Research areas

• Global Energy Transition
• Technology Assessment, recent focus on Hydrogen und REfuels, Capacity Solar Power (CSP), Desalination within the Energy-Water-Nexus
• Energy system analysis, focus on energy planning, energy scenarios and strategies
• Industrial implementation concepts
• Scientific policy advice
• International cooperation with focus MENA region, BICS countries

Education

• 1992 Aviation and Aerospace Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) University of Stuttgart

Curriculum Vitae

• Since 10/2012 Research Associate and Project Manager in the Department of Energy Systems Analysis at DLR
• Since 2004 Managing Director of kernenergien GmbH, Stuttgart: International Strategy consultant in Energy sector:
  Strategic, technical and economic advice in the field of renewable energy and seawater desalination. Consulting Engineer
• 1992-2003 Structural engineer and Project Manager with Schlaich Bergermann and Partner, Stuttgart:
  technical development of solar thermal power plants: updraft solar tower, dish/Stirling systems, parabolic troughs, heliostats for tower power plants, biomass Stirling

Research Projects (recent) selected

• REfuels Brazil (Project Manager)
• MENAfuels (Project Manager)
• SynLink                                                              
• FutureFuels                                                     
• ARIADNE                                                                          

Research Projects (past) selected

• MOREMix (Project Manager)
• BETTER (Project Manager)
• QatDLR (Project Manager)
• MED-CSD

Publications

• DLR literature database (elib)      
• Scopus // ScienceDirect
• ResearchGate