also assisting a client in the
development of a cellulosic ethanol plant, and participated
in the Carbon Trusts Pyrolysis Challenge, producing transport fuels
from biomass pyrolysis liquids. He recently completed a study for
Zero Waste Scotland investigating the potential to diesel from waste
plastics. |
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Tank Farms: Peter Speller has
audited a number of UK fuel distribution terminals, and advised on
improvements required post-Buncefield, as well as other health, safety,
environmental and quality aspects of the installations and their
operation.
Dr John Cox acted as an expert witness in the case of the fire and explosion at
Albright & Wilson's Avonmouth works resulting from inadequate unloading procedures at a chemical tank farm. |
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Risk Assessment:
Peter
Speller has
been chairing a HAZOP study of the Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana, as well as
chairing hazop studies of a materials recycling plant and a waste
pyrolysis plant. He has also completed a number
of
hazardous area classifications and risk assessments required by
DSEAR, for petrochemical, industrial and landfill installations. |
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Due Diligence:
Peter
Speller has
completed a technical due diligence study of a waste to energy
process using pyrolysis, including supervision of trials, specification
of analytical requirements and assessment of results. He also led
the pre-acquisition due diligence of a fuel distribution terminal,
and is currently assisting a european development bank in turning
around an iodine production plant in eastern europe. |
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Tel +44 (0)1495 773 495
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