Pioneering Green (Fossil-Free) Steel: Niklas Wahlberg

The Energy Talk - Storytellers of Africa's Energy Transition

Green steel is metal manufactured using a hybrid process powered by hydrogen, as opposed to fossil fuels. Mainstream adoption of green steel could be as far as 2026 and will significantly decarbonize heavy industries.

Niklas Wahlberg, Vice-President of Societal Changes and Solutions at the Volvo Group, joins us this week to discuss the development and adoption of green steel. Volvo received the first shipment of green steel for the manufacturing of trucks and wants to be the first manufacturer to produce vehicles from fossil-free steel.

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Guest Bio: Niklas started his professional career working with Volvo cars developing telematic systems. Around 2005, Niklas started a journey in Gothenburg with the Lindholmen Science Park - where he served as the CEO for 11 years and learned about the importance of collaborating across the public sector and private sectors.

Niklas rejoined the Volvo Group in 2018 as the Vice-President of Societal Changes and Solutions, where he leads collaborative efforts between private and public sector stakeholders to make progress on climate change.

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This series was produced in collaboration with the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), the group is grounded on the conviction that partnership between the public and private sectors is key to achieving the industrial transition and reaching net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century. Learn more here

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The Energy Talk is a platform dedicated to telling the energy transition story of Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing first on the perspective of Financiers, Policymakers, and Operators devoted to pushing the continent towards a sustainable energy future.

This podcast is hosted by Olubunmi Olajide and produced by Chigozie Ubah.