International PtX Hub

Position: Cluster Coordinator
Location: Germany, Berlin

Projects:

• International PtX Hub

I am heading the International PtX Hub, an institution that has the objective to defossilise hard-to-electrify transport modes like shipping and aviation by means of power-based fuels. We support our 14 partner countries in the development of sustainable PtX markets, that will benefit the climate as well as local economies. Before taking on my role within the PtX Hub, I headed the GIZ transport projects in Thailand. I hold a BSc and MSc degree in environmental engineering / management and have been working in R&D and consulting within the transport and energy field for the last 15 years now. Former employers include Ecofys Navigant, Fraunhofer IAO and Toyota Motor Corporation.

Position: Aviation Book & Claim Expert
Location: Belgium, Brussels

Projects:

• International PtX Hub

We are entering the decisive decade to mitigate the harshest effects of climate change and – so my conviction – we will only be able to manage if hydrogen and PtX from renewable energy sources play an important role. I am leading the Brussels Team of the International PtX Hub, follow policies and regulations of the European Union closely and their implications for developing and emerging countries. I am concerned with building a global system that allows for frictionless trade in renewable hydrogen and derivatives, with a particular focus on setting up a book & claim system for sustainable aviation fuels.

Position: Shipping Expert
Location: Germany, Bonn

Projects:

• International PtX Hub

Position: Aviation Expert
Location: Germany, Berlin

Projects:

• International PtX Hub

Position: Project Director
Location: Germany, Berlin

Projects:

• International PtX Hub

I am Head of the “International PtX Hub”. The last years I managed the IKI-project “Climate Neutral Alternative Fuels” in Brazil – BMU’s first PtX project within the PtX Action Program. I have been with GIZ since 2004, promoting the use of renewable energies, first in rural electrification, then in energy planning for specific technologies (solar, wind, bioX), and lately renewables as a source for clean aviation fuels. I hold MSc degrees in both Engineering Cybernetics and WASTE („Water, Air, and Solid Waste Treatment Engineering“), both from the University of Stuttgart.