Dr. Gerry Riley

Apr. 28 2025
RJM’s in-house fuels expert. Widely known as an industry leader in co-firing, fuel engineering and ash deposition for all coals, biomass and waste fuels. Lead specialist enabling generators to transition to lower carbon fuels.

Gerry has over 40 years’ experience in the power sector, focusing on the engineering, design, construction and commissioning of fossil fuel and biomass-fired large industrial and utility boilers, burners and ancillaries. As RJM’s fuels and combustion expert, he is involved in the engineering design and technical assessment of new and existing projects, as well as combustion system analysis, fuels assessment and advice on all matters relating to combustion system performance. He has a wide experience of fuels and combustion, both on test rigs and at power stations.Gerry is also skilled at practical problem-solving at power stations, no matter what the fuel, and is now applying this experience to biomass and WtE plants in the UK and overseas. Gerry joined RJM in 2014 and prior to that held senior roles at RWE npower, specialising in coal to biomass conversions for utility plant. Gerry is an Executive Member and Division chair for the combustion division of the Fuel and Energy Research Forum.

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    RJM welcomes its local MP, Dr. Danny Chambers

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