Partnering With Acre
The renewable fuels sector has undergone extraordinary growth over the past decade. As countries legislate for net-zero and industries seek alternatives to fossil fuels, biofuels, clean fuels, and low carbon fuels are becoming vital components of the global energy mix. From Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and e-fuels, this marketplace continues to attract significant investment, policy support and public attention.
Our team based from Europe, Asia and the Americas partner with organisations across the fuels value chain to secure exceptional leadership and technical talent, helping to accelerate the transition low-emission future.
Acre has been at the forefront of sustainability and clean energy recruitment for over 20 years. Our global team of sector specialists bring:
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Deep technical and commercial knowledge across the clean fuels value chain
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Access to an unrivalled global network of purpose-driven professionals
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Strategic advisory support, including competency mapping and team design
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A clear commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, embedded in every search
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A mission-driven approach that aligns talent strategy with your organisational goals
Why These Roles Are Emerging
Organisations are seeking specialists and sustainability-led leadership as the renewable fuels sector moves from pilot to scale. These roles are emerging because:
- National and regional regulations are accelerating demand for alternative fuels and tighter lifecycle carbon accounting
- Heavy transport, aviation, shipping, and hard-to-abate industries are relying on biofuels to decarbonise
- Corporate decarbonisation strategies increasingly include Scope 3 emissions, requiring innovation in fuels procurement and partnerships
- Public and private capital is flowing into fuel innovation and infrastructure, creating demand for commercial and technical leadership
Acre's Key Focus Areas Within Renewable Fuels
Acre’s recruitment expertise spans the full breadth of the renewable fuels ecosystem, including:
Biofuels
This includes Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), Renewable Diesel, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), and Green Methanol, typically derived from organic waste, crops, or used oils. Biofuels are the most commercially established renewable fuels and are essential for decarbonising hard-to-electrify sectors like aviation, shipping, and heavy transport.
Hydrogen & Ammonia
Green, blue, and turquoise hydrogen, along with ammonia as a carrier, are gaining traction as low-emission fuels and industrial feedstocks. These fuels are central to decarbonising sectors such as steel, chemicals, and long-haul transport, with demand growing for infrastructure, storage, and distribution expertise.
E-Fuels and Synthetic Fuels
Produced by combining green hydrogen with captured carbon, these drop-in fuels are gaining attention for their compatibility with existing combustion engines and aircraft. Roles in this space often span R&D, carbon capture, electrolysis, and synthetic chemistry.
Waste-to-Fuel and Circular Carbon Technologies
These innovative processes convert waste biomass, municipal waste or industrial by-products into usable fuel. These technologies play a dual role in emissions reduction by diverting waste from landfill while producing low carbon fuels.
Advanced Feedstocks
This includes next-gen materials such as algae, lignocellulosic biomass, and CO₂ utilisation inputs. The focus is on improving yield, sustainability and scalability of fuel production, particularly where first-generation feedstocks present land-use or food security concerns.
Policy and Regulation
With regulation driving investment and compliance, expertise in global fuel standards, carbon intensity scoring (e.g. LCFS, RED III), and sustainability certifications (e.g. ISCC, RSB) is critical. These roles ensure organisations stay ahead of evolving policy landscapes.
Commercialisation and Offtake
From Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to long-term offtake deals for SAF or hydrogen, commercial roles in renewable fuels require market foresight, investor engagement, and strategic partnerships to bring technologies to scale.
Examples of Executive and Management Roles We Recruit
- Chief Executive Officer - Renewable Fuels
- VP, Biofuels Strategy, Offtake, & Commercialization
- Director of Feedstock Procurement (Advanced Biofuels)
- Chief Development Officer - Clean Fuels
- Director of Voluntary Carbon & Lifecycle Analysis
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) - Policy & Regulatory Lead
- Vice President of Engineering - Decarbonization
- Project Director - Low Carbon Fuels
Examples of Acre's Work in Renewable Fuels
- Placed a Project Director who will be leading the advancement of a first of a kind (FOAK) advanced biofuels mega project aiming to decarbonize shipping, aviation, and transportation.
- Recruited a Head of Hydrogen – Project Development & Commercialization for a growing Green Hydrogen startup
- Supported the hiring of a Director of Carbon Solutions for Carbon Tracking business who’s MRV platform enables customer to unlock and maximize value derived from carbon abatement
- Served as an exclusive recruitment partner for a growing SAF and Renewable Fuels business, helping them scale from less than 50 to over 150 heads over 3 year span, recruiting across all job functions and levels of seniority.
- Helped a waste to energy business hire a business critical general manager to oversee operations of one of their flagship renewable natural gas (RNG) projects
Key Hiring Gaps
Through our proprietary market research, industry data, and Sustainability Census insights, we’ve identified pressing challenges facing clean fuels recruitment:
- A shortage of experts able to help navigate businesses through the complex and often challenging regulatory and policy landscape of the global clean fuels market.
- Limited pool of technical leaders with proven experience taking a novel process or technology all the way through to commercialization
- High demand for commercial leaders with the market knowledge and network to secure strong relationships with strategic partners, and negotiate high value offtake agreements.
- A knowledge gap in carbon markets (Voluntary & Compliance), lifecycle analysis, and carbon accounting, now critical for policy alignment and opportunistic growth
Geographical Hotspots for Renewable Fuel Talent
Acre supports hiring globally, with particular demand across:
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North America – Biofuels and SAF innovation hubs in California, Texas, and the Midwest
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Europe – Hydrogen clusters in the Netherlands and Germany; strong SAF presence in the UK and Nordics
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Asia-Pacific – Strategic investment in hydrogen and ammonia in Japan, Australia, and Singapore. Investment in Singapore into sustainable aviation fuel.
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LATAM & Africa – Emerging feedstock hotspots for sugarcane ethanol, biogas, and circular fuel inputs
Looking to Build a Team in Clean, Renewable or Bio-Based Fuels?
Whether you’re scaling a biofuels platform, building a hydrogen hub, or launching a SAF commercial team, Acre can help. Let’s build a future powered by renewable fuels.
Contact our Renewable Fuels team to start a conversation.
