Prof. Dr. Felix Müsgens

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Professor Felix Müsgens is the scientific director of the Energy Innovation Centre (EIZ) at Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus. The EIZ conducts cutting-edge research into the energy transition, in both theoretical and applied fields. The centre contributes to the energy transformation at a global and regional level (Lusatia is a lignite mining area at the heart of the coal phase-out). The EIZ comprises 14 professors and funds over 70 researchers at BTU. It has around 50 partners from business, politics, and academia. Professor Müsgens also holds the Chair of Energy Economics at BTU, where his research focuses on energy economics, energy data analytics, and energy system modelling. He has published over 100 works, including numerous peer-reviewed articles in leading field journals, as well as a textbook on energy trading and risk management. He works with industrial companies, energy suppliers, associations and government ministries on both applied and theoretical research projects.

Prof. Müsgens is a member of numerous committees, including the Scientific Advisory and Project Board of 50Hertz, and is an associated researcher at the RWI Research Network and the EPRG (University of Cambridge). From 2019 to 2021, he served as the elected scientific representative on the Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX). In the academy project ESYS, he co-led the working group on electricity market design. Prof. Müsgens received his doctorate from the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI) and the DFG Graduate School Risk Management at the University of Cologne. He has extensive industry experience from his time heading Trianel’s portfolio management team, as well as from founding the boutique consultancy r2b energy consulting GmbH and its subsidiary solarea GmbH. solarea identifies and secures space for renewable projects and supports clients with permitting processes.

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