Prof. Dr. Bernhard Dalheimer

is co-leading the global modeling of natural carbon sinks.

Dr. Christoph Gerhards

is co-leading the further development of LUT-ESTM to version 2.0, including carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies.

Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert

is the head of the Energy, Transport and Environment Department at the German Institute for Economic Research and Professor at Leuphana University Lüneburg.

Hans-Josef Fell

is a former member of the German Parliament and author of the first draft of the successful German Renewable Energy Act  (EEG), which has been replicated in many other countries and boosted the renewable technology worldwide. His efforts transformed renewable energy from a niche market to a cost-effective mainstream energy source.

Prof. Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson

is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program, senior fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment, senior fellow of the Precourt Institute for Energy, and co-founder of The Solutions Project and the 100% Clean, Renewable Energy Movement.

Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber

• Prof. emeritus, Univ. of California, Berkeley, and Freiburg Univ.

• Head of the BVMW Commission for Energy and Sustainable Economy

• Founding co-Chair (`29-`24) European Solar Manufacturing Council ESMC

• Founding President (`13-`16), German Federal Association for Energy Storage BVES

• Director ('06-'16) Fraunhofer Institut for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg

• Founding president (`02-`24), German Scholars Association (GSO)

Prof. Dr. Andrew Blakers

is a Professor of Engineering at the Australian National University. He has published approximately 300 papers and patents in the areas of silicon photovoltaic solar cells and solar energy systems and led the team that developed PERC silicon solar cell technology, which currently has approximately 30% of the worldwide solar market and cumulative module sales of around $30 billion (mid-2018). 

Jochen Wermuth

is an economist and climate impact investor committed to investing in large-scale projects with positive impacts on reversing climate change. He is the managing partner of Wermuth Asset Management GmbH, co-founder of the $40 trillion DivestInvest investor organization, serves on the Investment Committee of Germany’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, KENFO, and is the Chair of Solar Foundry.