Field of work
Professor of Energy Economics and Distinguished Fellow at the Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems, Bristol. Jury member of the World Wide Fund for Nature One Planet City Challenge 2024. Advisory board member for the National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy System Research in Germany. Research on energy systems, human–nature interactions, and climate solutions. Publications: ResearchGate
Ongoing Projects
- ARTEMIS (2024–2029) – European Universities initiative, co-financed by ERASMUS+; our group contributes to the joint research agenda.
- WHITECYCLE (2022–2027) – Horizon Europe project on recycling complex PET waste; our group leads data management and sustainability assessments.
- Jean Monnet Chair (from 2019) – Supported by Jean Monnet/ERASME, focusing on Industrial Ecology and Circular Economy with University Clermont-Auvergne.
Selected Completed Projects
- STORIES (2021–2025) – EU Green Deal project on energy storage research infrastructure; contributed FAIR data tasks.
- WWF Carbon Footprint Validation (2022–2023) – Funded by WWF, city-level carbon footprint validation.
- EEA Education Grant – Fossil Fuel Free (2023–2024) – Funded by EEA, development of an online course on fossil fuel–free energy.
- EERAdata (from 2020) – Horizon 2020, FAIR and open data ecosystem for low-carbon energy research. We lead the project.
- DRES2Markets (2020–2023) – Horizon 2020, enhancing renewable energy participation in electricity markets.
- COMETS (2019–2022) – Horizon 2020, Europe-wide inventory of citizen-led energy projects.
- AI for Sustainable Energy (2020–2022) – HVL-financed research collaboration between Data Science and Energy System Analysis.
Research Areas
- Energy systems & modeling
- Human–nature interactions
- Renewable energy & technology
- Rural mobility
- Model validation & FAIR data
Research groups
- Data-driven energy system analysis
- ERASME - Jean Monet Center of Excellence on Sustainable Development at the University Clermont-Auvergne, France
Publications
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“First come, first served" or “the more, the merrier"? Organizational dynamics of citizen-led solar initiatives and the presence of photovoltaic installations in Germany
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The contribution of European citizen-led energy initiatives to sustainable development goals
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Statistical evidence for the contribution of citizen-led initiatives and projects to the energy transition in Europe
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A Europe-wide inventory of citizen-led energy action with data from 29 countries and over 10000 initiatives
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Realizing a human-centered digitalization of the energy sector
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