Simon Funcke
Simon Funcke Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg Tel.: +49 (0)761 203 3792 |
Curriculum Vitae
Born in Germany, Münster
Studies:
10/2008 - 04/2011 M.Sc. Renewable Energy Management, University of Freiburg
10/2005 - 09/2008 B.Sc. Environmental Sciences, Leuphana University Lüneburg
Practical and scientific experience
05/2009 - 08/2011 Scientific assistant at ZEE, University Freiburg. Research projects "RE-Regions: Socio-Ecology of Self-Sufficiency" and "Municipal added Value of Renewable Energies".
08/2009 - 10/2009 Internship at the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). Research on emerging biomass markets, especially wood pellets.
02 & 03/2008 Internship at the Energy Agency North Rhine-Westphalia. Public-private partnership campaign for wood pellets.
Publications
Ruppert-Winkel, C.; Hauber, J.; Aretz, A.; Funcke, S; Kress, M.; Noz, S.; Salecki, S.; Schlager, P. & Stablo, J. (2013): Cooperative Local Energy Transitions. A Guide for Socially Just and Ecologically Sound Renewable Energy Self-Sufficiency - with an Emphasis on Bioenergy. ZEE Working Paper 06 - 2013. (Link)
Funcke, S. (2012): Municipal Added Value through Solar Power Systems in the City of Freiburg. In: Sustainability 4 (5), p. 819–839. (Link)
Hauber, J. & Funcke, S. (2012): How to Handle the Complex World of Renewable Energies? In: Alejandro Pelfini, Gastón Fulquet and Adrián Beling (Eds.): La energía de los emergentes. Innovación y cooperación para la promoción de energías renovables en el Sur Global. Argentina: Teseo, p. 125–143.
Hirschl, B.; Aretz, A.; Prahl, A.; Böther, T.; Heinbach, K.; Pick, D. & Funcke, S. (2010): Kommunale Wertschöpfung durch Erneuerbare Energien. Schriftenreihe des IÖW 196/10, Berlin. (Link)
Poster Presentation
Funcke, S. & Bauknecht, D. (2012): The future of electricity systems: Connecting the economic-technological question with discourses and actors in the political arena. Shown at International School on Energy Systems 2012, 01st to 05th of October 2012, Kloster Seeon, Germany.
Research Interests
- Discourses and actors in the field of renewable energies
- Regional/ local socio-economic effects of the deployment of renewable energies
- Support schemes for renewable energies