Project Office

Energy Systems of the Future
Project
Project Office

The Project Office “Energy Systems of the Future”

The Project Office “Energy Systems of the Future” supports the members and various committees in the project work. The Project Office is located at the office of acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering at Pariser Platz 4a in Berlin.

The Project Office staff

coordinate the Working Groups and supports their technical work
conceive and organise workshops and dialogue panels
prepare and follow up committee meetings
support the editorial and publication processes
are responsible for the press and PR

Employees

Dr. Ulrich Glotzbach
Energy Systems of the Future
Head of Project Office

Dr. Ulrich Glotzbach
Head of Project Office
Energy Systems of the Future
030/2 06 30 96-21
glotzbach@acatech.de

Ulrich Glotzbach is head of the ESYS Project Office and of the acatech priority theme Energy, Resources and Sustainability. Before he joined acatech in 2008, he was responsible for the coordination of a research association for mobile information and communication technology. He earned a PhD in philosophy with a thesis on the relationship between technology and ethics. After his graduation in chemistry, electrical engineering and philosophy, he developed solar plants in Southern France and worked as a project engineer in the field of environmental protection and microsystem technology.

Dr. Cyril Stephanos
Energy Systems of the Future
Deputy Head and Scientific Officer

Dr. Cyril Stephanos
Deputy Head and Scientific Officer
Energy Systems of the Future
030/2 06 30 96-22
stephanos@acatech.de

Cyril Stephanos joined the Project Office in March 2014. He is currently supporting the Working Group “Coupling different energy sectors”. After his PhD in physics, he did research in the fields of energy conversion and materials science at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research. During his time as a PhD student at the Department of Experimental Physics at the University of Augsburg, he also worked at the Department of Resource Strategy.

Dr. Berit Erlach
Energy Systems of the Future
Scientific Officer

Dr. Berit Erlach
Scientific Officer
Energy Systems of the Future
030/2 06 30 96-24
erlach@acatech.de

Berit Erlach joined the ESYS Project Office in September 2013 and is mainly responsible for the topics of flexibility, decentralisation, raw materials and bioenergy. She is currently supporting the working group „Resilience of digitalized energy systems“. Previously, she worked as a research associate at the TU Berlin and wrote her doctoral thesis on bioenergy. After her graduation in energy and process engineering, she worked for three years in an engineering office in the fields of technical engineering and energy consulting.

Simona Rens
Energy Systems of the Future
Scientific Officer

Simona Rens
Scientific Officer
Energy Systems of the Future
030/2 06 30 96-27
rens@acatech.de

Simona Rens joined the ESYS project office in July 2020. She supports the working groups as a scientific coordinator. In her previous position as a consultant at the Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin she was responsible for strengthening the energy political experience exchange between Denmark and Germany. Her focus was on the green transition, energy efficiency and the heat transition. After studying global environmental policy in London, she was responsible for the creation of studies about the current development trends of international energy markets in a consulting office and worked at an NGO in the fields of energy and climate protection.

Christoph Stemmler
Energy Systems of the Future
Scientific Officer

Christoph Stemmler
Scientific Officer
Energy Systems of the Future
030/2 06 30 96-26
stemmler@acatech.de

Christoph Stemmler joined the ESYS Project Office in 2017. He is currently working on topics such as mobility and international energy research. Prior, he has worked on renewable energies as well as open-space planning. Christoph has studied Environmental Policy and Planning Berlin and specialised on energy policy in the Global South.

Daniela Niethammer
Energy Systems of the Future
Stakeholder Dialogues Officer

Daniela Niethammer
Stakeholder Dialogues Officer
Energy Systems of the Future
030/2 06 30 96-25
niethammer@acatech.de

Daniela Niethammer joined the ESYS Project team in January 2018 as coordinator for Stakeholder Dialogues. Her previous activities focused on Franco-German energy cooperation during which she spent two years working for the science and energy department of the French Embassy in Berlin. She studied political science in France and England and specialized in international relations and renewable energies.

Anja Lapac
Energy Systems of the Future
Communications Officer

Anja Lapac
Communications Officer
Energy Systems of the Future
089/52 03 09-850
lapac@acatech.de

Anja Lapac joined the ESYS Project team in May 2020 as Coordinator Communications. Prior to this, she was an Online Editor at an Art College and worked for a specialist book publisher as PR- and Project Manager. Alongside her studies in art history and comparative literature she worked in several cultural institutions in the fields of Public Relations and the Arts.

Annika Seiler
Energy Systems of the Future
Publications Officer

Annika Seiler
Publications Officer
Energy Systems of the Future
089/52 03 09-848
seiler@acatech.de

Annika Seiler has been a coordinator for publications in the project Energy Systems of the Future since April 2020. Prior to this, she was responsible as a media producer and project manager in the publishing sector with a focus on calendars, puzzles and B2B. After her studies of Publishing Production Management in Leipzig, she worked as production manager for a publisher of specialist books and journals.

Christiane Abele
Energy Systems of the Future
Project Assistant

Christiane Abele
Project Assistant
Energy Systems of the Future
089/52 03 09-34
abele@acatech.de

Christiane Abele has been with acatech since October 2017. Until April 2020 she supported the Finance/Human Resources department as a clerk, since May she has been working as a project assistant for the project Energy Systems of the Future. Prior to this, the trained travel management assistant worked mainly as an assistant for various international companies.

Florentine Straub
Energy Systems of the Future
Project Assistant

Florentine Straub
Project Assistant
Energy Systems of the Future
030/2 06 30 96-54
straub@acatech.de

Florentine Straub joined acatech in February 2011. Until March 2013, she was employed as team assistant for the acatech project centre, since then she has been supporting the ESYS Project Office as a project assistant. Her prior professional experiences include jobs as an assistant in a medical specialist association and as an IT management assistant for various companies.