Hans Auer
Hans has been Head of the Energy Economics Group (EEG) at Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) since 2024. He is Professor in Energy System Economics at TU Wien and Adjunct Professor (International Chair in the Energy Transition Programme) at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Hans started at Energy Economics Group (EEG) in 1995. After studying Electrical Engineering (1996, MSc), he graduated in Energy Economics (2000, PhD and 2012, Venia Docendi). Hans also was on research leave several times (e.g., TU Berlin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Since the beginning of his academic career, Hans has been focusing on various aspects of energy market design, energy system modelling and energy system decarbonization, notably in the context of grid and market integration of renewable energy technologies as well as energy sector coupling at several granularity levels. In the last 25 years, Hans has been coordinating a series of European and national projects in the energy transition field for a variety of different clients. He has comprehensive teaching, supervision, reviewing and examination experience of bachelor, master and PhD students, a significant amount of energy conferences contributions worldwide and also authored more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and book contributions. Hans is an active member in different academic and scientific committees and associations.
Milestones
- 10/2024 — date
- Head of Energy Economics Group (EEG)
- 01/2023 — date
- Adjunct Professor, International Chair in the Energy Transition Programme, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management (IØT), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
- 05/2019 — 06/2019
- Visiting Scholar, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- 07/2012 — date
- Associate Professor (tenure track), Energy Economics Group (EEG), Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives, TU Wien
- 07/2007 — 06/2012
- Senior Research Scientist, Energy Economics Group (EEG), Institute of Power Systems and Energy Economics, TU Wien
- 07/1999 — 06/2007
- Assistant Professor, Energy Economics Group (EEG), Institute of Power Systems and Energy Economics, TU Wien
- 03/1998 — 10/1998
- Research Fellow, Electricity Markets and Policy Group (EMP), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), University of California/Berkeley
- 10/1995 — 06/1999
- Teaching and Research Assistant, Energy Economics Group (EEG), Institute of Power Systems and Energy Economics, TU Wien
Projects
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2025
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2029
- PSS2030+
POWER SYSTEM SECURITY 2030+
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2023
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2027
- iDesignRES
Integrated Design of the Components of the Energy System to Plan the Uptake of Renewable Energy Sources: An Open Source Toolbox
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2023
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2026
- RENVELOPE
Energy Adaptive Shell – Komplettlösung für die serielle Gebäudesanierung und integrierter Energieversorgung
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2022
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2025
- FLXenabler
Flexible heating and cooling and geothermal energy storage as an enabler for decarbonized integrated energy systems
