Eckhart Stoyke, Ing. grad. (German Mechanical Engineer)*
Senior Energy Consultant and Company Founder
Eckhart Stoyke is the founder of Carbon Busters Inc. (formerly EEC Inc.). He developed the concept behind the Carbon Busters program in 1987. In his current position as Senior Consultant with Carbon Busters Inc., Mr. Stoyke is mainly concerned with the development of new energy saving methods for school buildings and the research of new efficiency technologies.
Eckhart received his degree from the Engineering College of Lage, Germany, in 1959. He has worked as an engineer for Canadian and German companies, including Shell, Lufthansa, Polychemical Industries and Dow Chemical. The gas liquefaction plant which he built in 1978 for Dow Chemical used propylene as a cooling agent instead of the ozone destroying CFCs commonly used at the time. Despite the fact that the plant was entirely CFC-free 10 years before the 1987 CFC Montreal Protocol on Substances which are harmful to the Ozone Layer, it was built at below average cost. As part of his duties as representative of the European Chemical Manufacturers on the United Nations Convention on Maritime Pollution Prevention (MARICHEM) in 1980, Eckhart also developed a patented slop recovery system for chemical tankers which allows a cost-effective recovery of 90% of chemical residues.
From 1981 to 1993, Eckhart was employed as the sole energy consultant for the 196 schools of the Edmonton Public School Board. In 11 years these schools saved CDN $23 Million in utility bills through his efforts. His energy conservation program was recognized by the award for Best Corporate Program of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources of the Canadian Government, and the Best Corporate Program Award of the Association of Energy Engineers. His experience in implementing no-cost and low-cost energy conservation programs in schools led Eckhart to run pilot projects of the CarbonBusters program in 150 schools from 1987 to 1993.
Since April of 1993, Eckhart has worked full-time in implementing Carbon Busters Programs. Eckhart is a member of the International Solar Energy Society and the Association of Energy Engineers.
Publications:
Stoyke, Eckhart. 1981. Slops and Residue Disposal - a new approach. In: MariChem 80. Proceedings: Conference on the Marine Transportation, Handling and Storage of Bulk Chemicals (London, 21-23.10.1980). Orion Print Services, Luton, England, 147-153.
Stoyke, Eckhart and Stoyke Godo. 1992. A Dedicated Pollution Tax: The Motor for Change. In: Conference Proceedings for the 18th Annual Conference of the Solar Energy Society of Canada (Ottawa: The Solar Energy Society of Canada Inc., 158-164. 1992). SESCI
*Eckhart is not currently licensed to practice engineering in Alberta
