Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Eichhammer

Professor for Energy Efficiency and Energy Systems Modelling at Utrecht University Netherlands, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development.

Head of the Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI).

Physicist with professional experience gathered in various countries of the European Union and world-wide in designing and evaluating energy efficiency and renewables policies as well as climate policies.

Since 1991, research associate in the Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Systems at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI). 2001-2011, Deputy Head of this Competence Center. Since 2012, Head of the Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets.

In 2016/2017 Visiting Professor at the Chinese Academy for Science (CAS).

Work focus:

Project coordinator of numerous national and international studies on modeling and simulating the impacts of climate protection measures, energy conservation and renewable energy policies. Technical coordinator of the EU IEE/ODYSSEE-MURE project on energy efficiency indicators and policies. Technical advisor to the EU-Commission on the implementation of EU Emission Trading (Benchmarking), the EU Effort Sharing Decision, the EU Directive on Energy Services as well as the follow-up Directive on Energy Efficiency, among others. Advisor for various projects in these fields for international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Energy Agency, the UNIDO, the GIZ etc. International experience in Asian countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, South Korea), Central and Eastern European countries (Serbia, Russia), North Africa (Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria) and South/Central America (Mexico, Brazil, Chile).