Christoph P. Kiefer - Fraunhofer ISI

Senior Researcher

Dr. Christoph P. Kiefer is currently senior researcher at Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI). From 2017 to 2020, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Environmental Economics Group, Institute of Public Goods and Policies of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain, and a university lecturer for the subjects Environmental Economics and Econometrics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). Prior to that, he held an innovation manager position at a private company (Herrenknecht AG).

Dr. Kiefer's research areas and interest comprise the economic analysis of innovation and sustainability, specifically focused on eco-innovation in firms, the circular economy, renewable energy and energy transitions in integrated energy systems. In that context, he has participated in two Horizon 2020 projects on the market uptake of solar thermal electricity (MUSTEC) and auctions for renewable energy support (AURES II), two projects by the European Commission (DG ENER) on renewable energy in the heating sector, as well as a project on energy systems modelling by the German Government (Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection). Additionally, he participated in a transdisciplinary platform regarding Circular Economy within CSIC and is a member of the research group of complex systems in social sciences (SCCS) applied to sustainable cities.

Dr. Kiefer gained his PhD in economics in 2017 from the University of Alcalá. Previously, he studied both at the University of Alcalá, Spain, and the University of Mannheim, Germany.

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Work focus
Participation in various German and European research projects on energy system modelling with Enertile (i.e. www.langfristszenarien.de) with a focus on the energy transition and renewable heat.

Participation in various European Horizon 2020 research projects on renewable energies, energy transition, auctions, European cooperation and public policy (www.mustec.eu, www.aures2project.eu).

Policy advisory regarding the design of Renewable Energy Auctions for the Instituto para la Diversifiación y Ahorro de Energía (IDAE) at the Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica (Spain): Report on the performance of auctions carried out in Spain and recommendations for the design of future auctions. 2019-2020.

Furthermore, research in the field of innovation/eco-innovation, economic sustainability, circular economy and public policy.

Member of the research groups Interdisciplinary Research Platform for Sustainability and Circular Economy (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC) and Complex Systems in Social Sciences (Universidad de Alcalá UAH).
Projects
ElecHeat - Potentials and levels for the electrification of space heating in buildings (Project duration: 11/2020 - 07/2022). Funding entity: European Commission, DG ENER.

Long Term Scenarios for the Transformation of the Energy System in Germany III. Additional Scenarios and Analyses (Project duration: 09/2022 – today. Funding entity: German Federal Ministry of the Economy and Climate Protection (BMWK))

Flexibilization of Electrified Industry Processes (Funding entity: Competence Centre on Climate Change Mitigation in Energy-Intensive Industries (KEI), commissioned the German Federal Ministry of the Economy and Climate Protection (BMWK))

Renewable Space Heating under the Revised Renewable Energy Directive (ENER/C1/2018-494) (Project duration: 01/2021 - 08/2021. Funding entity: European Commission Directorate General for Energy (DG ENER))

Long Term Scenarios for the Transformation of the Energy System in Germany III (Project duration: 01/2021 - 09/2022. Funding entity: German Federal Ministry of the Economy and Energy (BMWi))

Potentials and levels for the electrification of space heating in buildings (Project duration: 11/2020 - 07/2022. Funding entity: European Commission Directorate General for Energy (DG ENER))

Study on the Use of Green Hydrogen as Energy Storage: Innovation & Technology, Market Potentials and Economic Feasibility Analyses (Project duration: 06/2022 – 12/2022. Funding entity: Volkswagen AG Center of Innovation - Connected Energy Systems)
Academic teaching
2018-2020 Lecturer ("profesor asociado") for Environmental Economics and Econometrics at the Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid UC3M

Since 2020 Lecturer ("profesor asociado") for Innovation and Sustainability at the Department of Economics and Management, Universidad de Alcalá UAH
Publications (selection)
del Río, P.; Kiefer, C. P. (2023): Academic research on renewable electricity auctions: Taking stock and looking forward. In: Energy Policy, 173, p. 113305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113305

del Río, P.; Kiefer, C. P. (2022): An analytical framework to assess the influence of deployment support on market concentration in the wind energy sector. In: Energy Strategy Reviews, 44, p. 100965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100965

