Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Eichhammer

Project coordinator of numerous national and international studies on modeling and simulating the impacts of climate protection measures, energy conservation and renewable energy policies. Technical coordinator of the ODYSSEE-MURE project on energy efficiency indicators and policies (www.odyssee-mure.eu). Technical advisor to the EU-Commission on the implementation of EU Emission Trading (Benchmarking), the EU Effort Sharing Decision, the EU Directive on Energy Services as well as the follow-up Directive on Energy Efficiency, among others. Advisor for various projects in these fields for international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Energy Agency, the UNIDO etc. International experience in Asian countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, South Korea), Central and Eastern European countries (Serbia, Russia), North Africa (Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria) and South/Central America (Mexico, Brazil, Chile).

• Professor for Energy Efficiency and Energy Systems Modelling at Utrecht University Netherlands,Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development

• Assessing the impact of high energy prices on the economic potentials for energy savings in the EU
• DG ENER - Assessment Tool (Technical assistance to develop tool for assessing energy efficiency policies and measures)
• ENEFIRST – Making Energy Efficiency First principle operational (on behalf of the European Commission) (2019-2021)
• EnTEC - Energy Transition Expertise Centre
• ETS Korea – Support for the implementation of an Emission Trading System (ETS) in the Republic of Korea (2016-2019)
• German Sustainable Heating Solutions – Best Practices and Applicability in China
  
• MICAT - Multiple Impacts Calculation Tool
• NewTRENDs - New Trends in Energy Demand Modeling
• OPTRES100 – Energy System Optimization for Promoting Large-scale Utilization of Renewable Energy (on behalf of the German Ministry of Education and Research) (2018-2021)
• Power-to-X in Marokko – Länderübergreifende Beratung und Unterstützung von bilateralen Energiepartnerschaften mit EL und SL) (on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) (2018-2019)
• ODYSSEE-MURE – Monitoring EU energy efficiency first principle and policy implementation: Technical co-ordinator (together with ENERDATA, France) for the EU Odyssee-MURE project on energy efficiency indicators and on the evaluation of energy efficiency measures in the EU28 (EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme) (2019–2021)
• Service contract on market testing for low-carbon innovation support to energy intensive industry and to power generation (on behalf of DG Climate Action) (2016-2018)
• Study on Energy Savings Scenarios 2050. Commissioned by The Coalition for Energy Savings as part of the project “Developing a 2050 Energy Efficiency Vision” (2018)
• 5th Asean Energy Outlook (AEO5) (on behalf of GIZ and the Asean Center for Energy ACE/Jakarta) (2016/2017)
• Conception of an Innovation Fund for the EU Emission Trading Scheme. Directorate General for Climate Action, EU Commission (2016/2017)
• Study on Energy Efficiency for Low-Income Households for the ITRE Committee. Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department Economic and Scientific Policy. European Union, 2016.
• Scientific support concerning questions for the development of a Governance System for the 2030 Climate and Energy Frame (on behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs) (2016–2016)
• Evaluation of the Benchmarks for the Third Phase of the EU ETS (on behalf of DG Climate Action) (2014–2016)
• Study evaluating the current energy efficiency policy framework in the EU and providing orientation on policy options for realising the cost-effective energy-efficiency/saving potential until 2020 and beyond (on behalf of DG ENER) (2013–2014)
• Climate Scenarios 2050 (on behalf of the German Ministry of the Environment) (2013–2015)
• Analysis of Energy Efficiency Potentials for the Manufacturing Sector in Germany in the frame of the follow-up model for tax reliefs on energy and electricity taxes after 2013 (2012–2013)
• Realizing energy use reductions in Europe: Assessing the feasibility and impacts of legally binding energy efficiency targets (on behalf of European Climate Foundation ECF / Regulatory Assistance Project RAP) (2013)
• The upfront investments required to double energy savings in the European Union in 2020 (on behalf of Regulatory Assistance Project RAP)
  
• Establishment of the First and the Second National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Luxemburg (on behalf of the Ministry for Economic Affairs Luxemburg)
  
• Concrete Paths of the European Union to the 2°C Scenario: Achieving the Climate Protection Targets of the EU by 2050 through Structural Change, Energy Savings and Energy Efficiency Technologies. Investigation for the reduction of energy de-mand in the EU27 at the time horizon 2050 (on behalf of the German Ministry of the Environment)
  
• Investigation of the local manufacturing potential for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) in North Africa (on behalf of the World Bank)
  
• Support for the German Ministry of Economic Affairs on the development of a monitoring system for measures developed under the EU Directive for Energy Efficiency and Energy Services.
  
