Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISIResearcher
Since 2020, Sven Alsheimer has been working as a researcher and project manager in the Business Unit Actors and Acceptance in the Transformation of the Energy System within the Department of Energy Policy and Energy Markets.
His research investigates energy technologies through the lens of social sciences, with a particular focus on the societal dimensions of industry transitions and CO2 storage. He also examines the role of municipal actors in energy transition. His work explores the interface between acceptance and transition research, incorporating both national and regional perspectives. Methodologically, he applies both quantitative and qualitative methods of empirical social research.
Sven Alsheimer studied Applied Human Geography at the University of Würzburg. In 2019, he completed his master's thesis on the topic »Analytical study on the status and activities of German municipalities in the field of electric mobility« at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe. Subsequently, he worked as a consultant in the field of geomarketing.
In 2025, he completed his doctorate at the University of Oldenburg on multi-scalar interactions between various actors in regional transition processes.