Lux, B.; Deac, G.; Kiefer, C. P.; Kleinschmitt, C.; Bernath, C.; Franke, K.; Pfluger, B.; Willemsen, S.; Sensfuß, F. (2022): The role of hydrogen in a greenhouse gas-neutral energy supply system in Germany. In: Energy Conversion and Management, 270, p. 116188. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116188

del Río, P.; Kiefer, C. P. (2022): Which policy instruments promote innovation in renewable electricity technologies? A critical review of the literature with a focus on auctions. In: Energy Research & Social Science, 89, 102501. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102501

del Río, P.; Kiefer, C. P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, J.; Könnölä, T.; (2021): The Circular Economy. Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Anatolitis, V.; del Río, P.; Amazo, A.; Bartek-Lesi, M.; von Blücher, F.; Breitschopf, B.; Brückmann, R.; Dukan, M.; Ehrhart, K.-M.; Fitch-Roy, O.; Geipel, J.; Hanke, A.-K.; Jimeno, M.; Kiefer, C..P.; Kitzing, L.; Marquardt, M.; Menzies, C.; Resch, G.; Roth, Al; Szabo, L.; Wigand, F.; Winkler, J.; Woodman, B. (2021): Auctions for Renewable Energy Support II-First insights and results of the Horizon2020 project AURES II. In: Papeles de Energía 13, 13-39.

del Río, P.; Kiefer, C. P. (2021): Analysing patterns and trends in auctions for renewable electricity. In: Energy for Sustainable Development, 62, 195–213. doi: 10.1016/j.esd.2021.03.002

Kiefer, C. P.; Caldés, N.; del Río, P. (2021): Will dispatchability be a main driver to the European Union cooperation mechanisms for concentrated solar power? In: Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 1-13. doi:10.1080/15567249.2021.1885526

Kiefer, C. P.; Río, P.; Carrillo‐Hermosilla, J. (2021): On the contribution of eco‐innovation features to a circular economy: A microlevel quantitative approach. In: Business Strategy and the Environment. doi: 10.1002/bse.2688

Thonig, R.; del Río, P.; Kiefer, C.; Lázaro Touza, L.; Escribano, G.; Lechón, Y. et al. (2020): Does ideology influence the ambition level of climate and renewable energy policy? Insights from four European countries. In: Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 1–19. doi: 10.1080/15567249.2020.1811806

Kiefer, C. P.; del Río, P. (2020): Analysing the barriers and drivers to concentrating solar power in the European Union. Policy implications. In: Journal of Cleaner Production, 251, 119400. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119400

Kiefer, C. P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, J.; del Río, P. (2019): Building a taxonomy of eco-innovation types in firms. A quantitative perspective. In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 145, 339–348. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.02.021

Kiefer, C. P.; Del Río González, P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, J. (2019): Drivers and barriers of eco-innovation types for sustainable transitions: A quantitative perspective. In: Business Strategy and the Environment, 28 (1), 155–172. doi: 10.1002/bse.2246

Carillo-Hermosilla, J.; Kiefer, C. P.; del Río, P. (2019): Taxonomy and dimensions of eco-innovation from a resource-based view perspective. In: Boons, F.; McMeekin, A. (Hrsg.), Handbook of sustainable innovation, 78-100. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Kiefer, C. P.; del Río, P. (2019): The future design of renewable electricity auctions in Spain. A comment. In: Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, 9 (2), 39–50.

Kiefer, C. P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, J.; del Río, P.; Callealta Barroso, F. J. (2017): Diversity of eco-innovations: A quantitative approach. In: Journal of Cleaner Production, 166, 1494–1506. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.241

Publications (comprehensive list)

