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IBET Climate is now Rethink Climate!

Ken Kratschmar

Mission Technical Lead

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Ken is an accomplished Innovator and former professional engineer with over 25 years of achievement in the areas of product and business development, leadership, and engineering.

Ken has significant experience, holding senior positions in the oil & gas sector, HVAC, LNG and hydrogen and fuel cell industries. Ken co-founded Cellex Power Products, which was eventually bought by Plug Power in 2007. In Cellex/Plug he held several positions including VP of Product Development.

In 2012, Ken was the Technical Program Leader for Westport Fuel Systems’ High Horsepower LNG program, managing a team of 15 engineers and technicians. In 2014, Ken was co-founder and director of ETI Energy Corporation. ETI is commercializing pumping technology developed and licensed from Westport for LH2 applications including next generation hydrogen refueling stations for material handling, bus and heavy duty customers.

In 2017, Ken co-founded and serves as CTO of Ekona Power, a mission launched by Rethink Climate and Evok Innovations, focused on producing clean, low-carbon hydrogen through the pyrolysis of natural gas.

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