Christoph Maurer
Managing Director, Consentec
Dr. Christoph Maurer has been a partner and managing director of Consentec GmbH since 2007.
He holds diploma degrees from RWTH Aachen University (electrical engineering) and FU Hagen (supplementary studies in economics) and received his doctorate from Prof. Haubrich at RWTH Aachen University. He also worked there for several years at the Institute for Electrical Systems and Energy Economics (IAEW), including as a chief engineer and head of the “Grid Planning and Operation” research group. In his work, he deals with system technology and economic issues in the field of electrical energy supply and the decarbonization of the energy system. He focuses on electricity market design, ensuring security of supply, the interface between the energy market and energy grids and the system integration of renewable energies.
At Consentec, Dr. Maurer is responsible for fundamental questions of energy policy and energy economics as well as transmission grid and power generation issues and advises public and private clients such as ministries and regulatory authorities, transmission system operators, energy suppliers and industry associations. Dr. Maurer is recognized throughout Germany and Europe as an expert on energy industry issues. He is the author of numerous expert reports and studies, has worked several times as an expert for the German Bundestag, state parliaments and the Federal Network Agency and is an active voice in the energy policy debate. He has a lectureship on “Grids and markets – system solutions for the energy transition” at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Featured work
The future of electricity demand
How can Europe increase electricity demand to drive decarbonisation and economic growth?
Unity in power, power in unity: why the EU needs more integrated electricity markets
Electricity market integration has substantial benefits that will improve the resilience and enable the transition of Europe’s energy system