• Benchmarking of industrial processes in the frame of the EU Emission Trading scheme (on behalf of DG Environment)
  
• Development of a renewables strategy for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) in North Africa (on behalf of the World Bank and in collaboration with the EU Mediterranean Solar Plan)
  
• Evaluation of greenhouse gas policies and measures under the European Climate Change Programme ECCP (DG Environment)
  
• Investigation on the costs of the climate and energy package of the German government (on behalf of the German Environment Ministry)
  
• Investigation of the energy efficiency potentials for DG TrEn in the frame of the EU Directive on Energy Efficiency and Energy Services
  
• Advice for the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Luxembourg on the national implementation of the EU Directive on Energy Efficiency and Energy Services
  
• Evaluation of the Worldbank/GEF portfolio on Concentrating Solar Power
  
• Evaluation of CO₂ reduction options of the industrial sector in the frame of the European Emission Trading Scheme (several projects on behalf of a variety of European electricity and gas supply companies)
  
• Development of renewable energy policy for the Government of Morocco and the German Society for Technical Cooperation GTZ
  
• Evaluation of World Bank's portfolio on concentrating solar power generation (in co-operation with CSIR South-Africa and CSIRO Australia).

• Zheng, L.; Eckstein, J.; Weissenburger, B.; Gibescu, M.; Eichhammer, W. (2025): Constructing the hydrogen demand curve for road transport: Case studies for Germany and China. In: Energy Conversion and Management: X, p. 100993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2025.100993.
• European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Kisielewicz, J., Lonsdale, J., Audino, A. et al., Research and innovation for climate neutrality by 2050 – Challenges, opportunities and the path forward, Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/459259
• Kong, L.; Li, J.; Eichhammer, W. (2024): Intensification of moisture separation in the pulp convective drying process with ultrasound-assisted method. In: Bioresource Technology, 394, p. 130226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130226.
• Wesche, J. P.; Negro, S. O.; Brugger, H. I.; Eichhammer, W.; Hekkert, M. P. (2023): The influence of visions on cooperation among interest organizations in fragmented socio‐technical systems. In: Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2070.
• Müller, V. P.; Eichhammer, W. (2023): Economic complexity of green hydrogen production technologies - a trade data-based analysis of country-specific industrial preconditions. In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 182, p. 113304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113304
• Chlechowitz, M.; Reuter, M.; Eichhammer, W. (2022): How first comes energy efficiency? Assessing the energy efficiency first principle in the EU using a comprehensive indicator-based approach. In: Energy Efficiency, 15 (8). DOI: 10.1007/s12053-022-10063-8 
• Bouacida, I.; Wachsmuth, J.; Eichhammer, W. (2022): Impacts of greenhouse gas neutrality strategies on gas infrastructure and costs: implications from case studies based on French and German GHG-neutral scenarios. In: Energy Strategy Reviews, 44, p. 100908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100908
  
