Lena Kitzing

Lena Kitzing is since September 2023 part-time Professor at FSR and teaches the course Regulation and Integration of Renewable Energy. She is also Head of Section for Society, Markets & Policy at DTU Wind and Energy Systems, and Associate Professor in Energy Economics and Policy. Her research spans across the energy-economy-society nexus and especially concerns the effective governance of energy systems through policy instruments, with particular focus on deployment and financing of renewables and their integration into the energy system. Lena is a leading expert in the economics and policy for offshore wind energy with a number of highly published articles in the area. Lena has taught courses at Bachelor, Master and PhD level at five different universities including on environmental economics and policy analysis, energy finance and risk management, regulation and integration of renewable energy. She supervises PhD students and Master thesis projects. Lena is a sought-after scientific advisor to public and private organisations, is regularly invited to key-note speeches and high-level events, and appears in the media on energy related issues. Since March 2022, Lena is member of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, with a mandate by the European Climate Law to advise European policymakers and stakeholders on climate and energy related decisions (Climate-advisory-board.europa.eu).