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Esben Hegnsholt is a member of Boston Consulting Group’s Climate & Sustainability practice in the Nordics serving clients on decarbonization and sustainable business strategies across industries. He has a passion for low-carbon technologies and the evolution of energy systems. He is the global topic leader for hydrogen and e-fuels, working extensively on hydrogen and fuel strategy, capital asset development, as well as organization and business build in hydrogen.

Esben has broad experience from across industries, having worked extensively in resources sectors: power and utilities, oil and gas, transportation, infrastructure, and mining and metals. He works with teams and serves clients across five continents. Functionally, he covers strategy-led business transformation, organization, and end-to-end M&A.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MPhil, University of Cambridge
  • MSc, Copenhagen Business School

Publications and Videos

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Global Trade in Hydrogen Will Miss 2030 Targets

Regions like Europe must import sizeable volumes of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030 to meet climate commitments. Increasingly, that looks like a long shot.
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Five Strategies for Optimizing Power-to-X Projects

These novel approaches accelerate the timelines of large projects while reducing costs and risks.

The Future of Underground Hydrogen Storage

Charlotte Roule, CEO of Storengy, Europe's largest storage operator, discusses the crucial role underground hydrogen storage will play in the energy transition.

The Hydrogen Opportunity for Pipeline Operators

Frode Leversund, president and CEO of Gassco, on how the Norway-based pipeline operator is helping expand Europe's access to hydrogen and other renewables.

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Why Government and Industry Must Get Behind Hydrogen Exports

How Canada can overcome its slower start and deliver low-carbon hydrogen to Northeast Asian consumers.
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Pourquoi le gouvernement canadien devrait soutenir l'exportation d'hydrogène

Comment le Canada peut saisir l'occasion de fournir de l'hydrogène à faible teneur en carbone aux consommateurs d'Asie du Nord-Est.
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Infrastructure Strategy 2023: Building the Green Hydrogen Economy

As countries around the world rebuild their infrastructure for sustainability, private investors are gravitating toward low-carbon hydrogen projects.
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Breaking the Finance Barrier for Hydrogen and Carbon Capture

By moving early, banks can enjoy higher returns, capture key relationships across the value chain, and gain share in two growing markets.
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How to Meet the Coming Demand for Hydrogen

Expanded use of low-carbon hydrogen and the fuels derived from it is critical to slowing global warming. Can we develop the renewable energy needed to make them?
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Achieving Energy Security in the EU

For Europe to realize this goal, four technologies will require policy support and investment.
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Nordic Net Zero: The Green Business Opportunity

With the potential to create over 350,000 jobs, Nordic net zero is the largest opportunity individual businesses and the economy have seen for decades. It will require the Nordics to decarbonize smartly and invest approximately €860 billion, but immediate action puts the economic benefits within reach.
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The Road Ahead for Low-Carbon Fuels

The transportation sector has an emissions problem, and electric vehicles can’t solve it alone. Has the time for low-carbon fuels finally arrived?