Dr Diethard Kratzer
CEO
Diethard Kratzer combines 30+ years of experience in consulting and R&D management and is heading the HOT Energy Group.
OUR IDENTITY
Together, we achieve
fluidXlab brings science, engineering, and digital intelligence together to make complex fluid behavior measurable, reproducible, and actionable. As part of the HOT Energy Group and located at the Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony, we operate at the intersection of research excellence and industrial reality.
Our interdisciplinary team — spanning petroleum engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, software, and physics — designs high-pressure experimental systems and data workflows that turn uncertainty into clarity for energy projects.
THE MANAGEMENT
Dr Leonhard Ganzer
CEO & Co-Founder
Leonhard Ganzer is Professor of Reservoir Engineering and Head of the Institute of Subsurface Energy Systems at Technical University Clausthal, Germany, with extensive experience in leading R&D projects.
Dr Jonas Wegner
CTO & Co-Founder
Jonas Wegner is Chief Technology Officer with fluidXlab. He has been lead developer for the application of microfluidic technologies for the visualisation of underground flow and transport processes.
Simon Knoll
Business Operations Manager
Simon Knoll ensures fluidXlab’s operational efficiency and the seamless delivery of high-quality products and services to our customers.
Timur Zhainakov
Technical Operations Manager
Timur Zhainakov oversees the technical execution of fluidXlab’s products and services, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality technical solutions to our customers.
HOT ENERGY GROUP
The HOT Energy Group (HOT) is a technology-driven, multidisciplinary, and independent organisation serving the energy industry for over 35 years.
- HOT provides best-in-class consultancy, laboratory, and training solutions in underground storage, field development, enhanced oil recovery (IOR/EOR) and deep geothermal energy utilisation.
- Our experience in underground gas storage (UGS) and hydrocarbon production makes HOT the preferred partner for operators planning UGS, carbon management (CCS/CCU), hydrogen storage facilities and oil & gas field (re-)development operations.
- Working side by side with customers across the globe to deliver best practices and timely solutions, we have offices in Austria, Germany, Libya, and the UAE and a network of alliance and representative offices. (www.hoteng.com)