Denis Thomas
Business Development & Marketing Director EMEA / APAC - Electrolyzers
Accelera by Cummins
Speaker at:
- Upscaling from Large to Extra-Large Electrolyzer Projects
12:15-
Mr. Thomas holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from the University of Liège in Belgium and European Master Degree in Renewable Energy from the University of Oldenburg (Germany) with a specialization in biomass energy at the University of Zaragoza (Spain).
Mr Thomas started his career in the photovoltaic (PV) sector in Belgium advising the government about the launch of a new support scheme to develop solar PV in Wallonia, the south part of Belgium. Then, he has worked for the European Photovoltaic Industry Association in Brussels as solar PV market an industry analyst and participated to the SET FOR 2020 strategic study which aimed at producing 12% of the European electricity from solar PV by 2020. Then, Mr Thomas has worked several years as Sales Manager for a major solar PV EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction) company in Belgium, mainly focusing on MW size rooftop PV systems. During his solar PV career, Mr Thomas has been particularly active in market development activities and strongly implicated in the various renewable energy associations at Belgian and European levels.
Mr Thomas joined Hydrogenics in 2014 as Business Development Manager for the electrolyzer business, developing new markets in combination with renewable energy. Since September 2019, Hydrogenics is part of Accelera by Cummins. Mr Thomas is currently Director of Business Development & Marketing for the electrolyzer business in the EMEA and APAC regions.
Among other business activities, Accelera by Cummins is a world-wide leading provider of water electrolyzers for industrial, hydrogen fueling and energy storage applications. Accelera has been implicated in most of the Power-to-X demonstration projects worldwide and is a reference manufacturer of alkaline and PEM electrolyzers, as well as PEM Fuel Cells for heavy-duty mobility and stationary power applications.