When it comes to green hydrogen, Germany is the most attractive market in Europe. Thanks to the political support, the strong industry demand for hydrogen and the growing share of renewable electricity generation, the country is at the forefront of the burgeoning hydrogen economy.

Sascha Lindig works as a researcher at EURAC in Bolzano/Italy, where he is currently completing his doctorate in cooperation with the University of Ljubljana/Slovenia as part of the H2020 Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Solar-Train project. His studies focus on statistical models for the quantification of the degradation of PV systems, degradation patterns and the economic evaluation of technical failures in PV systems. He first studied photovoltaic and semiconductor technologies at the University of Applied Sciences in Jena/Germany and then environmental and energy technologies at the HTWK Leipzig/Germany, where he received his Master of Engineering in 2014.

After his studies in energy engineering, Cyril has been working with Franz Baumgartner in PV system research at the Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid-Engineering since 2019. Main focus of his research is laboratory testing of PV system components, where he examines the efficiency of PV inverters, the performance of module-level power electronics and transients of battery systems. His activities further include the simulation of PV performance in shaded conditions and heat pump - PV control strategies.

Kraftblock develops efficient high-temperature energy storage systems.

Professor Erik Stensrud Marstein is chief scientist at the Department for Solar Power Systems at the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) in Norway, director of the Research Center for Sustainable Solar Cell Technology (FME SUSOLTECH), as well as adjoint professor in solar cell technology at the University of Oslo. He has been working at IFE in R&D in the field of PV since 2003. Most of his research has been performed in close collaboration with industry partners.

- Electrical Engineer, 16 years of experience at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. <br /> <br />- PhD thesis in the field of modeling and development of control strategies for fuel cell systems at University of Karlsruhe. <br /> <br />- Until 2005 project manager in the field of modeling, simulation and development of control strategies for distributed power generation systems at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. <br /> <br />- Until 2010 head of group “off-grid power supply” at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. <br /> <br />- Since 2011 head of department “PV off-grid solutions and battery system technology” at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. Work topics among others: Autonomous systems and mini-grids, decentralized grid connected PV battery systems, development of battery systems for stationary and automotive applications. Development and optimization of battery management systems, energy management systems as well as supervisory control strategies. <br /> <br />- Contact person for battery systems at Fraunhofer Battery Alliance.