MANA ENGINEERING
Origins
Mana Engineering came to be in 2023, when the company came under the management of Huub Bergstein and Dennis Lensing. They had both worked as employees at its predecessor Solid Hydrogen B.V., which was founded in 2020 by Karin Govaert, Henk Jonker, and Joep Beukers with the goal of reducing shipping emissions.
The term ‘Mana’ originates from Polynesian culture, symbolizing strength, energy, and leadership. Our deep involvement in the energy transition and our determination to take a leading role in it led us to adopt it as our name. Since the rebranding of Mana Engineering, the company has built its expertise in alternative fuels, shore power, maritime energy systems, and implementation of renewables with a focus on hydrogen. In that time, we have grown from two employees to a multidisciplinary team of 5 motivated engineers.
Our core beliefs
Our mentality is one of problem solving, and to do this, we adhere to four core beliefs.
01
Impact happens through implementation.
We believe that real impact happens through implementation. This means that we use our experience in implementation design and multi-energy systems to develop solutions that anticipate operational challenges that come with new technologies.
02
Sustainability can only scale when it makes business sense.
Our conviction is that sustainability in the maritime sector can only scale as long as it makes business sense. This means we look further than just technological band-aids. We want to see our clients profit from a strategic and future-proof transition.
03
Understand before you solve.
Even in systems with many unknowns, both in the economic and regulatory sense, we aim to build a deep understanding of our clients and our business case. With AI-driven modelling and analysis of policy and finance, we can confidently provide our best estimates for success.
04
Use what works. Engineer what doesn't.
In our solutions, we let these beliefs echo by not dwelling on problems that warrant no new solutions. Together with market-leading partners, we integrate technology efficiently, aiming for rapid availability of solutions for maritime business owners.
Mana's Team is driven by a shared mission to reduce emissions in the shipping sector, using their expertise in the development and implementation of hydrogen systems in marine environments. Their experience spans both their current roles and previous work. Motivated by the urgent need for cleaner maritime transport, they apply their knowledge to design and implement systems that can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Dennis Lensing
Co-founder
Maritime Engineer
Dennis brings a maritime engineering background to Mana Engineering, having earned his MSc in Maritime Engineering from TU Delft. From 2020 to 2022, he conducted research at TU Delft on the implementation of alternative fuels on ships, with a focus on hydrogen. Since 2022, Dennis has been Managing Director at Mana Engineering.
Huub combines a background in chemical engineering with hands-on experience in hydrogen systems. After earning his MSc in Chemical Engineering at TU Delft, he worked as a Chemical Engineer at H₂CiF, where he helped implement the H₂-system aboard the Neo Orbis vessel. Since 2023, Huub has served as Commercial Director at Mana Engineering.
Felix van Waveren
Project Lead Shore Power
Mechanical Engineer
Felix has a background in Mechanical Engineering at TU Delft. At Mana Engineering, he has worked part-time across nearly every part of the business — as engineer, project manager, and business developer — taking on whatever support is needed. He now leads Mana's shorepower work, focused on feasibility studies and business development for the company's hydrogen-based shorepower systems.
Dennis Lensing
Managing Director/Maritime Engineer
After finishing his engineering degree, Dennis has been motivated to put his knowledge to use in the energy transition. His curiosity and passion for innovation were put to good use during a two years tenure at the TU Delft University. He instigated various successful research and development projects resulting in a 33 million euro subsidy for the SH2IPDRIVE project, focussing on hydrogen in shipping. After this experience, Dennis wanted to focus more on market-ready projects and founded Mana Engineering with Huub.
Huub Bergstein
Commercial Director/Chemical Engineer
Like Dennis, Huub wants to use his skills to accelerate the energy transition with a drive to work towards feasible and sensible technologies. His Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering was put to good use in the development of a hydrogen storage technology for a start-up. After a research focused stint of 2 years, he wanted to focus more on the business development side of innovations and founded Mana Engineering with Dennis.
