The RFNBO Compendium – Key Insights from Expert Workshops and Case Studies in Non-EU countries
Discover our new EU RFNBO compendium, featuring key insights from expert workshops and case studies in non-EU countries   more
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Frank Mischler

Director Policy

As the director of the PtX Hub, based in Brussels, I am devoted to navigating our partner nations through the labyrinth of regulation, sustainability, and finance. With astuce vigilance over EU policies governing PtX and hydrogen, I am committed to ensuring that renewable energy sources play a pivot role in mitigating climate change during this decisive decade.

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Frank Mischler

Director Policy
based inBrussels

Focus


Leading our action in 13 partner countries. The main topics addressed at the moment are carbon sourcing, climate-neutral aviation and EU cooperation.

Mission


My mission is to identify Power-to-X solutions adapted to each country’s specifics that leads to sustainable economic transformation.

Torsten Schwab

Director Technology

My work is to make the PtX Hub a source of knowledge and motivation for all who want to dive into the idea of full defossilisation.I am convinced that mankind can strive and prosper without harming the planet.

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Torsten Schwab

Director Technology
based inGermany, Berlin
Torsten Schwab is the coordinator of the “PtX Hub”. The last years, he managed the IKI-project “Climate Neutral Alternative Fuels” in Brazil – BMU’s first PtX project within the PtX Action Program. He has 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. He holds MSc degrees in both Engineering Cybernetics and WASTE („Water, Air, and Solid Waste Treatment Engineering“), both from the University of Stuttgart.

Mission


Change is driven by people. I want to reach the ones who are motivated and courageous to let the established paths behind and showcase how a truly sustainable world may work.

Mascha Kuzay

Lead PtX Sustainability

My work focuses on research, country cooperations and sustainability. My motivation comes from a passion for sustainable energy solutions. I believe that green hydrogen and PtX technologies hold incredible potential to transform the way we produce and use energy, making a real impact in the fight against climate change. Being part of an innovative, forward-thinking team inspires me.

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Mascha Kuzay

Lead PtX Sustainability
based inGermany, Berlin

Focus


I am currently focusing on a research collaboration on enabling and hindering factors for hydrogen upscaling, as well as sustainability standards and promoting local value creation in partner countries.

Mission


My goal is to ensure sustainability across the value chain, foster consensus on its importance, and create projects that deliver long-term value and promote local economic development in partner countries.

Heino von Meyer

Strategic Advisor Sustainability and Global Networks

As an advisor, trainer and moderator I engage in broadening the perspectives of PtX policies and projects beyond hydrogen and carbon accounting, towards comprehensive sustainable development solutions with positive economic, social and environmental impact at global, national and local scale. My motivation:  Ensuring that my grandkids can enjoy a peaceful world with respected planetary boundaries.

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Heino von Meyer

Strategic Advisor Sustainability and Global Networks
based inGermany, Berlin

Focus


Translating innovative sustainability concepts into internationally agreed and implemented standards and certification schemes for PtX products and projects. Creating momentum for sustainable maritime transport by promoting green shipping corridors with production and use of fossil-free e-fuels.

Mission


Advancing defossilisation with green PtX molecules through capacity development, policy advice and global networking.

Jan-Hendrik Scheyl

Lead PtX Certification

I follow and engage in global and European processes on H2/PtX certification and sustainability. I’m curious to learn about procedures,via certification or other processes,or good practices on how co-benefits can be unlocked effectively and sustainably, for the countries and local communities where H2/PtX projects are situated.

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Jan-Hendrik Scheyl

Lead PtX Certification
based inGermany, Bonn

Focus


I’m engaging in discussions and learning formats to create a broader understanding of the topic, relevance, and limitations of certification.

Mission


I’m looking for ways to make complicated policy and regulatory topics related to H2/PtX certification and sustainability accessible and understandable for all.

Philipp Wittrock

Lead Shipping & Country Outreach

As the lead on green shipping and focal point for Kenya and India, I focus on advancing defossilised maritime solutions and supporting PtX pathways in emerging markets. My motivation stems from a desire to contribute shaping the global transition to sustainable energy systems and climate-resilient economies.

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Philipp Wittrock

Lead Shipping & Country Outreach
based inGermany, Bonn

Focus


I’m passionate about enabling partner countries to harness their green hydrogen potential and advancing innovative shipping solutions for a sustainable future.

Mission


To empower partner countries to become leaders in green hydrogen and PtX, while driving sustainable solutions for global shipping.

Philip Miltrup

Advisor

I am mainly responsible for all technical matters such as process engineering and systemic integration of Power-to-X. My personal motivation to work in the field of green hydrogen and PtX technologies is to drive the transformation of carbon-intensive sectors.

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Philip Miltrup

Advisor
based inGermany, Bonn

Focus


At the International PtX Hub, I am focusing on making technical PtX knowledge more accessible and tangible. This includes the creation of technical papers, on-site support and advice in our partner countries, the organization and implementation of trainings and close cooperation with PtX technology providers.

Mission


My goal within the PtX Hub is to ensure that the technology is not just available but fully functional, leaving no room for excuses. I am committed to driving technological innovation and creating customised PtX solutions for our partner countries. My mission extends to ensuring technological scalability by promoting the adoption and integration of PtX into existing energy infrastructures.

