About Vaitea
Bio
Vaitea Cowan is one of the three cofounders of Enapter. Sebastian, Jan, and Vaitea worked on the Phi Suea House in 2016, which became a lighthouse project for green hydrogen in Southeast Asia. In 2017, they cofounded Enapter with the mission of making green hydrogen affordable and accessible for all. Their shared vision is to live in a world where fossil fuels are no longer used. Instead, green hydrogen fuels and powers the world via renewable energy sources. Starting with a team of 11, by 2022, 240 more joined them to fight climate change. Today, Vaitea heads Enapter’s communications and is based in the Berlin office. Her personal mission is to bring green hydrogen to the islands and to hire more women along the way. Vaitea is on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Energy 2020. Among other awards, she supported Enapter in winning the inaugural Earthshot Prize “Fix Our Climate” launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation. Vaitea graduated with a Bachelors in Commerce from Concordia University, John Molson School of Business (Montréal).
I'm passionate about
Our natural world and oceans.
An idea worth spreading
Making green hydrogen accessible for all to fight climate change.
Things you might not know
Kayaking, skiing, going on adventures!