Louis Legrand

Innovation Business Development, Product and Project Management | Carbon and Air Capture, Biofuel & SAF, Power-to-X, Electrolyzer Technology

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

Business Developer and Product Manager with 10+ years experience in Carbontech technology including development and scaling up of CO2 and Air Capture, Sustainable fuels/e-fuels and electrolyzer technology. I support innovation through fundraising and commercial activities. I excel in bridging complex scientific concepts with commercial viability, consistently identifying and refining high-impact business opportunities.

Experience

  • Business Development Manager at Aeroborn
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Business Development Manager at GAFT - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology
    Jul 2023 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    - Develop and execute commercial strategy including investor relations, strategic partnership, and client relationship management. - Oversee scientific and engineering projects in collaboration with R&D teams, ensuring alignment between commercial and technical roadmaps

  • R&D Product Team Lead | Electrochemistry and CO2 Conversion at Coval Energy
    Jun 2020 - Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    - Direct a R&D team advancing breakthrough technology for green chemicals production from CO2 gas. - Develop the technical roadmap in collaboration with senior management for commercial alignment.

  • R&D Researcher | Ph. D. thesis | Electrochemistry and CO2 Capture at Wageningen University & Research
    Apr 2015 - Jun 2020 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    - Led end-to-end delivery of research program on innovative electrochemical CO2 capture technologies, from planning and execution to reporting and publication. Project title: Capacitive processes for carbon capture and energy recovery from CO2 emissions. Shaping a new technology from water to gas applications. (https://www.wetsus.nl/sustainable-carbon-cycle)

  • Msc Internship | Energy System Analysis at Witteveen+Bos
    Jul 2014 - Dec 2014 · 6 mos

    Project title: Business case assessment of combining a Power-to-Gas station to a Waste Water Treatment Plant (collaboration between Witteven+Bos and the Dutch waterboard Aa en Maas)