Volker Quaschning Explained

Volker Quaschning
Birth Place:Leonberg, West Germany
Field:Electrical engineering, renewable energy
Work Institution:Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
Alma Mater:Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Volker Quaschning (born 1969) is a German engineer and professor of renewable energy systems at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Germany.

Life

Quaschning studied electrical engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, then wrote his PhD on photovoltaics at the Technische Universität Berlin. After obtaining his habilitation on low-carbon power system scenarios for Germany, he worked for the German Aerospace Center in Almeria, Spain and lead research into concentrated solar power. In 2004, Quaschning was appointed professor of renewable energy systems at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin.[1]

Quaschning is the author of several books, including the scientific textbook Regenerative Energiesysteme (Renewable energy systems), first published in 1998. In 2015, the ninth edition of this book was released. The book has been translated in English, Arabic, and Russian and a translation to the Kazakh language is in progress.[2] According to Panos Konstantin, the book is "highly recommendable".[3] In 2016, an updated second edition in English was published.[4]

Books

Selected scientific papers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vita — Prof. Dr. Volker Quaschning . 23 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Regenerative Energiesystems — 9. Auflage 2015 . Renewable energy systems — 9th edition 2015 . German . 23 June 2016.
  3. Book: Konstantin , Panos . Praxisbuch Energiewirtschaft: Energieumwandlung, -transport und -beschaffung im liberalisierten Markt . Praxisbuch energy economy: energy conversion, transport and procurement in the liberalized market . German . 2009 . Springer-Verlag . Heidelberg, Germany . 978-3-642-37264-3 . "sehr empfehlenswert".
  4. Web site: Understanding renewable energy systems — 2nd edition 2016 . 23 June 2016.