Stephen B. Harrison

Stephen B. Harrison is the founder and managing director of sbh4 GmbH in Germany. His work focuses on decarbonisation and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. E-fuels, hydrogen, ammonia, and CCTUS are the fundamental pillars of his consulting practice.

In support of the European Commission through CINEA in 2023, Harrison evaluated seven CCS, hydrogen, and e-fuels submissions for the Third Innovation Fund. The fund allocated €2bn to large-scale decarbonisation projects in Europe.

Harrison has served as the international expert and team leader for three ADB projects related to CCTUS and renewable hydrogen deployment in Pakistan, Palau, and Vietnam. He has also supported the IFC and World Bank on e-fuels and green hydrogen strategy development projects in Namibia and Pakistan. In 2021, he specified more than 2GW of electrolyser capacity for green hydrogen projects. With a background in industrial and specialty gases, including 27 years at BOC Gases, The BOC Group, and Linde Gas, Harrison has deep knowledge of e-fuels, hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon dioxide from commercial, technical, and operational perspectives. For 14 years, he was a global business leader in these FTSE100 and DAX30 companies.

Harrison has extensive buy-side and sell-side M&A due diligence and investment advisory experience in the energy and clean-tech sectors. Private equity firms, investment fund managers, and green-tech start-ups are regular clients. He also supports operating companies in their mission to decarbonise their Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions.

As a member of the H2 View and gasworld editorial advisory boards, Harrison advises the direction for these international publications on e-fuels, CCTUS, clean energy, and hydrogen matters. Working with Environmental Technology Publications, he is a member of the scientific committee for CEM 2023, the leading international conference for Continuous Emissions Monitoring. He also served on the advisory boards for the International Power Summit in Munich in September 2022 and the Green Hydrogen Summit in Oman in December 2022.