Ruth Barbosa

PtX Training Coordinator & PtX.Aviation

I contribute to the concepts and didactics of our PtX trainings, some I have transferred into self-paced e-learnings. As PtX.Community coordinator, I welcome our alumni and other enthusiasts to stay in touch with us. I am also focal point for our Aviation activities, where I participate in the ongoing discussion on how to make flying more sustainable, e.g. through e-SAF and other innovative solutions.  It is exciting to contribute to innovative solutions for our climate crisis. Training people is key to bring clean technologies into practice and scale. In particular, the Aviation sector is where the needed transition affects us all!

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Ruth Barbosa

PtX Training Coordinator & PtX.Aviation
based inGermany, Eschborn

Focus


The development of knowledge products on Sustainable Aviation is what I currently focus on. Also, I create a continuous learning environment for our PtX.Community through regular updates and alumni meet-ups.

Mission


A believe our PtX trainings are just the beginning: with them we can contribute to set the agenda and offer tools for a sustainable future.

Thomas Elmar Schuppe

PtX Train-of-Trainer Lead

My main projects are the development of Renewable PtX trainings and to organise comprehensive Train-of-Trainer courses. I am convinced that Renewable PtX ought to be the missing building block to effectively decarbonise and defossilise respectively, entire economies at scale.

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Thomas Elmar Schuppe

PtX Train-of-Trainer Lead
based inGermany, Bonn

Focus


I focus on finding the appropriate formats and topics to improve our adult learning formats on Renewable PtX continuously and scaling up the number of our international multiplicators in our partner countries.

Mission


Aquiring specific knowledge is key for a broad and global transition in the partner countries of the international coorperation. The PtX.Academy provides the suitable and up-to-date formats for effective Human-Capacity-Development with our partners.

Christina-Maria Kraus

Lead Knowledgemanagement, Monitoring

Contributing to global collective learning and international exchange on Green Hydrogen and Power-to-X based on state-of-the-art knowledge products of GIZ.

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Christina-Maria Kraus

Lead Knowledgemanagement, Monitoring
based inGermany, Bonn

Focus


By applying methods and approaches to collecting knowledge and connecting stakeholders tailored to various contexts to facilitate co-creative processes

Mission


To add an impetus for the mobilisation of additional market players and the professional and political discourse on Green Hydrogen and Power-to-X

Maren Schöttler

Communications

My work focuses on communications and outreach, as well as gender and diversity. I believe that green hydrogen and Power-to-X can serve as catalysts to finally tackle defossilisation in hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation and shipping.

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Maren Schöttler

Communications
based inGermany, Berlin

Focus


By finding success stories and case studies of sustainable Power-to-X concepts and leveraging the knowledge of the team, I am working to make them accessible to a wider audience.

Mission


To realise the potential of Power-to-X, it must first be understood and grasped in its complexity, and I aim to break it down into understandable formats.

Detlev Tenzer

Communications

My role involves communicating green hydrogen, power-to-X and the PtX Hub. I am motivated by the fact that green hydrogen has the potential to transform industries that still depend on fossil fuels.

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Detlev Tenzer

Communications
based inGermany, Bonn

Focus


communicating the Ptx Hub.

Mission


I find words and images to describe and at the same time break down the complexity of the green hydrogen market into easy to digeste bits and pieces.

Frank Münk

Advisor

I am providing technical assistance for PtX project and market development activities of the PtX Hub, collaborating closely with our teams and partners on the ground. I contribute to the pivotal goal of global energy transition and working with an inspiring team of international experts every day adds a lot to my motivation.

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Frank Münk

Advisor
based inGermany, Bonn

Focus


I am currently working on the development of a Power-to-Liquid pilot plant in Morocco and a long-term energy transition study for South Africa.

Mission


My aim is to disseminate practical knowhow about PtX production and usage that adds to the goal of a global just energy transition.

Antonio Rodriguez Fernández

Policy and Regulatory Analyst

My work focuses on Policy and Regulatory analysis for hydrogen and PtX with a geographical focus in the EU, Algeria and Morocco. I support partner countries in the development of regulatory frameworks for hydrogen and PtX that suit their needs and adapt to their local circumstances. I am also the focal point for the EU-Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. I believe PtX will play a key role in our partner countries to defossilise their economies and enhance a just and fair transition, increase energy security, and enhance economic and social development.

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Antonio Rodriguez Fernández

Policy and Regulatory Analyst
based inBelgium, Brussels

Focus


My work focuses on providing technical expertise to facilitate the understanding of CBAM in third countries as well as increasing their readiness to take advantage of the opportunity CBAM bring. I am currently working in the development of a regulatory framework for renewable hydrogen and PtX in Algeria under TaqatHy+. Supporting Morocco in understanding the complexity of the EU regulatory framework for hydrogen and PtX. Conducting info sessions and impact assessments for the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms in several partner countries including (Algeria, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Chile, Namibia and South Africa

Mission


Enhance the right understanding of key concepts and principles of policy and regulatory frameworks for PtX and Hydrogen. Support in translating these frameworks into opportunities for partner countries.