Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Fischedick
President and Scientific Managing Director
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| Tel.: | +49 202 2492-121 |
Professional Experience
- Since January 2020: Scientific Managing Director of the Wuppertal Institute
- Since 2010: Member of the Wuppertal Institute's management as Authorised Representative
- Since 2008: Professor at the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics at the University of Wuppertal
- 2008 - 2010: Acting Head of the Wuppertal Institute
- 2006 - 2020: Vice President of the Wuppertal Institute
- 1993 - 2006: held various positions at the Wuppertal Institute (including head of the research group "Future Energy and Mobility Structures")
- 1991 - 1993: Research Fellow and PhD Student at the University of Stuttgart, Germany
Education and Academic Training
- Doctorate in the field of Energy Technology at University of Stuttgart, Germany
- University of Dortmund, Germany. University Diploma in Chemical Engineering
Research Focus
- Transformation and sustainability research
- Energy systems and energy scenario analysis
- Greenhouse gas mitigation strategies
- Multi-criteria evaluation of technologies
- Renewable energies and innovative energy technologies (system integration aspects)
- National and international energy and climate policy
- Dynamic market development and market launch strategies
- Infrastructure analysis
- Research and technology policy
- Technology assessment and forecasting
- Green entrepreneurship
- Sustainable urban infrastructures
Selected Memberships and Activities
- Lead author of the IPCC's (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 6th Assessment Report
- Board member of the "Johannes Rau Research Foundation" (JRF)
- Directory Board member of the Research Association Renewable Energy (FVEE)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the "Energy Systems of the Future" (ESYS) project of the national science academies (acatech - German Academy of Science and Engineering, Leopoldina and Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities)
- Member of the Sustainability Advisory Board of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Member of the Advisory Board of NRW.BANK
- Member of the Advisory Board of the economic, scientific and social partners for monitoring structural change in the mining area of the Rhineland (Germany)
- Member of the Advisory Board Klimaschutz.NRW of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Circular Valley Foundation
- Member of the "International Energy Advisory Council (IEAC)"
- Member of the "Seoul International Scientific Advisory Council (SIEAC)"
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Citizens' Council Climate (2021)
- Member of the Sustainability Committee of Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of HPP Architects
- Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board for Green Capital Essen 2017 (GHE2017)
- Co-opted Board Member of the Association "Climate Discourse in North Rhine-Westphalia"
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Climate Protection and Climate Impact Adaptation of the State of Thuringia (Germany)
- Board of Trustees Member of the Foundation "Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg" (ZSW)
- Member of the Interdisciplinary Panel Climate Protection and Energy Transition of the Association of German Engineers (VDI-IGKE)
- Scientific Advisory & Project Board (SAPB) "50Hertz Transmission GmbH"
- Advisory Board Member of Solar Decathlon Europe 2021 (SDE21)
- Member of the Selection Committee of the Top Cluster Industrial Innovations (SPIN)
- Member of the Centre for Transformation Research and Sustainability (TransZent) at Bergische Universität Wuppertal
- Member of the scientific advisory board of various peer reviewed journals (e.g. Renewable Energy)
- Editorial Board Member of the journal "Energy and Climate Change"
Former Memberships and Activities
- Coordinating lead author of the IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (2011 - 2014)
- Coordinating lead author of the IPCC's Special Report Renewable Energies (2009 - 2011)
- Member of the Expert Panel for the "European Green Capital" (2014 - 2018)
- Member of the Energy Academy of the journal Handelsblatt
- Chairman of the Jury Selection Committee "Innovation City Ruhr"
- Chairman of the scientific advisory board "Innovation City Ruhr" (2010 - 2020)
- Member of the Science and Technology Advisory Board Desertec University Network (DUN)
- Co-Chairman of the Research Advisory Council of the German Biomass Centre (2007 - 2011)
- Member of the Commission of Enquiry "The Effects of Long-Term Increasing Prices for Oil and Gas on Economy and Consumers in North Rhine-Westphalia" by the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia" (2006 - 2009)
- Member of the Immission Committee of the State of Brandenburg, Germany (2005 - 2008)
- List of experts of the STAP/Global Environmental Facility
- Scientific Advisory Board member of the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board E.ON-RWTH Aachen University Research Centre
- Co-coordinator of the Virtual Institute "Transformation - Energy Transition North Rhine-Westphalia"
- Member of the steering committee "Competence Network Power Plant Technology" of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia
Teaching
Current University Lectureships
- University of Wuppertal, Schumpeter School of Business and Economics "Dynamic development of markets" (since winter term 2007/08) and master's seminar "Industrial infrastructure and climate protection - transformation processes in industry"
- University of Koblenz-Landau "European Energy Policy" (since summer term 2005)
Former University Lectureships
- University of Kassel, Master programme Renewable Energies "Energy Economy" (winter term 2006/07)
- University of Hagen, Master programme INFERNUM "System analysis" (winter term 2004)
- University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden "Energie und Umwelt" (Energy and Environment) in Environmental Studies from winter term 1997/98 until 2001/02
- University Witten/Herdecke "Ökologisches Wirtschaften" (Ecological Management) in summer and winter term 1996
Publications
You find all scientific publications on our publication server.