Aivars Starikovs is Advisor to the Hydrogen Europe CEO for
Central and Eastern Europe countries. Since July 2018 till July 2023 he
was Member of the Board of Hydrogen Europe who represents the
European industry, national associations and research centers active in
the hydrogen and fuel cell sector.
Aivars is also Member of the Board of Latvian Hydrogen
Association and Advisor for Energy and Alternative Fuels to President of
Latvian Academy of Sciences.
His current responsibilities include: international cooperation
coordination, cooperation with responsible Ministries and Municipal
Authorities, Infrastructure Business Plan development and
implementation and providing excellence in research, development and
management. Currently as North-East European cluster coordinator is
involved on development of Joint Procurement activities for fuel cell
buses what is stimulating business cases and continuous implementation
of zero emission hydrogen transport.
Previously the coordinator for priority National State Research
Program “Innovative technologies for energy extraction and use of low
carbon assurance with renewable energy, support measures for
environmental and climate degradation mitigation – LATENERGI” for
evaluation of hydrogen technologies in stationary and mobile applications
in Latvia.
Bch Physicist and MSc International economics and management
from University of Latvia, and has experience in biomass gasification in
thermochemical and pyrolysis reactors, has published a number of reports
covering the biomass and natural gas applications with ICE, CHP and
fuel cell technologies, including feasibility evaluation of biomass and
biogas cogeneration plants in Latvia and other European countries. To
continue professional growth is now studying in Latvian University of
Life Sciences and Technologies MSc Engineer course.