Low Carbon Technology & Fuels
Innovation in low-carbon technology and fuels is transforming how industries move, power, and produce.
Hydrogen & Its Derivatives
Hydrogen is central to decarbonising heavy industry, transport, and chemicals, requiring visionary leadership to scale infrastructure, partnerships, and delivery. Surging demand across electrolysis, ammonia, methanol, SAF, eFuels, and methane pyrolysis calls for executives who combine technical fluency with regulatory and commercial insight. Brightsmith is a trusted partner in hydrogen recruitment, supporting breakthrough innovators, project developers, and global industrials alongside the investors backing them. With expertise in leadership search and executive recruitment in hydrogen, we build diverse leadership teams capable of driving projects from concept to deployment. As hydrogen and its derivatives expand globally, we help organisations transform ambition into measurable impact across the clean fuels value chain.
Carbon Removal
Carbon removal technologies — from direct air capture to BECCS and nature-based solutions — are scaling from pilots to portfolios. Success demands leaders with scientific precision, commercial acumen, and expertise in MRV, LCA, and fundraising. Brightsmith’s clean technology recruitment ensures organisations secure talent able to navigate verification challenges and translate innovation into measurable climate impact.
Battery Technology
Advances in battery materials and cell design are transforming storage. Organisations need leaders in gigafactory scale-up, supply-chain management, and commercial strategy with safety and IP expertise. With rapid innovation and evolving demands, attracting adaptable, forward-thinking talent through cleantech recruitment is more critical than ever.
Bioenergy & Biofuels
Bioenergy offers circular decarbonisation but remains localised and capital-constrained. Companies need leaders who scale projects under evolving incentives, with expertise in feedstock sourcing, plant operations, and navigating the supply chain constraints and competition for sustainable, reliable biomass inputs. Brightsmith supports executive search with a global talent network, connecting organisations to visionary leaders.
Agri-Tech
Agri-tech is transforming food and fibre systems through innovations in soil health, emissions reduction, and food security. Scaling solutions requires leaders who combine technical expertise with investment, partnership, and commercial insight. Brightsmith’s cleantech recruitment connects organisations with executives who drive adoption, unlock capital, and accelerate sustainable agri-tech innovation, building resilient businesses shaping the future of agriculture.
Our Low Carbon Technology & Fuels Specialists
Alan Sutherland
Senior Vice President
Hydrogen & Carbon Removal
Americas
Emily Hart
Associate Director
Hydrogen & Carbon Removal
UK & Europe
Hetty Lowther
Senior Principal Consultant
Hydrogen & Carbon Removal
UK & Europe
Jake Salem
Principal Consultant
Hydrogen & Carbon Removal
Europe
Stuart Thomson
Principal Consultant
Hydrogen
Europe
Eleanor Walsh
Principal Consultant
Bioenergy & Biofuels
Americas
Olivia Morgan
Senior Consultant
Battery Technology
UK & Europe
Brightsmith builds the leadership teams that accelerate innovation across low carbon technologies and fuels. From hydrogen and battery storage to carbon capture, bioenergy, and advanced biofuels, we deliver clean technology executive search with deep technical insight, functional breadth, and a trusted global network. By partnering at every stage of growth, we help clients navigate market shifts, regulatory challenges, and technological disruption. This ensures sustainable, long-term success in a fast-evolving, investment-intensive sector.
We understand the unique dynamics of each subsector. The cross-border policy, safety requirements, and project complexity that define hydrogen executive search and its derivatives. The chemistry expertise, IP sensitivities, and gigafactory scale-up challenges within battery technologies. The verification, MRV, and LCA demands in carbon capture and removal. And the feedstock-dependent, capital-constrained complexity of scaling advanced biofuels. Across each case, we connect you with leaders who can translate technical innovation into commercial advantage.
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