
TechPad
TechPad advises Clean Tech firms based in the US to enter new emerging and developed markets. TechPad will buy for this Brazilian company : Solum
Solum, a waste management technology firm, has developed a disruptive evolution to plasma gasification technology (see below).
Solum is looking for partners (waste management operators / suppliers) to scale its global presence.
- VERY LOW cost industrial and hospital waste processing
- NO energy (self-generation energy)
- NO pre-treatment costs
- NO emissions
- NO transportation costs (on-site processing)
- LOW fooprint
- LOW installation / maintenance / operations costs
- HIGH recycling recovery
We are looking for European and US WM product / operator partners for our global expansion.

Hamilton Sekino
MD
UKTI USA
The US market has a number of waste management events and activities across the key areas of interest to UK companies. In the Western US, recycling and waste minimization is a particular area of focus as various municipalities are seeking innovative technologies to address reductions of municipal solid waste into landfills. Opportunities exist for energy from waste, recycling and reprocessing, and to an extent machinery and equipment.
The US market is an open market suitable for new exporters. UK companies, like any overseas exporter, should have the time and financial resources to commit to the market. This may mean having a physical presence through a local office and staff. Particular cities and states in the US may be more suitable than others areas for export opportunities. A local UKTI officer like myself can explain differences between certain locations across the US market.
Mike Rosenfeld
Mike Rosenfeld has served as Vice Consul with UK Trade & Investment, the British Government’s international business development department at the British Consulate-General, Los Angeles since 2003. As Senior Advisor for Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, he focuses on the clean technology sector and has significant expertise in renewable energy and environmental technologies. Mike also serves as a member of the UK’s Climate Change Group addressing global warming solutions in the US, the British Government’s Clean Energy Strategy team in the US, and is leading the UK's Low Carbon, Know-How Strategic Initiative across North America, including the US and Canada, as well as the USA Water High Value Opportunities (HVO) Program.
