Sustainability Management and Energy Economics

Summary

Climate change poses new challenges for the economy in particular. In "Sustainability Management and Energy Economics" you will learn how to optimize companies economically and ecologically and how to deal with issues along the energy value chain. You will deal with fossil and renewable energy sources and gain research-related insights into the functioning and design of resource and electricity markets.

Typical Questions

How can companies be managed in a value-oriented and sustainable way?
What role do renewable energies play on the energy markets and how do they influence electricity pricing in the long term?
How can a company's environmental impact be recorded and presented transparently in a life cycle assessment?
What can politicians do to incorporate environmental damage and other side effects of energy supply into pricing?
What strategies are suitable for reducing the use of fossil fuels and replacing them with sustainable alternatives?

Modules (Selection)

Introductory Level

Corporate Social Responsibiliy (Prof. Dr. Günther)
Einführung in die Energiewirtschaft (Prof. Dr. Möst)
Erneuerbare Energien - Technologie und Potentiale (Prof. Dr. Möst)
Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in der Praxis (Prof. Dr. Günther)
Stakeholdermanagement (Prof. Dr. Günther)
Sustainable Entrepreneurship (Prof. Dr. Dijkstra-Silva)

Advanced Level

Corporate Sustainability (Prof. Dr. Dijkstra-Silva)
Elektrizitätswirtschaft (Prof. Dr. Möst)
Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling (Prof. Dr. Günther)
Ressourcenökonomie und Umweltpolitik (Prof. Dr. Möst)
Strategic Sustainability Management (Prof. Dr. Günther)
Optimierung in modernen Elektrizitätsmärkten (Dr. Hobbie)

Career Prospects

"Sustainability Management and Energy Economics" opens up careers in strategic planning, energy trading, infrastructure planning and operation, research & development, controlling or marketing. You can work for municipal utilities, grid operators, energy suppliers, in industry, in environmental organizations or in the public sector, or in research-related positions in energy trading and sustainability management.