The Energy Technology Society within the VDE (VDE ETG) has elected its new board. Among the confirmed members is once again Prof. Dr. sc. Andreas Ulbig, Chair of Active Energy Distribution Networks and member of the management board of the Institute for Electrical Systems and Networks, Digitalisation and Energy Economics (IAEW) at RWTH Aachen University.
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With around 9,000 members, the VDE ETG is one of the most important scientific platforms for exchange on all aspects of the energy system in Germany. The association brings together expertise from science, business and industry to provide technical support for the further development of the energy system.
Chairwoman Dr Britta Buchholz (Hitachi Energy) was re-elected for another three-year term until the end of 2028. Dr Alexander Montebaur (Westnetz GmbH) joins the board as deputy chair, along with Ben Gemsjäger (Siemens AG). In addition to Prof. Ulbig, Richard Tretter (Stadtwerke München GmbH) and Prof. Dr Jutta Hanson (TU Darmstadt) were also confirmed in their positions.
Prof. Ulbig has been a member of the ETG Executive Board since the previous term of office. He heads the Chair of Active Energy Distribution Networks at RWTH Aachen University and is also group leader at the Fraunhofer Centre for Digital Energy at Fraunhofer FIT. His academic and professional career includes positions at the University of Stuttgart, the Technical University of Hamburg, SUPELEC in France, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and ETH Zurich, where he received his doctorate in 2014. He then served as Chief Operating Officer of Adaptricity, an ETH spin-off he co-founded, until 2021, before accepting the appointment at RWTH Aachen University.
With the re-election of Prof. Ulbig, RWTH Aachen University continues to be strongly represented on the board of the VDE ETG.
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