Jahr Year	Titel/Autor:in Title/Author	Publikationstyp Publication Type
2023	Academic research on renewable electricity auctions: Taking stock and looking forward Del Río, Pablo; Kiefer, Christoph	Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article
2022	An analytical framework to assess the influence of deployment support on market concentration in the wind energy sector Río, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.	Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article
2022	The role of hydrogen in a greenhouse gas-neutral energy supply system in Germany Lux, Benjamin; Deac, Gerda; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Kleinschmitt, Christoph; Bernath, Christiane; Franke, Katja; Pfluger, Benjamin; Willemsen, Sebastian; Sensfuß, Frank	Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article
2022	Cuál será el coste de las tecnologías de generación eléctrica renovable en el futuro? Río, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph	Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article
2022	No-Regret Strategien zur Dekarbonisierung der Niedertemperaturwärme und warum Gas darin keine Rolle spielt Kranzl, Lukas; Forthuber, Sebastian; Fallahnejad, Mostafa; Müller, Andreas; Hummel, Marcus; Deac, Gerda; Bernath, Christiane; Kiefer, Christoph; García, Joshua; Sensfuß, Frank; Braungardt, Sibylle; Bürger, Veit	Konferenzbeitrag Conference Paper
2022	Which policy instruments promote innovation in renewable electricity technologies? A critical review of the literature with a focus on auctions Del Rio, Pablo; Kiefer, Christoph P.	Review
2022	No-Regret Strategies for Decaorbonising Space and Water Heating Kranzl, Lukas; Forthuber, Sebastian; Fallahnejad, Mostafa; Müller, Andreas; Hummel, Marcus; Deac, Gerda; Bernath, Christiane; Kiefer, Christoph; García, Joshua; Sensfuß, Frank; Braungardt, Sibylle; Bürger, Veit	Konferenzbeitrag Conference Paper
2022	ENER/C1/2018-494 - Renewable Space Heating under the Revised Renewable Energy Directive. Final report Kranzl, Lukas; Forthuber, Sebastian; Fallahnejad, Mostafa; Büchele, Richard; Müller, Andreas; Hummel, Marcus; Fleiter, Tobias; Mandel, Tim; Bagheri, Mahsa; Deac, Gerda; Bernath, Christiane; Miosga, Jonas; Kiefer, Christoph; Fragoso García, Joshua; Braungardt, Sibylle; Bürger, Veit; Spasova, Deyana; Viegand, Jan; Naeraa, Rikke	Bericht Report
2021	Auctions for Renewable Energy Support II - First insights and results of the Horizon2020 project AURES II Anatolitis, Vasilios; Del Rio, Pablo; Amazo, Ana; Bartek-Lesi, Mária; Blücher, Felix von; Breitschopf, Barbara; Brückmann, Robert; Dukan, Mak; Ehrhart, Karl-Martin; Fitch-Roy, Oscar; Geipel, Jasper; Hanke, Ann-Katrin; Jimeno, Moira; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Kitzing, Lena; Marquardt, Mats; Menzies, Craig; Resch, Gustav; Roth, Augustin; Szabó, Lásló; Wigand, Fabian; Winkler, Jenny; Woodman, Bridget	Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article
2021	Conclusions Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Aufsatz in Buch Book Article
2021	Langfristszenarien für die Transformation des Energiesystems in Deutschland. Treibhausgasneutrale Hauptszenarien. Modul Energieangebot Lux, Benjamin; Sensfuß, Frank; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Bernath, Christiane; Deac, Gerda	Bericht Report
2021	Drivers and barriers to the CE: A micro-/meso-level analysis Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Aufsatz in Buch Book Article
2021	Defining the CE: A review of definitions, taxonomies and classifications Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Aufsatz in Buch Book Article
2021	Langfristszenarien für die Transformation des Energiesystems in Deutschland 3. Kurzbericht: 3 Hauptszenarien Sensfuß, Frank; Lux, Benjamin; Bernath, Christiane; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Pfluger, Benjamin; Kleinschmitt, Christoph; Franke, Katja; Deac, Gerda; Brugger, Heike; Fleiter, Tobias; Rehfeldt, Matthias; Herbst, Andrea; Manz, Pia; Neuwirth, Marius; Wietschel, Martin; Gnann, Till; Speth, Daniel; Krail, Michael; Mellwig, Peter; Blöhmer, Sebastian; Tersteegen, Bernd; Maurer, Christoph; Ladermann, Alexander; Dröscher, Tom; Willemsen, Sebastian; Müller-Kirchenbauer, Joachim; Giehl, Johannes; Hilaire, Mélissa; Schöngart, Sarah; Kurre, Ashlen; Hollnagel, Jeremias; Mikulicz-Radecki, Flora von	Bericht Report
2021	The micro-level approach to the circular economy Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Aufsatz in Buch Book Article
2021	Drivers and barriers to circular practices at the micro-level: Case studies Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Aufsatz in Buch Book Article
2021	The circular economy Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Buch Book
2021	Introduction Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Aufsatz in Buch Book Article
2021	Next Generation EU: Germany focuses its climate policy on hydrogen and sustainable mobility Kiefer, Christoph P.	Bericht Report
2021	Managerial and public policy implications Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Aufsatz in Buch Book Article
2021	At the crossroad: The circular economy within the broader picture Rio, Pablo del; Kiefer, Christoph P.; Carrillo-Hermosilla, Javier; Könnölä, Totti	Aufsatz in Buch Book Article

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