Christian Thiel
Head of Energy Efficiency and Renewables Unit | Joint Research Centre | European Commission | IT
Currently, (since February 2018), Head of the Energy Efficiency and Renewables Unit, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, which also hosts the European Solar Test Installation.
2015-2018, Project Leader electro-mobility modelling, Sustainable Transport Unit, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
2009-2015, Project Leader energy system modelling, Energy Systems Evaluation Unit, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
1997-2009, Project Engineer and Manager, International Technical Development Centre of Adam Opel AG/ General Motors Europe.
Christian holds a Doctoral degree (Dr.nat.techn.) from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, a Master’s degree in Environmental Science (Geooekologie) from the Technical University Braunschweig, a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Université Paris VI and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. Christian has published 57 papers in peer-reviewed journals (with an h-factor of 25 according to Scopus).