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Giulia Conforto
Senior Researcher and Certified Project Manager at e-thinkGiulia is Senior Researcher and Certified Project Manager experienced in developing international projects and partnerships for sustainable energy. In e-think, Giulia performs low-carbon policy and economic assessments and recommendations, capacity building on energy transition tools and methods, as well as acquisition of new projects. Her current research focuses on financial, fiscal, and funding options for decarbonising the building stock. While her approach is technology neutral, in recent years she increasingly engaged in projects and initiatives dealing with with geothermal energy: SAPHEA, the Cost Actions Geothermal DHC and Foliage, FlexGeo, as well as the IFC initiative to support shallow geothermal in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan.
Clara Maria Habeler
Senior Advisor at Association of Gas and Heat Supply CompaniesClara Maria Habeler is a senior advisor for the district heating sector at the Association of Gas and Heat Supply Companies and also works in international representation at Euroheat and Power. Additionally, she oversees the associated Geothermal Association in Austria. She completed her Master's degree at the Technical University of Vienna in 2020. Prior to this, she was involved in project development for renewable energies at VERBUND and in urban planning.
Stefan Holler
Professor at HAWK, Göttingen University of Applied Science and ArtsStefan Holler is professor for energy and environmental technology at HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Göttingen and chairman of the DHC+ Student Awards evaluation committee. His research fields cover District Heating and Cooling, Combined Heat and Power and Renewable energy systems with a special focus on transformation of DHC systems, thermal storages and flexibility of energy systems. Stefan is also a member of the advisory board for climate protection in the City of Göttingen. Since 2011, he is a Vice Chairman of the DHC+ Platform.
Marcus Hummel
Lead Researcher & Managing Director of e-thinkMarcus Hummel is managing director and lead researcher at e-think energy research. His research includes efficient and renewable energy systems, energy economics and policies for space heating and cooling, district heating and cooling as well as industry. The aim is to develop sound political measures for the transition to low-carbon energy systems. Marcus Hummel works on national and international research projects in the field since 2009 and takes care of project acquisition and coordination. He holds a master’s in process engineering (Energy and Environmental Engineering) from TU Wien.
Gabriela Jauschnik
Junior Researcher at Energieinstitut an der Johannes Kepler Universität LinzGabriela Jauschnik studied energy, transport and environmental management in her bachelor’s degree at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum. Further down the line she completed the master’s program in energy and environmental management at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland in 2021 as a graduate engineer for technical and scientific professions. Since February 2021, Gabriela Jauschnik has been part of the interdisciplinary team of the Energy Economics Department of the Energieinstitut an der JKU Linz as a research associate. The thematic focus of research activities in national and international projects is on decarbonization of industry and district heating.
Aksana Krasatsenka
Knowledge Transfer Director of Euroheat & PowerAksana Krasatsenka is the Knowledge Transfer Director at Euroheat & Power, where she is also responsible for membership relations at the DHC+ Platform. Aksana has been involved in an important number of EU funded projects leading communication and dissemination activities, social media strategy and European replication actions. She oversees knowledge transfer initiatives, including the development of the Knowledge Hub, the organisation of the Global District Energy Climate Awards, DHC+ Summer School, DHC+ Student Awards, and the Crash Course for Cities. Additionally, she coordinates the District Heating Divas initiative in Brussels.
Aksana holds degrees in European Law and Politics from the Universities of Bordeaux (FR) and Minsk (BY). Prior to her professional journey at Euroheat & Power, which began in 2013, she worked in legal and public affairs at an international law firm and another Brussels-based association.
Igor Krupenski
HeatConsult CEOIgor Krupenski (HeatConsult CEO and TalTech senior lecturer) has a 15 year experience in district heating and district cooling engineering and design. Igor participated in the design of more than 500 km of pipelines in Scandinavia, Baltics, Central Europe and Latin America.
Pauline Lucas
Policy Director of Euroheat & PowerPauline is an EU public affairs and policy expert. She specialises in energy policy, with over 10 years of experience in Brussels in EU associations, consultancy and the European Commission.
