AP Moller-Maersk’s green fuelling boss Berit Hinnemann has left for a biofuels company.
The executive said she joined domestic operation Green2X as chief technology officer on 1 May.
She joined Maersk in 2020 as senior innovation project manager, and in 2021 became head of decarbonisation business development, before progressing to the role of director of green sourcing strategy and development in December.
Hinnemann has been instrumental in securing supplies of green methanol for the giant shipowner’s 19 new low-carbon container vessels.
She had previously spent 13 years at data analysis company Haldor Topsoe, finishing as head of global intelligence.
“After three great years at AP Moller-Maersk, I have said goodbye to the most amazing colleagues,” Hinnemann said.
“It has been a great honour and privilege to work with green shipping fuels and especially with green methanol, taking it from an innovation project to developing partnerships and sourcing agreements together with a fantastic team — thanks for everything,” she added.
Hinnemann said she is thrilled to be joining Green2X.
“The cornerstone is game-changing technology for production of biogas from straw at scale, and I am looking forward to making this a reality with the first plant in Vordingborg and a strong pipeline,” she added.
Overseas production targeted
Green2X is trying to scale up biofuel production. Vordingborg should be operational from 2025.
The site will produce three times more biogas than any current plant. The company also wants to set up shop overseas.
In March, Hinnemann told TradeWinds that the reason Maersk ordered the methanol-powered ships was so it could move at “maximum speed” towards energy transition.
“It is really about 2030,” she said, referring to the year that Maersk aims to cut its emissions per transported container by 50%. “It is really about getting the supply rolling and getting the market created … and we see it happening.”
Hinnemann said partnerships already agreed with suppliers include both types of green methanol: bio-methanol, which is produced from feedstocks such as agricultural residues, and e-methanol, which is made using renewable electricity.
