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Tobias Sprenger, M.Sc.

Head of Research Area

Tobias Sprenger, M.Sc.
Tobias Sprenger
+49 221 - 650 745 45
tobias.sprenger@ewi.uni-koeln.de
Curriculum Vitae

Tobias Sprenger, M.Sc.

Head of Research Area

Tobias Sprenger is Head of Research Area at EWI. he investigates the development of a hydrogen economy, paths to decarbonization of energy-intensive industry and the implementation options of the heat transition. He is also head of the research program hydrogen and the research program heat transition. Before joining the EWI, Tobias Sprenger studied Economics at the University of Cologne, focusing on industrial economics, competition economics, economic policy, and energy economics.

Studies

Towards a green shipping gateway – Establishing a green hydrogen economy in Egypt
On behalf of Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
EWI Future Energy Score: Assessing potential hydrogen exporters
Financial support Förderinitiative Wasserstoff der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V. (EWI e.V.)
Cluster analysis for green hydrogen in Egypt
Financial support Alternative: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The Power of Scale
Financial support Förderinitiative Wasserstoff der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
Geopolitical risks in global hydrogen trade
On behalf of Förderinitiative Wasserstoff der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
Low-carbon steel
Financial support Förderinitiative Wasserstoff der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
A Comparative Analysis and Simulation of DSM and Energy Efficiency in Chinese and German Industry
On behalf of German Energy Agency (dena)
Hydrogen cluster Belgium, the Netherlands, and North-Western Germany
Financial support Förderinitiative Wasserstoff der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
dena-Leitstudie Aufbruch Klimaneutralität
On behalf of Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena)

Analyses

Costs of parallel distribution grid infrastructures
Integration of Waste Heat
Data basis for the H2Bilanz 2023 2nd HY
Data basis for the H2Bilanz 2023
Implications of the planned expansion of renewable energies according to the Osterpaket and EEG 2023
Data basis for the H2 balance 2022
Comparison of the “Big 5” climate neutrality scenarios
Impact of the EEG 2021 on the share of renewables in electricity demand in 2030
The effects of the climate protection programme 2030 on the share of renewable energies in the demand for electricity
The Climate Protection Programme 2030 and its impacts

Policy Briefs

Derisking hydrogen investments
Financial support Förderinitiative Wasserstoff der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
Stronger together: How hydrogen clusters can drive the market ramp-up in Germany
Financial support On behalf of Förderinitiative Wasserstoff der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
CO2 infrastructures are important for a climate-neutral Germany
Perspektiven auf den Wasserstoffmarkthochlauf – Stakeholderanalyse mit Fokus Deutschland
Financial support Förderinitiative Wasserstoff der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.

Reports

Potential hydrogen demand in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate
On behalf of Landesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz e. V. (LDEW)
Data basis for the H2Bilanz 2024 1st half-year
On behalf of E.ON
Facilitating China’s Industrial Transformation with CCU/S
On behalf of Deutsche Energieagentur (dena)
Green transformation needs investment
On behalf of Open Grid Europe GmbH

Working Papers

The who’s who of a hydrogen market ramp-up: A stakeholder analysis for Germany

Articles

Standortanalyse für Elektrolyseure
Published in: gwf Gas + Energie, Vol. 164 (11-12), 2023, pp. 70-75.
Politikoptionen zur Steigerung von Demand Side Management und Energieeffizienz in der deutschen und chinesischen Industrie
Published in: et - Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, Vol. 72 (12), 2022, pp. 67-70.
The who’s who of a hydrogen market ramp-up: A stakeholder analysis for Germany
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 154, February 2022, 111810 (online 11 November 2021).

Consulting Projects

Security of supply by accelerating the hydrogen market ramp-up – Location analysis for electrolysers
Hydrogen in Germany – Regulations & Cerfification
dena-Leitstudie “Aufbruch Klimaneutralität”
Analysis of market failures in the large-scale generation of electrolysis hydrogen
Webinar series: Potential pathways towards carbon neutrality and related investment opportunities
EWI-Tool „Premises for the energy transition 2050”
Deep Decarbonisation in Germany and France: Beyond Normative Scenarios
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