I have been a professor of energy economics at Ulm University of Applied Sciences (THU) since 2017. I am a member of the board of the Institute of Energy Engineering and Energy Economics (IEE) at THU and head the Smart Grids Research Group (SGFG) and the Transfer Center for Energy Economics. I am head of the Energy Economics (B.Sc) program and also teach in various Master's programs. My research focuses on the application of quantitative methods to energy market-related issues - in particular distributed flexibility and sector integration. I am speaker or coordinator in several national and international research projects in this research area. Together with partners such as ENTSO-E, I am actively involved in the development of European energy markets. I am a board member of the Smart Grids Platform Baden-Württemberg e.V. and a member of the Center for Energy Research and Technology, the Center for Digitalization, Analytics and Data Science Ulm and the PhD Center of the HAW in Baden-Württemberg.
I graduated in economics from the University of Hohenheim and Kyushu University (Japan) in 2007 and received my PhD from the University of Hohenheim in 2013. Before my appointment at THU, I worked in various positions at the EnBW Group for more than 10 years. There I was significantly involved in the development of electricity trading in the transmission grid sector and developed financial mathematical algorithms for forecasting and trading (algorithmic trading) of electricity generation from renewable energies. In addition, I managed various large projects on energy industry issues of strategic interest - also on behalf of the EnBW Board of Management. In recent years, I have founded several start-ups.
Renewable energies
Renewable energies are increasingly becoming an essential basis for energy supply. Graduates of energy-related degree courses will therefore be confronted with various aspects of renewable energy supply in almost all future fields of activity. This module teaches basic technical and economic knowledge and skills relating to the use of renewable energies.
Target group: Bachelor Energy Information Management/ Energy Economics International, compulsory module 2nd semester
Energy Economics
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Energy Regulation
This module provides students with comprehensive knowledge of the most important fundamentals of energy regulation, which they will need for their future careers. Students learn the basics of regulation and the energy industry, especially electricity transmission, in theory and practice.
Target group: Bachelor Energy Information Management/Energy Industry International, compulsory module 3rd semester
Investment and Law
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Practical project
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Practical semester project
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Seminar Energy Economics
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Seminar Energy Information Management
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