Pauline Lucas is currently Policy Director at Euroheat and Power, the association representing heating and cooling networks. She leads advocacy efforts on the EU stage, to support the deployment of decarbonised heating and cooling networks. She has a background in law and European public affairs.
Kristina Lygnerud
Senior Energy Expert at the Swedish Environment Research InstituteKristina Lygnerud is a Professor of Energy Sciences at Lund University. She is specialised in business model innovation in energy, with a focus on the district heating sector. She has five years of experience in the sector as a business and strategy developer at Borås Energi och Miljö and completed her Ph.D. thesis on the topic of risk management in district energy. Currently, she works at the Swedish Environmental Research Institute and holds a position as an Intrapreneur in district energy. From 2017 to 2023, she served as one of the Chairs of DHC+ Platform.
Simon Moser
Key Researcher at Energieinstitut an der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz- Welcome by hosting entities
- Waste heat recovery from existing industrial and future processes
- Bringing stakeholders together
Simon Moser studied economics with a focus on environmental and industrial economics. He has been working at the Energy Institute since 2008 and is now one of the key researchers there. Simon Moser wrote his dissertation on energy policy. In national and international projects, he researches energy market designs and models for the cooperation of market players in a transforming energy system. Focus: process heat, waste heat, district heating, industrial decarbonization, regulation, industrial symbiosis.
Ralf-Roman Schmidt
Senior Research Engineer at AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbHRalf-Roman Schmidt is a senior research engineer and is working at the AIT since June 2009, where he is responsible for the development and management of national and international projects in the field of district heating and integrated energy systems. His research priorities are decarbonization strategies and sector coupling, digitization and flexibility as well as low temperature district heating networks. He holds key positions in international networks (i.e. IEA DHC, ETIP RHC). After finishing his studies in process and mechanical engineering at the University of Bremen in 2005, he received his PhD-degree in the field of thermo-fluid dynamics in 2013.
Teresa Schubert
Senior Research Engineer at AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbHTeresa Schubert holds a PhD in Process Engineering from the University of Leoben (MUL). After her post-doctoral work at MUL on production processes for renewable, bio- and waste-based energy sources and biofuels, she accepted a position as Senior Specialist in the research and development department of Wien Energie, Austria's largest energy supplier. In this position she contributed to technology development and integration projects for the future energy system of Vienna. In 2023, she joined AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, where she is responsible for the research group "Large Energy Supply Infrastructure". This research area includes technology development and system integration of geothermal energy, seasonal thermal storage as well as thermal aspects of hydrogen and CO2 infrastructure.
Jan Eric Thorsen
Director at the Heating Segment Application Centre of DanfossDirector at the Danfoss Heating Segment Application Centre. This includes internal and external consultancy focusing on energy systems. A number of public funded projects have been participated, with the focus on conceptual development of district heating products and applications and the sector coupling of the energy system. Before this, responsible for the research activities and conceptual development of heat exchangers and providing dynamic simulations and laboratory test facilities for internal and external projects.
Robert Tichler
Managing Director of Energieinstitut an der Johannes Kepler Universität LinzDr. Robert Tichler is Managing Director of the Energieinstituts an der JKU Linz and thus responsible for the day-to-day business of the research institution (finance, human resources, R&D planning, etc.). His own methodological research focuses on systemic and macroeconomic analyses of energy policy issues as well as on new technologies, services and measures in the energy dimension. After completing his studies in economics, Robert Tichler received his doctorate in macroeconomics from the JKU Linz in 2008. Since 2004, he has held various positions at the Energieinstituts. Among other things, he is a member of the Upper Austrian Climate Council and of the advisory board of the Clean-Tech Cluster.
Sven Werner
Professor emeritus, Energy Technology at Halmstad UniversitySven Werner is professor in energy technology at Halmstad University since 2007. He has been active with district heating research since 1978. PhD in 1984 with ”The heat loads in district heating systems”. Sven has coordinated and participated in various research projects concerning district heating in Europe and is co‐author of textbooks about district heating and cooling in 1993 and 2014 (Swedish versions), 2013 (English version), and 2017 (Korean version). He finally retired on Dec 31, 2017.