About Us

George Roberts – Founder and President

George has over thirty years of technology scale-up and new product development experience in a range of industries including specialty materials, automotive and renewable energy. He founded TechScale Solutions in 2014 to assist companies in transitioning clean energy technologies into viable commercial products. George leads the consulting engagements and has worked with a range of large scale and start-up clients in the areas of fuel cells, hydrogen generation, carbon dioxide conversion, energy storage and microgrid development.

Prior to founding TechScale Solutions, he was the Vice President of Engineering at Hy9 Corporation where he led engineering and product development initiatives to transition the company into a viable commercial entity. He drove a shift from technology development to commercialization of low-cost, high-performance hydrogen generators and hydrogen purifiers for the stationary/backup power industry.

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Previous to Hy9, he was the Manager of Component Development Engineering at UTC Power (division of United Technologies Corporation) where he developed technical solutions and supply chain relationships to reduce costs of key components in stationary and automotive fuel cell power plants.  He has also held product development positions at W.L. Gore and Associates which were focused on the development of high strength polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) materials for industrial and consumer applications. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.