Tolga Akertek
Dipl.-Ing.
speaks: Turkish, German, English
tolga.akertek (at) egas-energy.com
kiwi AG, Kösching
Process engineer
Tolga is a process engineer. He studied "Chemical Engineering" at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, and did his master's degree in "Process Engineering with a focus on renewable energies" at the Hochschule Offenburg, Germany.
Tolga has been working in the field of "Renewable Energies" since 2008. During his studies he did research at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, Germany in the field of high temperature PEM fuel cells. In his master thesis he worked on electricity generation from geothermal energy.
Since 2011, Tolga has been working in the field of "Power-to-Gas (PtG)". As a process engineer at ETOGAS GmbH (formerly Solarfuel GmbH), he developed the world's first and largest industrial PtG plant at Audi AG in Werlte, Germany, that was successfully commissioned in 2013. In 2016, he took over the operational management of this same PtG plant at Audi egas-Betreibergesellschaft mbH.
Furthermore, he was responsible for the implementation of several lighthouse projects at the site: for the direct marketing of the green hydrogen produced, the PtG plant was expanded in 2018 with a compressor and loading station for tank trucks. In addition, a "first-of-its-kind" liquefaction plant was designed and successfully commissioned at the site in 2020-2021. This enabled the production of synthetic LNG (eLNG) for the first time in the world and to demonstrate its use in shipping. Various research projects, such as the integration of a reversible steam electrolyzer (RSOC), are also ongoing at the site, which Tolga is responsible for.
Since the PtG plant was acquired by Kiwi AG, Tolga has continued to be involved in the production and distribution of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels as technical manager and shareholder.
Tolga is convinced that hydrogen is the energy carrier of the present and future. He brings his many years of expertise in the production of green hydrogen and e-fuels to movingpower GmbH.
Daniel Cramer
MSc
speaks: German, English
daniel.cramer (at) egas-energy.com
kiwi AG, Kösching
Mechanical engineer
Daniel is mechanical engineer. He did his Master’s Degree in “Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency” at the University of Kassel in Germany.
Daniel has worked as mechanical engineer for 5 years. Currently, he is operations engineer of the Power-to-Gas plant in Werlte, Germany, which is owned by kiwi AG. He is responsible for planning and implementation of plant operation, planning of maintenance and expansion measures and their technical support (such as the RSOC and e-LNG projects), fault and damage analysis of the plant components, carrying out training courses, instruction and familiarisation and the development of measures for continuous plant optimisation.
Daniel is convinced that Power-to-Gas plants are the key to achieve net zero in the near future. He contributes with his many years of expertise in the field of plant operation to movingpower GmbH.
Anita Hiden
speaks: German, English
office (at) movingpower.at
movingpower GmbH, Graz
Head of Office Management
Anita is in charge of office management, bookkeeping and accounting at movingpower GmbH, and is always available to answer any organisational questions.
Claudia Lackner
Ing.
speaks: German, English
claudia.lackner (at) convex.at
movingpower GmbH, Graz
Civil engineer
Claudia a civil engineer. She attended high school for electrical engineering, before she graduated as civil engineer from high school HTBLA Ortweingasse in Graz, Austria.
Claudia has worked as civil engineer at design offices and construction companies, before she joined convex ZT GmbH in 2010. Since then, she is preparing layouts for industrial plants and civil works lead designs for projects in energy and paper industries.
Claudia beliefs that humanity shall harvest sun, wind and hydro in order to produce renewable energy and renewable fuels. She contributes with her many years of expertise in the field of plant layout design to movingpower GmbH.
Wolfgang Maier
Engineer for mechanical and business economics
Speaks: German, English, Spanish (basic knowledge)
wolfgang.maier (at) movingpower.at
movingpower GmbH, Graz
Mechanical & business economics engineer
Wolfgang is a mechanical and business economics engineer. He completed his technical education in Graz/Austria. He has been working in the industrial plant engineering sector since 1990, and has held positions at Solarfuel GmbH and Promax GmbH, among others. Currently he is self-employed with the Technical Office Ing. Wolfgang Maier, and cooperation partner of movingpower GmbH.
Wolfgang has more than 30 years of experience in international industrial plant engineering in the fields of energy & environment, pulp & paper and chemicals. His core competencies are project management, quality management, contract and claim management and risk management. In the course of his career, Wolfgang has managed projects with an investment volume of up to €700 million. He has worked in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Finland, USA, Indonesia, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Tasmania (Australia) and Malaysia. Between 1999 and 2019, he established and managed a technical office for design and project management in industrial plant engineering with over 30 employees as managing partner. Since 2019, he is working as a self-employed consultant, putting his expertise at the service of sustainable and innovative technologies.
