Board of Trustees Profiles

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• As Head of Innovation at MVV Energie AG, I work together with my team to drive forward innovative products, business models and services for a climate-positive future
• By partnering with research and science, we create synergies that pave the way for forward-looking solutions
• Combining business practice with the latest research - as in our exchange with Fraunhofer ISE - strengthens both scientific projects and our innovative power

My background is:

• Head of Innovation at MVV Energie AG
• Member of the Executive Board of MVV Stiftung Zukunft
• Lecturer in business model development at the Center for Advanced Studies at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University

Munib Amin heads the Research & Technology department and is Managing Director of E.ON Group Innovation GmbH. His aim is to bridge the gap between science and industry with cooperative research and development projects. Before joining E.ON, he held various positions at RWE and innogy, most recently as head of the central market analysis team at innogy. Munib Amin graduated in physics from the University of Kiel in 2004 and received his doctorate from the University of Düsseldorf in 2009. During his subsequent work in the energy industry, he led the exercises for a lecture on energy economics and technologies at RWTH Aachen University for 10 years. In 2023 he was a guest lecturer at Stanford University. Munib Amin has several mandates in the academic environment and is a member of the board of the IERE research association.

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• I advise on holistic, energy-efficient, regenerative, recyclable and digital technical solutions for buildings and real estate. 
• Through my work, I bring the perspective of consulting, planning and implementation of the commercial real estate industry to the Board of Trustees.

My background is:

• since 2005 Drees & Sommer SE, Partner
• since 2003 Drees & Sommer, Managing Director
• since 1999 Drees & Sommer
• 1993-1999 University of Stuttgart, research assistant at the Chair of Heating and Ventilation Technology and doctorate
• 1992-1993 Engineering office, Ulm, planning engineer for technical building equipment
• 1985-1991 University of Stuttgart, study of mechanical engineering

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• I want to contribute my many years of experience in photovoltaics, battery storage, and hydrogen production—both in research and industrial scaling. Innovations in technology, product design, mechanical engineering, and factory planning, as well as their transition to mass production within the context of the global industrial transformation, are core tasks of Fraunhofer ISE, which I will support with my expertise and network.

The Fraunhofer ISE Board of Trustees offers a unique platform for connecting research, industry, and policy-makers to actively shape the future of photovoltaics, energy storage, and the energy transition together. 

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• Fraunhofer ISE can make an important contribution to climate protection and the success of the energy transition with its research focus and innovative projects.

My background is:

• Head of the Climate, Sustainability, Resource Efficiency, Circular Economy Department at the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector.

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• I am convinced that the transformation of our energy and industrial systems can only succeed through close collaboration between research, industry, and policy. Fraunhofer ISE combines scientific excellence with a strong practical focus and has extensive networks. Together, we can turn innovations into marketable solutions more quickly and thus bring them into industrial application.
  

The Board of Trustees provides a forum for open, strategic dialogue with a high level of technical expertise. Within this distinguished group, we have the opportunity to work together to provide valuable impetus for the energy and technology transition.

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, with its fields of activity and research focus, makes a very important contribution to solving the current challenges in the transformation of our energy supply system. I am also familiar with the outstanding expertise and infrastructure at Fraunhofer ISE from joint projects.

My background is:

• More than 20 years of professional experience in chemical plant engineering and research and development with a focus on “sustainable technologies” and “circular economy”
• Head of Technology & Innovation at thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH
• Member of the board of the Dechema Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V.
• Member of the board of the VDMA working group PtX4A (power to X for application)

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• the energy transition is one of the greatest tasks of our time with regard to climate targets and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Fraunhofer ISE in particular are making significant contributions to this.

My background is:

• Engineer for physical technology/biomedical technology and electrical engineering with a focus on microelectronics and sensor technology.

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• I am very interested in the possibilities for trusting and forward-looking collaboration between ISE and the University of Freiburg.

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• ISE's work supports innovative and progressive solutions for an efficient and cost-effective energy supply for industry, transportation and buildings.

My background is:

My background is the optimization of heat pumps in terms of

• efficiency
• noise
• functionality
• ease of installation

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• I want to actively follow the breadth of ISE’s research on Germany’s cross-sectoral defossilization – from industry and heating to mobility, synthetic fuels, and CO2 removal technologies – and integrate it fruitfully into my own work. Carbonfuture is working on the market infrastructure that establishes these technologies as capital-market-ready instruments, and I can bring this perspective to the board’s strategic discussions. 

The board offers a rare opportunity to experience first-hand research that is critical to building an economy within planetary boundaries and to help shape its strategic direction alongside a group of high-caliber practitioners.

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• we need a well-integrated economic and energy policy for the transformation of our energy system. Energy research is an important element of this. With its energy research funding, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy offers scope for innovative developments.

My background is:

• Director of Research Infrastructure and Climate Management at the Fraunhofer Society, representing the Executive Board.

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• Together, we can make a substantial contribution to the success of the energy transition.

My background is:

• Managing Director of the Baden-Württemberg Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW) and Head of the Energy Policy and Energy Sources division at ZSW
• Professor of »Innovation Management in Energy Systems« at the University of Stuttgart

I am a trustee at Fraunhofer ISE because:

• it strengthens the link to INATECH and the work of the ISE is very exciting.

My background is:

• Industrial engineer, interface between technology and business, especially electricity grids and electricity markets.