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 full Professor of Energy Economics and Policy at the Technical University of Denmark, where she is also leading the multi-disciplinary Division of Wind Energy Systems. 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 auction design for renewable energy procurement, contracts-for-difference design and the economics and policy for offshore wind energy. She has participated in and coordinated many international research projects. Lena is an experienced lecturer, having developed and conducted university courses at five different institutions. 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).