Esben Hegnsholt

Esben Hegnsholt leads Boston Consulting Group’s Climate and Sustainability practice in the Nordics, serving clients on topic of decarbonization and sustainable business strategies across sectors. He has a passion for low-carbon technologies and the evolution of energy systems. He is the global topic leader for hydrogen and e-fuels, working extensively on hydrogen and fuel strategy, capital asset development, as well as organization and business build in hydrogen.

Esben has broad experience from across industries, having worked extensively in resources sectors: power and utilities, oil and gas, transportation, infrastructure, and mining and metals. He works with teams and serves clients across five continents. Functionally, he covers strategy-led business transformation, organization, and end-to-end M&A

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

MPhil, University of Cambridge
MSc, Copenhagen Business School

Publications and Videos

Five Strategies for Optimizing Power-to-X Projects

These novel approaches accelerate the timelines of large projects while reducing costs and risks.

The Future of Underground Hydrogen Storage

Charlotte Roule, CEO of Storengy, Europe's largest storage operator, discusses the crucial role underground hydrogen storage will play in the energy transition.

The Hydrogen Opportunity for Pipeline Operators

Frode Leversund, president and CEO of Gassco, on how the Norway-based pipeline operator is helping expand Europe's access to hydrogen and other renewables.

Why Government and Industry Must Get Behind Hydrogen Exports

How Canada can overcome its slower start and deliver low-carbon hydrogen to Northeast Asian consumers.

Infrastructure Strategy 2023: Building the Green Hydrogen Economy

As countries around the world rebuild their infrastructure for sustainability, private investors are gravitating toward low-carbon hydrogen projects.

Breaking the Finance Barrier for Hydrogen and Carbon Capture

By moving early, banks can enjoy higher returns, capture key relationships across the value chain, and gain share in two growing markets.

How to Meet the Coming Demand for Hydrogen

Expanded use of low-carbon hydrogen and the fuels derived from it is critical to slowing global warming. Can we develop the renewable energy needed to make them?

Achieving Energy Security in the EU

For Europe to realize this goal, four technologies will require policy support and investment.

Nordic Net Zero: The Green Business Opportunity

With the potential to create over 350,000 jobs, Nordic net zero is the largest opportunity individual businesses and the economy have seen for decades. It will require the Nordics to decarbonize smartly and invest approximately €860 billion, but immediate action puts the economic benefits within reach.