How can European research programmes contribute to emissions reduction and monitoring?

Andreas is a project advisor at the European Research Executive Agency (REA), coordinating feedback from Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) projects to Commission policy services. His work focuses on low‑carbon steelmaking, the circular economy, and industrial modernization. Previously, he was an officer at the Joint Research Centre (JRC), working on standardization and the research–policy interface. An engineer with a PhD from ETH Zurich, he brings over 20 years of experience in greenhouse gas mitigation and environmental impact assessment.

Dr. Alexander Fleischanderl is based in Linz, Austria, and serves as a member of the executive management team at Primetals Technologies. Since April 2024, he has held the position of global chief technology officer, overseeing the entire technology solution portfolio, innovation management, intellectual property, information technology, industrial digitalization and mechatronic solutions. As head of green steel, Alexander leads the company’s initiatives in sustainable iron and steel production. With over 100 patents to his name, he is widely recognised as a pioneer in advancing eco-friendly steelmaking technologies. Alexander’s achievements have earned him several prestigious honors, including Siemens’ Inventor of the Year (2013) and the Best Innovation Award from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (2019). Alexander holds a PhD in process engineering and is renowned for his leadership and expertise in navigating the steel industry towards a climate-neutral and circular future.

Uwe Pahl is co-founder and currently CTO of AMBARtec AG, Dresden. He holds a degree in chemical technology and process engineering and has extensive experience in the energy sector, having worked in engineering companies for power stations, basic engineering, detail engineering, permits, site management and commissioning.

David studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Duisburg, specializing in metallurgy. He joined the FEhS Institute in 2013 and became Head of Department for Secondary Raw Materials / Slag Metallurgy in 2015. He has coordinated and contributed to national and international research projects, with a focus on slag valorization and next-generation slags from decarbonized industry.

A Doctor in Chemistry, Loredana works at RINA Consulting Centro Sviluppo Materiali since 1988 in the Steelmaking Process Direction. She has more than 35 years of research experiences in field of physico-chemistry of high temperature processes with particular emphasis on the environmental aspects and control of polluting emissions. She is Senior Scientist for Industrial Sustainability and is the references for Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis projects. At present she is Head of Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer Discipline.