CarbonOcean Engineering GmbH

A vision for sustainable technology and continuous innovation

At CarbonOcean, we stand for more than just technological innovation. Together with our partner GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, we are on an inspiring journey driven by a clear vision around climate and environmental protection.

Georg Habighorst is a German financial expert with over 30 years of experience in the banking, construction, project development and real estate sectors. Since January 2018, he has been managing partner of AVICOR GmbH, based in Mainz, which advises companies, start-ups and local authorities on financial and strategic issues, funding, partnerships and project development.

Before joining AVICOR, Habighorst was Director and Head of Investment Finance Germany at pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, where he was responsible for the German market. Prior to that, he worked for over 14 years as a senior account manager in the area of public-private partnerships (PPP) and structured finance at Eurohypo AG.

Dr. Peter Linke hat an der Universität Kiel Meeresbiologe studiert und in seiner Promotion die Kopplung von pelagischen und benthischen Prozessen im Kohlenstoffkreislauf der Tiefsee untersucht. Er arbeitet seit 1993 am GEOMAR an der Untersuchung biogeochemischer Stoffflüsse an aktiven und passiven Kontinentalrändern unter Einsatz moderner Mess-, und Videotechnologien. Zuletzt leitete er für 10 Jahre das Technologie- und Logistikzentrum des GEOMAR und trug dazu bei, einen Rahmen für bewährte Umweltpraktiken für die Offshore-CO2-Injektion und -Speicherung (CCS) zu schaffen. Er ist seit Januar 2026 als Mitarbeiter im Carbon Ocean Projekt tätig.

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Anton Eisenhauer is a German physicist and geochemist who has been Professor of Marine Environmental Geochemistry at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel since 2000.
Eisenhauer's research focuses on isotope geochemistry, the chemical history of the ocean and the development of isotope proxy methods for reconstructing past climate and environmental conditions. He is particularly interested in corals and reefs as archives for marine chemism and marine biomineralization, especially calcification.
In 2023, he and his team were awarded the Innovation Prize of the City of Kiel.

After completing her Master’s degree in Bioinformatics and working as a research associate in the field of human genetics, she is now employed as a software developer at Oculus Optische Geräte GmbH in Wetzlar. She supports the CarbonOcean team on a part-time basis with her software and IT expertise.