Jul22546 EU Business News- Q1 2024 “All great things begin with the conviction that you can make a difference in the world with purpose and confidence.” To begin, please tell us more about UTIS’s origins, mission, and how you consistently work towards achieving your business goals. UTIS is a Portuguese company established in 2018 as an equal-share joint venture between ULTIMATE CELL and SEMAPA. Both companies decided to combine resources to accomplish a common business objective: to create a strategic and tangible solution for enhancing energy efficiency and decarbonizing industrial processes. Our work has a well-defined global objective that unites us all in the fight for a safer and more sustainable planet. UTIS has developed an internationally patented technology that optimizes internal and continuous combustion processes through hydrogen injection, particularly reducing fossil fuel consumption and associated pollutant emissions. Our innovation enables industries to achieve greener, more sustainable production, manufacture products with a smaller environmental footprint, and transition mobility towards alternative fuels. With its groundbreaking results, UTIS products and services optimize combustion and reduce CO2e emissions in industrial processes, contributing significantly to the goals of the European Green Deal by 2050. How have you arrived to the position you are currently in as a business? In its pursuit of global reach and business leadership, UTIS has established subsidiaries in Brazil and New Zealand, which play a crucial role in its operations by ensuring proximity to markets and offering tailored solutions for each client. With more than 150 projects implemented across 27 countries in industrial sectors, including cement production, and expanding the technology to other industries such as steel, biomass, power plants, chemical industries, incineration, and hydrogen production for Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS), UTIS has demonstrated its global presence. Our presence spans rapidly growing markets in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Brazil, Mexico, and North America, showcasing UTIS's resilience and adaptability despite the global economic downturn. In internal combustion applications, UTIS has made significant technological developments to deliver systems designed for highdisplacement engines. We have introduced the UCLE—Ultimate Cell Large Engines system. We expect this product to have an almost exponential increase in sales in the short/medium term, representing a fundamental contribution to the company’s revenue growth. Most Innovative Renewable Energy Business Leader 2024 (Portugal): Paulo Gonçalo The climate emergency is one of humanity's most pressing challenges today. UTIS is dedicated to developing state-of-the-art hydrogen technologies designed to improve energy efficiency by implementing innovative solutions that enhance industrial production processes reliant on fossil fuels to significantly reduce their impact on the climate and simultaneously reduce their energy costs. We learn more from Paulo Eduardo Gonçalo as he wins his title. As UTIS’s CEO, what do you do to help both your team and the business to succeed? With a background in engineering and subsequent specializations in management, I have always been connected to industrial companies, allowing me to develop skills in relational areas that I consider critical for the success of UTIS. As the CEO, I play a pivotal role in enhancing our teams' capabilities and contributing to the achievement of UTIS's objectives. My leadership is dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within our company. Another fundamental aspect of my business strategy is establishing partnerships with companies, universities, and suppliers. These partnerships are instrumental in accelerating our growth and innovation, enabling us to stay ahead of the competition and maximize results for our clients. I firmly believe in the power of innovation. It allows us to stay ahead and deliver exceptional results for our clients. This commitment to excellence is at the core of my professional approach. How does UTIS approach new customers and how do you continually support them? UTIS's approach to new customers and industry verticals is always customer-centric. We listen to their needs and base our strategies on a thorough economic analysis of the investment, ensuring that our tailored solutions meet their specific requirements. UTIS's solutions cover several technical areas throughout the project, ensuring a comprehensive approach that maximizes process optimization drivers with high reliability and safety. This approach not only ensures the solution's safety and reliability but also leads to attractive Returns on Investment (ROI), giving our customers certainty in their business growth. After commissioning our system, the customer maintains a commercial relationship with UTIS. This is supported by a maintenance contract that ensures the reliability of the equipment and helps save on applicationrelated costs, underlining our commitment to our client's success. What strategies have you put into place to continue thriving? UTIS has a pioneering technology intended to be applied across all combustion processes, whether furnaces or industrial boilers, in various industrial verticals, such as cement, glass, cellulose, steel, biomass thermal plants, solid waste incinerators in urban areas, and power plants. Contact: Paulo Eduardo Gonçalo Company: UTIS – Ultimate Technology to Industrial Savings, S.A. Web Address: http://www.utis.pt/
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