James has over twenty years’ experience in biomass, biogas, energy from waste and sustainable development. He founded England’s first wood pellet factory in 2008 and was voted onto the UK Government ‘Biomass Suppliers List’ Advisory Panel in 2018. He moved to Singapore in early 2022 and established his own consultancy with a focus on sustainable regional biomass supply chains. In this role he has gained extensive knowledge of Southeast Asia’s biomass sector working for clients such as CPM, Treehouz and Aether Fuels.