Michael Kresta, BSc MSc

2022 - present
Dissertant - Dissertant in the topic of waste wood gasification in the Josef Ressel Centre for production of powdered activated carbon from municipal wood residues - MCI Management Center Innsbruck

2021 - 2022
Project Assistant - HighCon - increasing the charcoal conversion rate in the gasification system - MCI Management Center Innsbruck

2020 - 2021
Installation Technician - Project-based installation of photovoltaic systems - Syneco tec GmbH

2020
Project Assistant - Charcoal as an additive in sewage sludge treatment - CharAdd - MCI Management Center Innsbruck

2018 - 2019
Project Assistant - AFB- Advanced Functionalisation of Biochar - Regional, sustainable supply of activated carbon as a co-product of a modern wood-fired power plant - MCI Management Center Innsbruck

2018
Intern - Internship in research and development at the Powerbox test facility, Service work on commercial plants - Syncraft Engineering GmbH

2015 - 2018
Guide and event leader - Management, organization and supervision of teambuilding events for companies in German and English language - Teamgeist Süd GmbH

2012
Intern - Internship in automation technology - Roche Diagnostics GmbH

2023 - present
Altholzvergasung - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Dr. nat. techn.)

2019 - 2021
Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering - MCI Management Center Innsbruck (MSc)

2015 - 2018
Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering - MCI Management Center Innsbruck (BSc)

2002 - 2014
Gymnasium (Abitur)

Winter School: Renewable Energy / Sustainable Energy Systems - MCI Management Center Innsbruck

• D. Gurtner, M. Kresta, B. Hupfauf, P. Götz, R. Nussbaumer, A. Hofmann, C. Pfeifer. Mechanical strength characterisation of pyrolysis biochar from woody biomass, Energy, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.129366

• Kresta, M., Gurtner D., Hofmann A., Pfeifer C., Characterisation and gasification of waste wood fractions in a staged process, Minisymposium Verfahrenstechnik, BOKU Vienna, AUT, 2023.
• D. Gurtner, M. Kresta, A. Hofmann, C.Pfeifer: Lab-scale production of activated carbon from gasification residues via thermochemical CO2 activation. Proceedings of the 17th Minisymposium Verfahrenstechnik, Vienna, Austria, pp. 28-32, ISBN: 978-3-900397-08-1

M. Kresta, D. Gurtner, A. Hofmann, C.Pfeifer: Gasification of waste wood fractions in a staged process - characterization of resulting bio-char. Bio-Char III: Production, Characterization and Applications (ECI Conference), 17th - 22th of September, 2023, Tomar, Portugal

D. Gurtner, M. Kresta, A. Hofmann, C.Pfeifer: Biochar post-processing - thermochemical activation of gasification carbon. Bio-Char III: Production, Characterization and Applications (ECI Conference), 17th - 22th of September, 2023, Tomar, Portugal

D. Gurtner, M. Kresta, A. Hofmann, C.Pfeifer: Production of Activated Biochar - Thermochemical Activation of Gasification Residues. BioChar Summit, 2023, Helsingborg, Sweden

D. Gurtner, M. Kresta, A. Hofmann, C.Pfeifer: Production of Sustainable Activated Carbon - Thermochemical Activation of Gasification Carbon in a Lab-scale Fluidized Bed Reactor. Poster at 7th Central European Biomass Conference (CEBC) 2023, Congress Graz, Austria, ISBN 978-3-9504380-6-2

Kresta, M., Gurtner D., Hofmann A., Pfeifer C., Gasification of waste wood fractions in a floating fixed bed gasifier. Presentation at the 7th Central European Biomass Conference CEBC 2023, Graz, AT

D. Gurtner: Herstellung von Pulveraktivkohle aus Vergaserkohle mittels thermochemischer Aktivierung. 22. Fachkongress für Holzenergie, 2022, Congress Würzburg, Germany

Walker Marco (2023): Optimierung der Pyrolyse von Altholz in Bezug Temperatur und Verweilzeit in einer mehrstufigen Schwebefestbettvergasung