Mr. Ayoub HIRT holds an Engineering Diploma in Chemistry and Processes/Industrial Process Engineering from Grenoble, France, and a Master of Business from Alpes University. In 2012, Mr. HIRT began contributing to R&D projects, including COMPHOSOL2 (Fluid Mechanics) with the Institute of Analytical Sciences in Lyon, Athanor 3.0 (ICT & Waste Recovery) with E.D.F. in La Tronche, and CATHIMINY (PEM-FuelCell) with C.E.A. in Grenoble.

In 2015, Mr. HIRT joined ENGIE in Paris as an Operating Engineer, where he was involved in a new project that reduced 20,000 tons of CO2 at a power plant through the integration of Bioenergy.

Mr. HIRT then worked in Germany as a Project Manager at Berkefeld/VWS in Celle until 2018, developing new technologies and projects in the energy, water treatment, food, chemical, and refining industries. Following this, he returned to Paris to work as a Manager in the Development department with Eurovent Certification.

Currently, as Director of Platforms Development and Strategic Projects at IRESEN (Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies), he has contributed to create new R&D centers and Pilot Plants, at the National and International level and establishing new partnerships with potential stakeholders in the Power-to-X field (Clean Hydrogen and Applications) and Energy transition (Bioenergy, Carbone Capture, Energy storage). He has also been involved in the development of studies and projects, including the National Hydrogen Roadmap (at MW scale), Ammonia & Hydrogen Pilot, e-Fuel and SAF products Pilots, Carbon Capture units, and the Moroccan Hydrogen Cluster. With his background in energy, water, and environment, he has conducted technical-economic and feasibility studies and coordinated the progress of projects in smart agriculture, Waste-to-Energy, biofuel, and synthetic chemistry applications.