Nicolas Guignard is Director of International Industrialization at HACE – Hydro Air Concept Energy, a French deep-tech company developing breakthrough wave energy technologies. He is involved in the international deployment and industrial scaling of HACE projects, with a focus on strategic partnerships, coastal energy infrastructure and industrial ecosystems. He is currently engaged in discussions with governments, ports and industrial stakeholders across Europe, Africa and island economies to accelerate the transition toward competitive, non-intermittent renewable energy.
HACE (Hydro Air Concept Energy) is a French deep-tech company developing an innovative wave energy technology capable of producing continuous (24/7), ultra-low-carbon and highly competitive electricity from ocean waves. Designed for ports, coastal regions and islands, HACE combines renewable power generation with applications such as green hydrogen, desalination and coastal protection. The technology has been developed through more than 10 years of R&D, international patents and real-scale testing, and is currently moving toward large-scale international deployment.