Hauke Henke

How to plan our future energy supply

Can we build computer models that are understandable for non-experts and complex enough to capture the dynamics of our energy system?

This is the key question that drives my research activity. I joined the division in May 2017 as a Research Engineer to work in the EU funded REEEM project which investigates the role of technologies in an energy efficient economy by model based
analysis of policy measures and transformation pathways to a sustainable
energy system. By doing so I continued the work started with my Master's thesis on the OSeMOSYS model OSEMBE (the Open Source Energy Model Base for the European Union). The Master's thesis was written during my first stay at KTH dESA from March till September 2016, before joining IRENA for a six months internship in Bonn. In December 2017 I started my PhD.

A first outcome of my research activities will be an online game using modelling results to indicate the long-term implications of different policy options to non-experts. This aims to communicate the findings of energy systems planning beyond research to foster a better informed debate in society. More information on the REEEM project and the REEEMgame can be found on reeem.org.
I hold a Master’s degree in Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering.