Dr Jehan Kanga is a multi-award winning scientist and Founder and CEO of Rux Energy, an advanced materials startup delivering breakthrough efficiency gains for dispatchable hydrogen, enabling step change efficiencies for heavy mobility, maritime, energy distribution networks, and heavy industry, in partnership with the University of Sydney, UNSW, ANSTO. Dr Kanga has set an ambitious goal for Rux to contribute directly to 50 million tonnes of carbon dioxide abatement by 2030.
Dr Kanga is also coordinating R&D and end-to-end supply chain ecosystems, as founder of the FRESH group for the supply of hydrogen in the Freeport East region of the UK, as chair of the Hydrogen Committee for the $250M SoMAC Cooperative Research Centre. They have presented at several global decarbonisation forums including the Global Clean Energy Action Forum Pittsburgh with NERA as part of Team Australia, and the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. Dr Kanga recently also received the Products and Markets Award for Best Innovation at Hy-FCell Stuttgart, one of the most important hydrogen technology conferences in Europe.
Dr Kanga was listed in the 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian Australians by Asialink 2019, and Young Professional of the Year 2021 by the India Australia Business Community Awards.