Hannes
 Weigt
 





 

 

Curriculum Vitae


Education

07/2009 Dr. rer. pol., Dresden University of Technology, Germany
2006 – 2009 PhD Candidate at Dresden University of Technology
04/2006 Dipl.-Wi.-Ing., Dresden University of Technology, Germany
2000 – 2006 Study of Economics & Engineering at Dresden University of Technology, Germany

Professional Activities

Since Aug. 16

Associate Professor Energy Economics, University Basel, Switzerland

Aug. 11 – Jul. 1 Assistant Professor Energy Economics, University Basel, Switzerland
Sep. 10 Jul. 11 Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute, Italy
Jul. 06 Aug. 10
Research Associate, Chair of Energy Economics (Dresden University of Technology)
Sep.05 – Jun.06 Research Assistant, Chair of Energy Economics (Dresden University of Technology)
Mar.05 – Jul.05 Internship at EnBW, benchmarking and incentive regulation
Sep.04 – Feb.05 Internship at ESAG, medium voltage network planing

Projects

2017 - 2019 Reducing Swiss household energy demand: Modeling and assessing non-monetary incentives
Swiss Federal Office of Energy
2017 Modellierung der System Adequacy in der Schweiz im Bereich Stromt
Swiss Federal Office of Energy
2015 - 2018
Modelling the Swiss Gas Market in a European Context
Swiss Federal Office of Energy
2014 - 2018
Electricity market design: Policy coordination and zonal configurations
Swiss Federal Office of Energy
2014 - 2018
Assessing Future Electricity Markets
Swiss National Research Programme "Energy Turnaround" (NRP 70)
2014 - 2018
The Future of Swiss Hydropower: An Integrated Economic Assessment of Chances, Threats and Solutions
Swiss National Research Programme "Energy Turnaround" (NRP 70)
2014 - 2017
Swiss Platform for Sustainable Development Research
Sustainable Development at Universities Programme
2013 Konzeption des Übergangs von einem Förder- zu einem Lenkungssystem
Swiss Federal Office of Energy
2010 - 2011 Smart Power Market Project (Subtask: Renewable Electric Energy Integration: Quantifying the Value of Design of Markets for International Transmission Capacity)
Climate Policy Initiative, supporting the EU Project Re-Shaping
2008 - 2011 REALISEGRID (REseArch, metodoLogIes and technologieS for the effective development of pan-European key GRID infrastructures to support the achievement of a reliable electricity supply)
FP7 EU research project
2008 - 2010 SmartGrid-Investor
Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG)
2008 Congestion Management in the German Electricity Sector
European Energy Company
11/2007 Divestiture as an Instrument of a Pro-active Competition Policy: Conceptual Issues and Lessons from International Experiences (Entflechtung als Instrument einer aktiven Wettbewerbspolitik: Funktionsweise und Lehren aus internationalen Erfahrungen)
Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung
01/2007 Price Formation and Market Power in Germany’s Wholesale Electricity Markets (Preisbildung und Marktmacht auf den Elektrizitätsmärkten in Deutschland Grundlegende Mechanismen und empirische Evidenz)
VIK –Verband der Industriellen Energie- und Kraftwirtschaft e.V.
11/2006 Aktive Wettbewerbspolitik für effiziente Elektrizitätserzeugungsmärkte – Instrumente, internationale Erfahrungen und wirtschaftspolitische Schlussfolgerungen
European Energy Company
10/2005 Nachhaltige Energiepolitik für den Standort Deutschland – Anforderungen an die zukünftige Energiepolitik
Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI)

Teaching:

  • Introduction to Energy Economics (2x3CP, Bachelor Level):
    • tutor, 2006-2010, TU Dresden
    • lecturer, 2011-, Uni Basel
  • Power System Economics (3/6CP, Master Level):
    • lecturer and tutor, 2007-2009, TU Dresden
    • lecturer, 2009, University of Bonn, MERNI (Master of European Regulation of Network Industries)
    • lecturer, 2011-, Uni Basel
  • Economics of Water Markets (3CP, Master Level): 
    • lecturer, 2012-, Uni Basel
  • Exploring Possible Futures: Modeling in Environmental and Energy Economics
    • MOOC via Future Learn (Link)

A current list of lectures can be obtained from the University Basel course directory (Link)