Team
Dr. Nils Namockel is a Head of Research Area, where he leads the research divisions for Electricity and Energy Commodities. As an expert in his field, he advises companies, ministries, and associations on a wide range of issues regarding the energy transition. He was one of the lead authors of the “Energy Transition Monitoring” report (Monitoring der Energiewende). He completed his PhD at the University of Cologne, focusing on flexibilities within energy systems. Prior to his time at the EWI, Nils studied Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Electrical Power Engineering at RWTH Aachen University and Management Science and Engineering at Tongji University in Shanghai.
Studies
- Financial support German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK)
- On behalf of Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts e.V.
- On behalf of Virtuelles Institut Smart Energy (VISE)
- On behalf of Siemens AG und der Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH
- On behalf of RWE Power AG
- On behalf of ENGIE
Analyses
- On behalf of Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MWIKE)
- On behalf of Nextpower LLC
- Financial support Förderinitiative Wärmewende der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
- On behalf of Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
- Financial support Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e. V.
Policy Briefs
- On behalf of Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
- Financial support On behalf of Förderinitiative Wärmewende der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V. (EWI e.V.)
Reports
- On behalf of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, Amprion GmbH, TenneT TSO GmbH, TransnetBW GmbH
Articles
Published in: Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft (ZfE), Vol. 49, Heft 2, 2025.
Published in: Energy Policy, Vol. 205, October 2025, online 26 May 2025.
Published in: Applied Energy, Vol. 378, Part A, 15 January 2025, 124775, published online 1 November 2024.
Published in: et Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, Vol. 74 (9), 2024, pp. 13-16.
Published in: Energy, Vol. 308, November 2024.
Published in: Energy for Sustainable Development, Vol. 62, June 2021, pp. 176-185.
Published in: et – Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, Vol. 70 (12), 2020, pp. 52-54.
Published in: IEEE Milan Power Tech, 26 August 2019.