Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Dr. Sven Alsheimer

Researcher

Since 2020, Dr. Sven Alsheimer has been working as a researcher and project manager in the Business Unit Actors and Acceptance in 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.

 

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    • Stadler, M.; Dütschke, E.; Alsheimer, S. (2026): Exploring the diversity of social innovations in urban energy and climate transitions. Findings from a broad survey among German municipalities. In: Energy Research & Social Science, 139, p. 104873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104873.
    • Alsheimer, S.; Dütschke, E.; Mattes, J. (2026): Regional technology legitimation: The case of green hydrogen-based steelmaking. In: Geoforum, 169, p. 104499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2025.104499.
    • Alsheimer, S. (2025): Does the public want green hydrogen in industry? Local and national acceptance of methanol and steel transitions in Germany. In: Energy Research & Social Science, 121, p. 103973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.103973
    • Dütschke, Elisabeth; Kantel, Anne; Alsheimer, Sven; Tröger, Josephine; Helferich, Marvin; Janßen, Hannah; Preuß, Sabine; Scherrer, Aline (2025): Klimapolitik in der Krise? Mix aus harten und weichen politischen Maßnahmen als Schlüssel zu gesellschaftlicher Akzeptanz in der Energiewende. In: Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft, 49 (2), pp. 26–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12398-025-1323-7
    • Alsheimer, S.; Dütschke, E.; Schleich, J. (2025): Factors enabling or impeding the institutionalization of climate change mitigation in municipalities: findings from a survey in Germany. In: Climate Policy, pp. 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2025.2458568.
    • Schleich, J.; Alsheimer, S. (2024): The relationship between willingness to pay and carbon footprint knowledge: Are individuals willing to pay more to offset their carbon footprint if they learn about its size and distance to the 1.5 °C target? In: Ecological economics, 219, p. 108151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108151.
    • Alsheimer, S.; Schnell, T.; Chlebna, C.; Rohe, S. (2025): Competing terms for complementary concepts? Acceptance and legitimacy. In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 207, p. 114960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114960.