Experience

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  Adele Hydrogen

  • Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

  • Executive Chairman

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    With Adele Hydrogen we want to bring revolutionary advancements to the already established market of alkaline electrolysers. Our innovative electrodes for alkaline electrolysers exhibit significant technical and commercial potential, marking them as a groundbreaking alternative to conventional electrodes. Notably, Adele Hydrogen's electrodes facilitate substantial energy savings and avoid the utilization of Platinum Group Metals (PGM) or Critical Raw Materials (CRM), setting them apart in the market. We have rigorously tested these electrodes over 8,000 hours, observing no degradation in performance, thereby underscoring their reliability and efficiency. We firmly believe in the extensive market potential and low technical development risk of our electrodes.Our immediate operational goals for Adele Hydrogen are to:1. Serve our first orders by producing electrodes leveraging a network of trusted subcontractors, adopting an asset-light approach,2. Forge research partnerships with leading EU institutes,3. Execute pilot projects with prospective clients,4. Raise Pre-Seed funds to finance our Phase 1.By enabling existing manufacturers to improve their performance significantly, Adele Hydrogen boosts the performance of the state-of-the-art alkaline electrolysers by saving up to 20% of the energy they consume to produce hydrogen.

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  European Electrolyser and Fuel Cell Forum

  • Luzern

  • President

    • Sep 2010 - Present
    • Luzern

    Provide an international platform for scientific and technical exchange on Fuel Cells and bring producers and suppliers to build the supply chain for Fuel cell to build this emerging cleantech energy industry.

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  SolydEra Group

  • Italy
  • Renewable Energy Power Generation
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Advisor

    • Jul 2021 - Present

  • Chief Business Development Officer

    • Apr 2017 - Jun 2021

  • Managing Director

    • May 2000 - Mar 2017

    Starting up the company from scretch, from the idea to a structure realising a real product.Current focus on business development for the entire SOLIDpower group, including the activities in Italy, Germany and Australia.

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  ExerGo

  • Yverdon-les-Bains, Waadt, Schweiz

  • Executive Chairman

    • May 2021 - Apr 2024
    • Yverdon-les-Bains, Waadt, Schweiz

    Clean Tech – CO2mpact District Heating and Cooling Networks Based on 3 PhDs and 10 master thesis, the EPFL spin-off ExerGo revolutionizes the global DHCN market with a patented thermal network system. Using CO2 in a closed circuit as natural heat transfer medium, the network boosts energy recovery and distributes low temperature renewable energy. It outcompetes water based system in terms of compacity and efficiency. The disruptive solution for district heating and cooling has the potential to scale globally and to significantly reduce the energy consumption of cities and their GHG emissions thanks to the power of Exergie: https://ExerGo.com

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  Gemeinde Adligenswil

  • Adligenswil

  • Gemeinderat Sicherheit, Umwelt und Energie

    • Jan 2014 - Aug 2016
    • Adligenswil

    Gemeinderat AdligenswilSicheheitsvorsteher mit den Ressorts Sicherheit, Umwelt und Energie (20% Mandat)Mitglied im Kollegium von 5 Personen

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  Fluka Chemie

  • Schweiz

  • Trainee

    • Jun 1998 - Sep 1998
    • Schweiz

    Chemical Eng doing Marketing and learning what industry looks like.