Gerd Heilscher was Managing Director of meteocontrol GmbH - Energie- und Wetter-Services, Augsburg, from 1991 to 2006.
In 2006, he was appointed to the endowed professorship for "Energy Data Management of Decentralized Renewable Energy Systems" at Ulm University of Applied Sciences. He heads the Smart Grids research group there, which focuses on energy meteorology, energy informatics, energy economics and the planning and operation of energy distribution grids.
During a research semester (2011/12) in the USA, he carried out analyses of rapid changes in irradiation and their effects on the power grid in Hawaii. In 2014, he was awarded the Science Prize of the City of Ulm.
The research focus of the working group is on the integration of high shares of solar power into the distribution grid. With national and international funding, the Smart Grids research group (11 employees, including 5 doctoral students) analyzes distribution grids, develops planning procedures and defines and tests standards for a secure "energy information grid" and smart meter applications.
Prof. Gerd Heilscher is a member of VDI, VDE, IEEE, ISES, DGS, DMG and SmartGridsBW, and Operating Agent of Task 14 "Solar PV in a 100% RE Power System" of the PVPS program of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Energy Data Management
This module teaches the basics of the current role model of the energy industry and makes the challenges of transforming the energy system transparent. Using various data sources, students develop their own models of the energy sector and deal with various issues relating to the functions of a future energy market based on decentralized fluctuating energy systems, new electricity storage systems and the change in energy demand due to prosumers and e-mobility.
Target group: Bachelor Energy Information Management/Energy Management International, compulsory module 4th semester
Renewable energies
Renewable energies will become the dominant energy source in the next 30 years and basic knowledge of the different types of renewable energies and their use is therefore necessary for prospective energy engineers. The Renewable Energy Systems module teaches basic skills for the technical design of solar thermal, wind energy, biomass and photovoltaic systems.
Target group: Bachelor of Energy Engineering/Environmental Engineering, compulsory module 4th semester
Energy Management
This module teaches the basic energy management skills from the fields of economics and technology that are essential for any energy management activity. It also covers important fundamentals for other energy management modules.
Target group: Bachelor Energy Information Management/Energy Management International, compulsory module 1st semester
Electrical grids
in progress
Target group: Bachelor's students
Electrical energy distribution
in progress
Target group: Master's students
Renewable Energy Laboratory
in progress
Target group:
Photovoltaics
in progress
Target group: Bachelor elective subject
