Russell McKenna is Professor MSO for Energy Systems Modelling and leader of Energy Systems Analysis group at DTU Management. He is an aerospace engineer with a background in energy system modelling and energy economics, and author of around 100 scientific publications, of which about 50 in peer-reviewed journals. He specializes in the development and application of energy system models for decentralized energy systems at the building, district and municipality scale, as well as in developing methods for cost-potential assessments for decentralized renewables using open data. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering/Economics specialized in Industrial Energy Efficiency and received in 2017 an Interdisciplinary Prize of the Department for Economics and Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, for the Habilitation in BWL (Betriebswirtschaftslehre, engl. Industrial Economics). He is lecturer in Energy Economics and Energy Systems Analysis and has an advisory role in establishing a consultancy start-up with two former PhD students. Professor McKenna has been involved in research projects on energy system modelling in the UK, Germany, Europe and South-East Asia. He also participates in different teaching and supervision activities at DTU. Most notably, he led the course on Energy Planning for DANIDA in the summer of 2019 and is a Course Responsible for the Master course "Energy Systems Analysis and Scenarios".
Birte Holst Jørgensen is a Senior Scientist in the Energy Systems Analysis group. Her research focuses on energy technology policies, prioritisation of science and technology and evaluation. She has a M.Sc. in Business Economics and Administration and a PhD in Political Science. She has more than 10 years of executive management experience, four of which as the Director of Nordic Energy Research, an international institution under the Nordic Council of Ministers. During 2012-2016 she served as Deputy Head of Department at DTU with main responsibility for research education and strategic research. She is an acknowledged expert and member of several research and expert committees and programmes, a.o. member of the EU Commission Advisory Group on Energy, member of the Stakeholder Forum for the Danish TSO Energinet.dk. Since 2011 she is the Principal Coordinator of the energy programme at the Sino-Danish Centre for Research and Education (SDC), a collaboration between the Danish universities and the China Academy of Science institutes. Previous work experiences include positions in private and public consultancy companies as well as a 3-year assignment at the Technical University of Ecuador.
Lena Kitzning is head of Energy Economics and Regulation at DTU Management Engineering in Denmark. She is an energy analyst with strong academic profile and analytical skills. With more than 10 years of experience in energy planning and system analysis she is an entrepreneur who sees new perspectives and solutions for different issues. She holds a Ph.D. in economics. Her research activities are within energy economics, auction design, regulation, micro-economic modelling, economic policy instruments, energy market structure and subsidy instruments for renewable electricity.
Marie Münster is a Senior Scientist in the Energy Systems Analysis group. She holds a M.Sc. and a PhD in Energy Planning. Since 2000, Marie Münster has worked within the fields of energy planning and renewable energy technologies. From 2000-2006 she worked as a consultant, with projects in Ghana, Latvia and the Nordic countries. From 2006 she has been involved in energy research. Marie Münster has acquired extensive experience within the field of national energy modeling (Balmorel, EnergyPLAN, STREAM) with focus on Waste-to-Energy technologies producing heat, power and transport fuels and on analyses of the role of district heating in future energy systems. Marie Münster also participates in different teaching and supervision activities at DTU. Most notably she is a Course Responsible for the Master course "Feasibility Studies and System Assessment of Energy Technologies".
Stefan Petrovic is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Energy Systems Analysis group. He holds BSc and MSc degree in electrical power systems from University of Belgrade, Serbia, and a PhD in the field of energy systems analysis and geographic information systems (GIS). The PhD project was part of 4DH Research centre (www.4dh.dk). Prior to joining DTU he worked as a Teaching Associate in School of Electrical Engineering of Applied Studies in Belgrade, Serbia. His research focuses on energy systems analysis, energy efficiency in buildings, district heating and GIS.
Ivan Nygaard holds a PhD in international development studies and a master degree in engineering, with specialisation in renewable energy systems. He has managed projects in developing countries for 15 years and has worked closely with various actors from universities, government and private sector. He has worked within the field of renewable energy for 30 years, addressing technical, economic and legal issues related to development, diffusion and application of RE technologies. Ivan has technical knowledge on solar (CSP and PV), and has researched the efficiency of legal and institutional frameworks for its integration into markets in developing countries.
Gordon A. Mackenzie is Head of the Cleaner Energy Development Programme at the UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP). His main professional interest is the link between energy and development, in particular how access to clean and affordable energy can contribute both to climate change mitigation and to increasing the resilience of people to the adverse effects of climate change, as well as contributing to general development and poverty alleviation. Activities at UDP, in addition to general programme management, have included managing and participating in EU-funded projects in Africa (DEA and PACEAA), participation in UNEP's African Rural Energy Enterprise Development (AREED) programme, and most recently country coordinator for Belize, Bhutan, Egypt, Guyana, Jordan, Kenya, Seychelles and Zambia in the UNEP/GEF (Climate Change) Technology Needs Assessment programme. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Edinburgh.
Juan Gea Bermúdez is a PhD student at Technical University of Denmark. He is part of projects that aim at promoting the penetration of renewable energy in the energy system to complete the energy transition. He is an energy analyst with strong technical academic profile and analytical skills. He holds a Double Degree in MSc in Engineering. He specialized in the Power sector. His PhD is focus on the modelling and optimization of the North Sea's energy system towards 2050. He is currently focusing on developing the Balmorel model, which optimizes the Power and Heat sector. His background as Industrial Engineer allows him to analyse critically and provide solutions for most fields of the energy system.