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focus: Thank you for speaking with us. Tell us about TECO 2030,
what the company does and how it came to be.
Enger: TECO 2030 is a Norway-based clean tech company developing zero
emission technology for maritime and heavy industries. We are develop-
ing PEM hydrogen fuel cell stacks and PEM hydrogen fuel cell modules,
that enable ships and other heavy-duty applications to become emissions-
free. TECO 2030 will industrialize the PEM fuel cells in Narvik, Norway
where it is building up Europe’s first gigafactory for fuel cells.
TECO 2030 was founded in 2019 in Lysaker, Norway. It is a spinoff from
TECO Maritime Group, a group that has provided technology and ser-
vices to the global shipping industry since 1994.
I have worked in the shipping industry for over 30 years, and dreamed for
a long time about being part of the green transition in the maritime indus-
try. Many years ago, it was clear to me that something had to be done to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. After a few years of travelling, research-
ing and investigating which technology would be the winner, we finally met
AVL in late 2019 and decided to kick off a project on exhaust gas cleaning
systems for ships. Together with AVL we completed the project in a record
time-to-market and decided to start another exciting project – the develop-
ment of the first purpose-made marine and heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cells.
There is no doubt that an industry like shipping needs to reduce emissions
while trade volumes are increasing. If the industry does nothing, it will be
one of the largest polluters in 2030. This is why TECO 2030 is accelerating
the green transition in the maritime and heavy-duty industry with its lead-
ing PEM hydrogen fuel cells.
I N T E R V I E W with Tore Enger,
Group CEO of TECO 2030
“ NOBODY CAN ACHIEVE
NET-ZERO ALONE”
Focus magazine speaks
to Tore Enger about
TECO 2030’s collaboration
with AVL, and the future
of the fuel cell in global
heavy-duty transportation.