Lars Amsbeck
Co-CEO and CTO, HyperHeat
Lars Amsbeck joins the Breakthrough Energy Fellows program from HyperHeat in Offenburg, Germany. Lars is the technical co-founder at HyperHeat, and has extensive expertise in industrial heat and high temperature engineering. Lars worked for 20+ years at the German Aerospace Center and his first start-up, HelioHeat.
HyperHeat is developing a novel low-cost industrial heater using oxide ceramics for ultra-hot resistive heating. Their solution can be compared to a super-hot electric hair dryer that is a drop-in replacement for a natural gas burner. When powered by renewable electricity, this heater can rapidly decarbonize high-temperature (up to 2000°C) processes in industries like steel, cement and chemicals through cost-efficient retrofitting. The Fellows program will enable HyperHeat to demonstrate 2000°C heating capability for the first time.
Lars studied Energy Engineering at the University of Stuttgart and completed a PhD at RWTH Aachen. He spends his free time with his family and friends.
Q&A
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given?
Do what you enjoy and then you will do it well and when you do it well you will enjoy it.
Who has had the greatest impact on your career path?
My parents, for educating me to think holistically.
What beliefs drive you?
We can beat fossil fuels on costs.
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