• Mandel, T.; Pató, Z.; Broc, J.-S.; Eichhammer, W. (2022): Conceptualising the energy efficiency first principle: insights from theory and practice. In: Energy Efficiency, 15 (6). DOI: 10.1007/s12053-022-10053-w
• Eichhammer, W.; Scheuer, S. (2022): Assessing the impact of high energy prices on the economic potentials for energy savings in the EU. 
• Brugger, H.; Eichhammer, W.; Mikova, N.; Dönitz, E. (2021): Energy Efficiency Vision 2050: How will new societal trends influence future energy demand in the European countries? In: Energy Policy, (152), 112216. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112216 
• Wietschel, M., Eichhammer, W. et al. (2020): What are the opportunities and challenges of importing green hydrogen? Policy Brief. 
• Yu, S.; Fan, Y.; Zhu, L.; Eichhammer, W. (2020): Modeling the emission trading scheme from an agent-based perspective: System dynamics emerging from firms’ coordination among abatement options. In: European Journal of Operational Research, 286 (3), 1113–1128. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.03.080
• Reuter, M.; Patel, M. K.; Eichhammer, W.; Lapillonne, B. and Pollier, K. (2020): A comprehensive indicator set for measuring multiple benefits of energy efficiency. In: Energy Policy, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111284
• Wohlfarth, K., Klingler, A.-L., Eichhammer, W. (2020): The flexibility deployment of the service sector - A demand response modelling approach coupled with evidence from a market research survey. In: Energy Strategy Reviews, doi: 10.1016/j.esr.2020.100460
• Rehfeldt, M., Worrell, E., Eichhammer, W., Fleiter, T. (2020): A review of the emission reduction potential of fuel switch towards biomass and electricity in European basic materials industry until 2030. In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109672 
• Wohlfarth, K.; Worrell, E.; Eichhammer, W. (2019): Energy Efficiency and Demand Response - two sides of the same coin? In: Energy Policy, 137. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111070   
• Bhadbhade, N.; Yilmaz, S.; Zuberi, J. S.; Eichhammer, W.; Patel, M. K. (2019): The evolution of energy efficiency in Switzerland in the period 2000–2016. In: Energy, 191 doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116526  
• Chaianong, A.; Bangviwat, A.; Menke, C.; Breitschopf, B.; Eichhammer, W. (2020): Customer economics of residential PV–battery systems in Thailand. In: Renewable Energy, 146, 297–308. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.06.159  
• Mikova, N., Eichhammer, W., Pfluger, B. (2019): Low-carbon energy scenarios 2050 in north-west European countries: Towards a more harmonised approach to achieve the EU targets. In Energy Policy, 130, pp. 448-460. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.03.047 
  
• Brugger, H. I.; Eichhammer, W. (2019): Studying the impacts of digitalization and further societal trends on energy demand. In: european energy innovation, Autumn 2019, 22–24.
• Reuter, M; Patel, M. K.; Eichhammer, W. (2019): Applying ex post index decomposition analysis to final energy consumption for evaluating European energy efficiency policies and targets. In: Energy Efficieny, first online 11 January 2019, pp. 1-29.
• Yi, B.-W.; Eichhammer, W.; Pfluger, B.; Ying Fan, Y.; Jin-Hua Xue, J.-H. (2019): The Spatial Deployment of Renewable Energy Based on China’s Coal-heavy Generation Mix and Inter-regional Transmission Grid. In: The Energy Journal, Vol. 40, No. 4.
• Eichhammer, W.; Friedrichsen, N.; Healy, S.; Schumacher, K. (2018): Impacts of the Allocation Mechanism Under the Third Phase of the European Emission Trading Scheme. In: Energies 2018, 11(6), 1443.
• Fan, Y.; Eichhammer, W. (2018): Special Issue "Lessons from the Evaluation of Existing Emission Trading Schemes". In: Energies.
  
• Healy, S.; Schumacher, K.; Eichhammer, W. (2018): Analysis of Carbon Leakage under Phase III of the EU Emissions Trading Systems: Trading Patterns in the Cement and Aluminium Sectors. In: Energies 2018, 11(5), 1231. In: Energies 2018, 11(5), 1231.
  
• Eichhammer, W.; Bradke, H.; Weissenberger-Eibl, M. (2018): Energiewende: Chancen bei der Transformation der Industrie aus einer deutschen Perspektive. In: Vogel, T.; Horvath, P. (Hg.): Das Pariser Abkommen und die Industrie. Wie kann Österreich die Chancen der Energiewende nützen? Wien: new academic press, S. 110 – 118.
  
• Repenning, J.; Emele, L.; Blanck, R.; Cook, V.; Harthan, R.; Hermann, K.; Förster, H.; Greiner, B.; Jörß, W.; Loreck, C.; Ludig, S.; Kasten, P.; Matthes, F.; Scheffler, M.; Schumacher, K.; Wiegmann, K.; Zell-Ziegler, C.; Braungardt, S.; Eichhammer, W.; Fleiter, T.; Schlomann, B.; Steinbach, J.; Ziesing, H.J. (2018): Politikszenarien für den Klimaschutz VII. Treibhausgas-Emissionsszenarien bis zum Jahr 2035. In: Climate Change 01/2018.
• Wohlfarth, K.; Eichhammer, W.; Schlomann, B.; Worrell, E. (2018): Tailoring cross-sectional energy-efficiency measures to target groups in industry. In: Energy Efficiency, 11 (5), 1265–1279. doi: 10.1007/s12053-018-9619-7