Erik Meuleman, Ph.D., joined Utility Global as Chief Technology Officer in August 2026. He brings more than two decades of experience advancing separation and carbon capture technologies from early-stage research through commercial-ready systems.
Mr. Meuleman joins Utility from ION Clean Energy, where he served as CTO since 2016, leading the transformation of a research-driven carbon capture company into an integrated product development organization focused on commercial deployment. He grew ION’s engineering and science organization from six to 25 professionals with zero unplanned turnover, and directed system-level optimization efforts that improved the cost of capture by 30 percent for capital expenditures and 15 percent for operating expenditures, while cutting solvent reclamation needs by a staggering 90 percent.
Previously, at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial research Organisation, he led teams of up to 25 research engineers and scientists advancing carbon capture technologies from inception through pilot scale, supporting the development of more than 15 patents and four pilot plants. Earlier in his career, at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, he initiated and led the development of separation technologies, including new distillation and pervaporation systems, across multi-national research programs. Mr. Meuleman holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Twente in the Netherlands.