Co-hosts Patrick Molloy, Chris Jackson, and Alicia Eastman speak with Alfa Laval’s Tue Johannessen about the company’s role in the energy transition, and more specifically about involvement in hard-to-abate sectors where hydrogen is a key building block, as well as how a new Business Unit for Electrolyzer & Fuel Cell Technologies will help bend the cost curve for green hydrogen.

About Tue Johannessen:

Tue has a long track record in chemical engineering, CleanTech, sustainability, innovation, and business development.

He earned his PhD from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 1998 and spent some time in academic and entrepreneurial roles. Research in ammonia storage led to co-founding a CleanTech start-up in 2006 as CTO - operating in the automotive emissions control sector. His work with ammonia continued at Maersk as the R&D lead which would become the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. He led the modeling efforts including all relevant fuel pathways and vessel technologies built into a comprehensive techno-economic tool, NavigaTE, allowing for analyzing and building maritime transition strategies.

In 2022, he joined the Alfa Laval Energy Division in a business development role focused on Fuel Cells & P2X. Since January 2024, he is now VP in the newly established Business Unit for Electrolyzer & Fuel Cell Technologies heading Strategy and Partnerships. 

Fun fact: Tue is an inventor and in addition to other patents and IP, he and colleagues from DTU were awarded EPO’s European Inventor Award in 2016.

About Alfa Laval:

The Company was founded 140 years ago, with customers in over 100 countries, employing more than 21,300 people. Annual sales in 2023 were SEK 63.6 billion (~5.5 billion Euros). The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.  

Alfa Laval is dedicated to helping billions of people to get the energy, food, and clean water they need, while eliminating emissions in the marine fleet, the backbone of global trade.

The company is committed to optimizing processes, creating responsible growth, and driving progress to support customers in achieving their business goals and sustainability targets.

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Links:

www.alfalaval.com