Scientists of the Holocene Study
Prof. Dr. Ing. Christian Breyer
is leading the further development of LUT-ESTM to version 2.0, including carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies.
Prof. Dr. Christian von Hirschhausen and
Dr. Konstantin Löffler
are leading the needed enhancements of GENeSYS-MOD, which is an application of OSeMOSYS.
Prof. Dr. David Chiaramonti
from the Politecnico di Torino University is leading the implementation of natural carbon sink modelling in cooperation with Purdue University.
Prof. Dr. Rattan Lal
as the world leading soil scientist, he will collaborate with the natural carbon sink team.
Prof. Dr. Pao-Yu Oei
is leading the socioeconomic analysis in multiple dimensions, focusing on research and education on the transition from fossil energy towards 100% renewable energy.
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.
People and institutions backing up
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.
People backing up
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.
Institutions of the Holocene Study
