My guest today is Anders Korsgaard. 

Anders is the CEO and co-founder of Blue World Technologies. A Denmark-based manufacturing startup, Blue World is a developer and manufacturer of methanol fuel cells components and systems. Fuel cells enable the conversion of liquid fuel, such as methanol, into electricity. As such, they play a critical role in the shift away from carbon emitting combustion engines and diesel generators. They are particularly promising candidates in sectors such as on-site industrial power generation, maritime shipping, and heavy-duty transportation. Blue World recently announced a €37M Series B investment where Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures entered as a new investor, alongside the Danish Sovereign Investment Fund and Deutz AG, a large German combustion engine manufacturer.

A repeat founder, Anders and his co-founders started Blue World after another successful startup in the fuel cell space. That is the focus of our discussion.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• what green fuels exist today and compared the relative merits of e-methanol compared to ammonia and hydrogen
• what the green premium is, and why it is set to significantly come down by 2030
• what fuel cells are, and the role they can play in drastically improving the efficiency of running of green fuels
• which sectors are set to benefit the most from these innovations and get some insights into the path those sectors will take to make their green transition
• the industrial and commercial challenges and opportunities of pushing this new technology to market

I hope you enjoy my discussion with Anders Korsgaard.