About

• François Le Scornet helps investors, industrial teams and consulting firms assess energy transition technologies, companies, projects and value chains where market dynamics, public policy, supply chains and industrial execution risks interact.
• He brings more than 20 years of international experience in energy, industrial technologies and the low-carbon transition, with roles at GE Renewable Energy, Alstom, AREVA and the Los Alamos National Laboratory / US Department of Energy. His experience spans nuclear, hydropower, hydrogen, energy storage, energy infrastructure, CCUS, CDR, critical materials and industrial decarbonization.
• As founder of Carbonexit Consulting, François produces decision-oriented analysis: market and technology diligence, ecosystem mapping, company screening, supply chain risk analysis, policy interpretation and scale-up stress testing.
• His approach is designed to separate credible opportunities from fragile narratives. Technologies, companies and projects are tested against real-world constraints: industrial maturity, infrastructure, capex, financing, regulation, demand, sovereignty and execution capacity.
• François also serves as an independent expert in the evaluation of EU-funded innovation projects, including under Horizon Europe and the Innovation Fund. He is a chemical engineer, a graduate of HEC Paris, a certified Bilan Carbone® auditor, and previously lectured at Grenoble INP.
• François works between Canada and Europe, with a planned relocation to The Hague in September 2026. Carbonexit Consulting is a French company;

Core analytical strengths

• Market and technology diligence: Assessing markets, technologies, companies and value chains to identify credible opportunities, relevant players, weak signals and key risks before strategic, investment or partnership decisions.
• Industrial execution risk: Testing whether a technology, project or company can move from pilot stage to real deployment: infrastructure, site integration, capex, permitting, suppliers, financing, demand and operational constraints.
• Critical materials and supply chains: Analyzing dependencies in materials, components, suppliers and industrial capabilities: geographic concentration, bottlenecks, substitution, recycling, localization, sovereignty and geopolitical exposure.
• Policy implementation and geoeconomics: Translating policy, regulatory and geoeconomic signals into practical market implications: incentives, public funding, industrial policy, permitting, strategic autonomy and the gap between political ambition and real execution.
• Carbon and industrial decarbonization strategy: Assessing decarbonization pathways in energy-intensive sectors: CCUS, CDR, hydrogen, electrification, industrial heat, energy efficiency, carbon exposure and the credibility of emissions reduction projects.