Wolfgang is convinced that hydrogen is indispensable as an energy carrier. From 2010 to 2013, he played a leading role in the construction of the world's first industrial-scale Power to Gas (P2G) plant for the plant manufacturer SolarFuel GmbH (now: EtoGas of HZI AG). During this time, Wolfgang was significantly involved in the project development, implemented an organizational and operational structure, and led the project team of specialists from the required fields. Wolfgang brings this unique experience and his unconditional dedication and consistency in pursuing project goals to movingpower GmbH.
Hermann Pengg
DI Dr.
speaks: German, English
hermann.pengg (at) egas-energy.com
kiwi AG, Kösching
Process engineer
Hermann is process engineer. After studying Technical Physics at the ETH Zürich, Switzerland he did a Master’s degree in “Renewable Energies” at the University of Technology Vienna, Austria. In addition, he made a PhD in Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.
Hermann was mandated 2008 to set-up a solar technology department for PREFA, an aluminium roof building company. The main task was to develop a roof-integrated solar shingle. The shingle prototype was finalized, but at the time being too expensive for sale due to the PV cell costs that were too high to reach a business case. Currently, the prices dropped significantly, that the production has started. In 2010, Hermann was appointed as CTO for the start-up Solarfuel GmbH (now HZI ETOGAS), Stuttgart, being part of the founding team. HZI ETOGAS is a pioneer in the Power-to-Gas (electricity storage and conversion to renewable hydrogen and methane) field and received several renowned prizes. In 2012, Hermann was appointed Head of Project Management e-fuels at Audi AG and CEO of the Audi e-gas Betreibergesellschaft mbH. Hermann´s team was responsible for designing and taking into operation the world´s first and largest Power-to-Gas plant ("Audi e-gas plant") in Werlte (Lower Saxony), Germany. In 2021, Hermann took over the Audi e-gas plant in a MBO, and since then is running the Power-to-Gas plant as its Owner.
Hermann is a forerunner and convinced that Power-to-Gas plants are the key to achieve net zero in the near future. He contributes with his many years of expertise in the fields of hydrogen production and power-to-gas plant operation to movingpower GmbH.
Josef Reisel
Dipl.-Ing.
speaks: German, English
josef.reisel (at) movingpower.at
movingpower GmbH, Graz
Mechanical engineer
Josef is a mechanical engineer. He studied at the Vienna University of Technology. He has been working in the power generation sector since 1994 and has held positions at Austrian Energy/Babcock GmbH, Alstom Austria GmbH and APPA Consult GmbH. He is currently self-employed with EnergyConsult JR GmbH and a cooperation partner of movingpower GmbH. Josef is Vice President of the World Energy Council Austria, an NGO that promotes a secure, resource-efficient, economic, environmentally and socially responsible energy supply.
Josef is working in the energy generation business since more than 30 years, both in construction and maintenance. At Austrian Energy/Babcock GmbH, Josef headed the modernisation and service division for steam generators, and was responsible for its expansion to include the modernisation of entire plants. At Alstom Austria GmbH, Josef was responsible for project development and sales of gas and steam power plants, hydropower plants and switchgear stations for 15 years. He also built up and managed the service department for power plant components at Alstom Austria GmbH. His focus was on reorganisation, change management and changes to the product portfolios, as well as expanding the scope of services for upgrades and modernisation to include components from third-party suppliers.
Josef sees hydrogen as an essential energy carrier for the near future. He brings his many years of expertise in upgrading existing gas turbine plants from natural gas to hydrogen to movingpower GmbH.
Stefan Romen
Dipl.-Ing.
speaks: German, Italian, English
stefan.romen (at) movingpower.at
movingpower GmbH, Graz
Mechanical engineer
Stefan is a mechanical engineer. He studied at the Vienna Technical University in Austria. He has worked in the power generation industry since 1994, and has held positions at VA TECH Hydro GmbH, AE&E Power Plant Systems GmbH and PSEC Power Solution & Engineering Consulting GmbH, among others. He is currently self-employed with SR Consulting & Management GmbH, and a cooperation partner of movingpower GmbH.
Stefan has been working exclusively for international energy projects for over two decades, from the development of projects to the operation of realised plants. He was responsible for cycle engineering and the design of power plants in the early project phases, as well as for the training of operating personnel at the end of the projects. The investment costs of the projects Stefan has been and is involved in are usually between 200 and 400 million euros, with a respective project duration of 20 to 32 months. Stefan's strength to listen, understand and then decide quickly has certainly contributed to the great success of the 950 MW combined cycle power plant project in Bandirma/Turkey, which Stefan managed from start to finish.
