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Karl Specht

Research Fellow

Theoretische Meteorologie
Institutsgebäude
Stephanstraße 3
04103 Leipzig

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Karl Specht

Research Fellow

Energiemanagement und Nachhaltigkeit
Institutsgebäude
Grimmaische Straße 12, Room I 430
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 33529
Fax: +49 341 97 - 33538

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Abstract

Karl Specht is a research associate at the Chair of Energy Management and Sustainability with Prof. Dr. Thomas Bruckner at the Institute for Infrastructure and Resource Management (IIRM) at the University of Leipzig.

His research focuses on techno-economic energy system modelling and he is involved in the further development of the institute's own energy system model IRPopt.

He is also involved in the projects HYPOS (hydrogen storage study) and SPARCS (citizen-driven energy transition).


Professional career

  • since 03/2020
    Research associate at the University of Leipzig, Institute for Infrastructure and Resource Management, Chair of Sustainability and Energy Management

Education

  • 10/2012 - 10/2015
    Bachelor of Science (final grade 2.6): Business Administration and Engineering: Electrical Power Engineering at RWTH Aachen
  • 08/2016 - 11/2019
    Master of Science (final grade 1.5): Business Administration and Engineering: Electrical Power Engineering at RWTH Aachen

  •  Techno-economic modelling
  •  Energy system modelling
  •  Economic modelling


  • Energy Management

    • Course-ID: 07-101-5220
    • Scheduling: Winter term
    • Language: German
    • Scope: Fundamentals of energy technology, environmental and safety aspects of energy supply, energy law and environmental policy framework conditions, operational energy management (data collection, selection of energy supply options, decision-making under uncertainty).

  • Sustainable Energy Economics

    • Course-ID: 07-201-2205
    • Scheduling: Summer term
    • Language: English
    • Scope: Participants will be able to understand the mode of operation of energy markets - especially of deregulated energy markets.