Marcel Hilgers
Vice President Customers, Markets & Technology thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel
Marcel Hilgers is Vice President Customers, Markets & Technology at thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel.
He believes in listening to his customers and creating solutions to serve their true needs.
With over 20-years of experience in the global steel business, and thereof over 10 years serving the transformer industry, he now works intensely on the green transformation of both steel and transformers.
Marcel leads the sales, technical customer engineering and communications team at thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel – the European market leader in grain oriented electrical steel.
His key priority today is to inform the electricity industry about options to decarbonize the grid and to form alliances across raw material suppliers, transformer makers and electric utilities.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Collaborative Decarbonisation: Establishing Green Lead Markets for CO2-Reduced Electrical Steel in E
This presentation will explore the collaborative efforts within the value chain to achieve decarbonisation, emphasising the importance of joint initiatives and partnerships.
Key stakeholders, including producers of CO2-reduced steel, transformer manufacturers, and grid operators, are pivotal in meeting national and European climate goals. On a collective aim to support the establishment of a green lead market for energy grids and develop cost-efficient implementation strategies.
On this session we will discuss the concept of green lead markets for CO2-reduced steel, driven by market participants aiming to establish climate-friendly basic materials markets.
- GOES is an indispensable raw material for the energy transition, playing a crucial role in advancing sustainable energy solutions.
- Global trade issues pose significant risks to transformer manufacturers and utilities – insights on maintaining supply chain resilience for GOES.
- The market is evaluating the implementation of a first lead market, focusing on the requirements for Green Steel in transformers within the German transmission system.
Tuesday 03 June 15:20 - 15:50 Central Stage
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
This presentation will explore the collaborative efforts within the value chain to achieve decarbonisation, emphasising the importance of joint initiatives and partnerships.
Key stakeholders, including producers of CO2-reduced steel, transformer manufacturers, and grid operators, are pivotal in meeting national and European climate goals. On a collective aim to support the establishment of a green lead market for energy grids and develop cost-efficient implementation strategies.
On this session we will discuss the concept of green lead markets for CO2-reduced steel, driven by market participants aiming to establish climate-friendly basic materials markets.
- GOES is an indispensable raw material for the energy transition, playing a crucial role in advancing sustainable energy solutions.
- Global trade issues pose significant risks to transformer manufacturers and utilities – insights on maintaining supply chain resilience for GOES.
- The market is evaluating the implementation of a first lead market, focusing on the requirements for Green Steel in transformers within the German transmission system.