Stefan repeatedly comes into contact with hydrogen as an energy carrier in his ongoing project developments in energy technology. Stefan is convinced that green hydrogen will be indispensable as an energy carrier in the near future and brings his cumulative expertise in energy technology to movingpower GmbH.
Bernd Spatzenegger
Dipl.-Ing.
speaks: German, English
bernd.spatzenegger (at) movingpower.at
movingpower GmbH, Graz
Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Bernd is an electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and industrial engineer. He completed his training as an electrical engineer at the Höhere Technische Lehranstalt in Salzburg, and then studied mechanical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology and economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and the University of Klagenfurt. He has been working in plant engineering and power generation since 1995, and has held positions at Mannesmann Anlagenbau GmbH, VAMED AG, emc Austria GmbH and FMT GmbH, among others. He is currently self-employed with p-m-consult e.U., and shareholder of movingpower GmbH.
Bernd has worked for over 25 years in the realisation of power plants and industrial facilities as a project engineer, project manager, division manager or managing director; in all project phases: from development to planning, construction to operation. He has extensive experience in project management, technical project implementation and transition to plant operation, with private, industrial and public clients.
Bernd has had many encounters with hydrogen in the course of his work, and believes that, when produced green, it will become an essential energy carrier in the near future. He brings all his experience as an electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and industrial engineer to movingpower GmbH.
Timur Uzunoglu
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. MICE CEng
speaks: German, Turkish, English, French
timur.uzunoglu (at) movingpower.at
movingpower GmbH, Graz
Founder and Managing Director
Timur is a civil engineer. He studied at the Vienna University of Technology, and received his PhD from the Graz University of Technology, both in Austria. He has been working in the field of power engineering since 1997, and has held positions at AST BaugesmbH and Coteba-Ast Projektmanagement GmbH. He founded convex ZT GmbH in Graz in 2004, which he still owns and manages. Timur is a lecturer at the FH Joanneum in Graz and has been teaching courses such as Industrial Construction and Construction Contracts since 2005. He represents the British "Institution of Civil Engineers" in Austria.
Timur is at home in the project management and civil design of power plants. With his engineering practice convex ZT GmbH he has been involved in power plant projects with a total of more than 15,000 MW in more than 35 countries. He has specific experience in the civil design of gas and steam, coal, hydro and wind power plants. With convex ZT GmbH, he consults investors and plant engineering companies, starting with the feasibility study, environmental impact assessment, permit design up to the execution design and construction supervision.
Timur is convinced that the time has come to switch from coal and gas as energy sources. Following his conviction, he founded movingpower GmbH, which is a consulting company dedicated to the entire value cycle of green hydrogen. Timur has practical experience with PtX plants and, with his engineering practice convex ZT GmbH, has prepared the building permit and execution design for a Wind2H2 plant in Austria.
Kristof Warrink
MSc
speaks: German, English
kristof.warrink (at) egas-energy.com
kiwi AG, Kösching
Process engineer
Kristof is chemical engineer. He did his Bachelor's degree in "Chemical Engineering/Environmental Engineering" at Emden University of Applied Sciences in Leer, Germany, and then completed his Master's degree in "Chemical Engineering" at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany.
Kristof has worked as a process engineer and energy manager for 10 years. In particular, he was responsible for the technical support and optimisation of the production processes at Dralon GmbH in Lingen, Germany. Currently, Kristof is the operations manager of the PtG plant in Werlte, Germany, which is owned by kiwi AG.
Kristof is convinced that hydrogen will play an important role as a sustainable energy carrier in the future. He contributes with his many years of expertise in the field of process optimisation to movingpower GmbH.
Christoph Wigbels
MSc
speaks: German, English
christoph.wigbels (at) egas-energy.com
kiwi AG, Kösching
Chemical engineer
Christoph is chemical engineer. He did his Master's degree in "Chemical Engineering " at Hochschule Mannheim in Germany.
Christoph worked as a process engineer for 10 years. In particular, he was responsible for the technical support and optimisation of the production processes at Dralon GmbH in Lingen, Germany. Before that, he was working at Oehmichen und Bürgers Industrieplanung GmbH in Düsseldorf, Germany. Currently, Christoph is process engineer at the PtG plant in Werlte, Germany, which is owned by kiwi AG.
Christoph is convinced that hydrogen will play an important role as a sustainable energy carrier in the future. He contributes with his many years of expertise in the field of process engineering to movingpower GmbH.