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News from the German section
Board of the German EUROSOLAR section
The General Assembly of the German EUROSOLAR Section met on 23rd September, 2023 in Bonn and elected the new Board of the German Section for the next two years.
Dr. Axel Berg
Chairperson
Studied law and politics, doctorate on the French nuclear conflict. Independent lawyer since 1993. His political commitment led him via numerous citizens’ initiatives of the peace and anti-nuclear movement to the SPD. From 1998 to 2009, he was a member of the Bundestag for the Munich-North constituency (among other things, SPD spokesman in the Enquete Commission and deputy energy policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group).
Stephan Grüger, MdL
Vice chair
Born in 1966. Committed to the energy transition since 1981. Master’s degree in biology, philosophy and political science. Worked for one and a half decades in key account sales for energy supply companies. Member of the Hessian state parliament since 2014.
Dr. Fabio Longo
Vice chair
Lawyer specializing in energy, municipal and public building law at the law firm Karpenstein Longo Nübel in Wettenberg. In his book “Neue örtliche Energieversorgung als kommunale Aufgabe” (2010) he substantiates the constitutional right of cities and municipalities to design their local energy supply on the basis of renewable energies.
Beate Petersen
Board member
Beate Petersen has a degree in finance and works for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Inspired by climate and coastal protection in northern Germany and triggered by a large-scale project planned on her own doorstep, she has been committed to people, the environment and civic energy since the beginning of 2009 – to strengthen civic participation, climate justice and the common good economy.
Steffen Harzer
Board member
Studied mechanical engineering and graduated in public administration. Mayor of the district town of Hildburghausen from 1996 to 2014 and member of the Thuringian state parliament from 2014 to 2019. There he was spokesman for energy policy and climate protection for the DIE LINKE parliamentary group.
Krisztina André
Board member
Studied communication in Budapest. Collaboration with the Regional Environmental Center for CEE, the Central Asia Mountain Partnership Program and Women Engage for a Common Future. Vice Chair of the German Alliance for Civilian Assistance and board member of the Bündnis Bürgerenergie. In 2019, co-creator of the European Green New Deal. Since 2021, co-chair of the Community Energy Group of IRENA’s Coalition for Action.
Georg Lüdtke
Board member
1997 to 2021 Mayor of the municipality of Alheim, civil servant, SPD local politician. Honorary judge at the Fulda Social Court. Assessor on the board of Aktion für Behinderte Menschen HEF-ROF (AfbM HEF-ROF) and on the board of Kreisverkehrswart HEF-ROF.
Arun Dasgupta
Board member
Niklas Hausemann
Co-opted member
Studied geography in Bonn, Master’s thesis ‘Energy autonomous municipalities’. Committed to climate protection and the energy transition in local politics for the SPD. Consultant for municipalities and municipal utilities on renewable energies, Head of Municipal Consultancy at solarea GmbH.
Dr.-Ing. Brigitte Schmidt
(† June 13th 2024)
Studies, doctorate, research and teaching at the universities of Kiev, Wismar and Maputo. Founding of the Solar Initiative and the Solar Center Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as the Center Energy Balkans. Promotion of study courses for renewable energies in Eastern Europe. Activities as university lecturer, managing director in companies and associations as well as project developer.