Andrew John Minchener OBE

Andrew John Minchener OBE

General Manager, IEA Clean Coal Centre

Energy & Environment consultant, under agreement with the IEA Clean Coal Centre

Dr Andrew Minchener,OBE has overall responsibility for the Clean Coal Centre’s activities, withspecial emphasis on maintaining a strong international profile for all aspectsof clean coal utilisation, with a focus on outreach to developing andindustrialising countries.

Andrew is a Fellow ofthe Energy Institute and a Chartered Engineer. He has over 35 years’ experiencein fossil fuel and biomass/waste utilisation, systems development, energy andenvironmental consultancy, and contract research and development, withparticular emphasis on clean coal and CCUS issues in Europe and the Far East.This includes specific expertise in policy/institutional/regulatory analysis, techno/socio-economic analysis, training/capacity building, knowledge transferand international business development.

Following a seniorrole at the British Coal Corporation Coal Research Establishment and itssuccessor company CRE Group Services, he worked with a number of organisationsincluding the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, the World Bank, theAsian Development Bank, the International Energy Agency, the EuropeanCommission, the United Nations and the IEA Clean Coal Centre. He has undertakennumerous overseas assignments, including over 160 missions to the People’sRepublic of China and other parts of Asia.

Andrewhas a BSc in Chemistry and a MSc in Combustion & Explosion Studies (bothfrom the University of Leeds), a DPhil in Coal Conversion Systems (Universityof Ulster), and a DSc in Energy and Environment studies (University of Leeds).He was awarded an OBE for his ’contribution to international science and cleanenergy cooperation with China’.