Anaerobic Digestion

Introduction to Anaerobic Digestion Anaerobic digestion is a biochemical conversion process that is used for treatment and reduction of organic wastes such as organic sludge or concentrated organic industrial waste which contain solids. In this process, microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. Anaerobic digestion is...

Employee Spotlight – Nick Myers

Nick Myers joined Nexus PMG in April as a Project Developer. After graduating from the University of South Carolina in 2014 with degrees in finance and marketing, Nick moved to Charleston, SC to begin working for the large real estate investment company, Colliers International. Next, Nick joined PulteGroup as...

Key Feedstock Consideration

Importance of Feedstock Composition Feedstock composition may be the single most important factor in the safe and reliable operation of a processing facility. While systems can be optimized for specific feedstock composition, there are some general guidelines regarding the appropriateness of technologies for specific waste types. The selection of...

Biomass Conversion Technology Overview

Biomass Conversion Pathway For thousands of years, the thermal process of fire has been a source of warmth and cooking fuel, while the biochemical fermentation of fruits, grains, and vegetables has provided food and beverage preservation. These biomass conversion pathways are ingrained in the human experience, and they continue...

Employee Spotlight – Don Doty

Don Doty joined Nexus PMG this March as a Senior Project Engineer with a long career focused on piping design. Don has already enjoyed a long and varied career, beginning with his work with Parsons Corporation in Pasadena, California.  While with Parsons, Don moved to Atlanta in 1987, then to Washington where...

Why It’s So Hard to Innovate in the Construction Industry

Career reflections from a self-taught construction coder turned COO. In the 1990s, my parents brought home our family’s first PC and loaded up AOL. Remember the days of dial-up? My brother and I were ecstatic.  From there, one of my best friends introduced me to Netscape and Geocities where...

What Burnt Toast and WWII Can Teach Us About Waste Management

Plastic and organics are America’s waste management weak points. Thermochemical conversion can help. We’ve all witnessed one solution to our waste problem when we’ve made toast. Yes, I mean toasting bread. When you put bread into a toaster and apply heat, you’re putting the organic matter of that bread...

Folding at Home

Want to help the fight against COVID-19, but not sure how you or your company can best administer your resources during these uncertain times? Nexus PMG recently joined an army of at home scientists who are putting their PC’s graphic processors to good use by “folding” at home. This...

Let’s Come Together On Sustainability Right Now

Thoughts on the importance of community during a crisis. What does community mean to you? Maybe it brings friends and family to mind. It might remind you of your neighbors, congregation, or colleagues. We don’t often think about the community at work behind the scenes of something like the...

Employee Spotlight – Sidney Key

Sidney Key is a project engineer in the Nexus PMG Greenville office.  Through a college co-op opportunity in a manufacturing facility, Sidney realized how much he enjoyed problem solving. Though this discovery was rewarding, he also realized that in a manufacturing engineering position he didn’t feel as though he...

Employee Spotlight – Bryant Fortner

Bryant Fortner is a project manager in the Dallas, TX office. When Bryant headed off to college as an undergraduate at Texas A&M, he went with the idea of obtaining a degree in business. He quickly learned that the school offered a degree in construction management. The idea of...

Employee Spotlight – John Hoppe IV

John Hoppe IV is a senior project manager in Greenville, SC.  He attended Clemson University where he majored in Civil Engineering. He quickly became fascinated with the structural design aspect of engineering and, although he had little interaction with engineers previously, he decided to follow this newfound interest. After...