{"id":52651,"date":"2025-08-21T13:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startupport.de\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=52651"},"modified":"2025-10-06T18:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:28:11","slug":"ai-for-grids-business-models-for-start-ups","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/startupport.de\/en\/events\/ai-for-grids-business-models-for-start-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"AI for grids &#8211; business models for start-ups?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52651\" class=\"elementor elementor-52651 elementor-52650\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mec-events\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35818ed8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35818ed8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9fac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c9fac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about<\/h4><p>Grid operators and companies are increasingly relying on AI-based solutions to solve the major challenges in the energy sector. In this joint event with the SET Hub of dena (Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH), we want to shed light on the topics and future-oriented opportunities for start-ups in this development. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e659d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d8e659d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8e017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f8e017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SET-Academy-AI-for-Grids-1024x535.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SET-Academy-AI-for-Grids-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SET-Academy-AI-for-Grids-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SET-Academy-AI-for-Grids-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SET-Academy-AI-for-Grids-1536x803.png 1536w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SET-Academy-AI-for-Grids-1320x690.png 1320w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SET-Academy-AI-for-Grids.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21271e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a21271e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6455be74 liste-dreieck elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6455be74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Agenda<\/h4><p>This interesting agenda awaits you:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe5dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bfe5dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdbe14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fdbe14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>12:00 &#8211; Arrival and small welcome lunch<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f562d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f562d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157b1a1 liste-dreieck elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"157b1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>13:00 &#8211; Welcome and introduction<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li>Rolli Vogel, Team Leader Start-up Ecosystem, dena<\/li><li>Christine Tiedemann, Network Manager, Startup Port<\/li><li>Dr. Falko Brinkmann, Managing Director Hamburg Innovation GmbH<\/li><li>Elisabeth Eggert, Community Manager, Gateway49<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee8cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dee8cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aedbe liste-dreieck elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aedbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>13:20 &#8211; Block I: How AI makes power grids more resilient and why this enables new business models, especially for start-ups &#8211; keynotes, impulses and discussion<\/strong><\/h5><div><ul><li>In a <strong>keynote speech<\/strong>, <strong>Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Becker<\/strong>, Head of the Institute for Electrical Power Engineering at TU Hamburg, will explain how AI can make power grids more resilient and why AI enables new business models for start-ups, particularly in this field.  <\/li><li>In his <strong>presentation<\/strong>, <strong>Nils Fiege,<\/strong> responsible for innovation at Hamburger Energienetze, will highlight the need energy grids have for innovative start-ups and AI-based solutions and the resulting opportunities for collaboration. The extensive information and data basis of a grid operator not only opens up exciting insights, but also places high demands. This is precisely where the key challenges &#8211; and at the same time enormous opportunities &#8211; lie for the success of the energy transition.  <\/li><li>In a further presentation, <strong>Dr. Lukas Wagner<\/strong> will talk about &#8220;Flexibility without expert knowledge: Automated models for system operation&#8221; and the points of contact for start-ups to develop new solutions for the energy transition.<\/li><li>Discussant on the podium: <strong>Dr. Stefan H\u00e4selbarth<\/strong>, Founder of Blindleister<\/li><\/ul><h5><strong>Discussion between the experts and the audience<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12842de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12842de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85334b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85334b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>14:30 &#8211; Coffee Break<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474114a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"474114a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35dc3ee liste-dreieck elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35dc3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>14:50 &#8211; Block II: How innovation networks with startups offer the greatest added value<\/strong><\/h5><div><ul><li>With the two experts,  <\/li><li><strong>Babette Sonntag<\/strong>, Head of Innovation Management, Stadtwerke L\u00fcbeck and <strong>Felix Mertens<\/strong>, Founder &amp; CEO, NAECO Blue, we will shed light on how innovation networks with start-ups offer the greatest added value and how collaboration with municipal utilities can succeed. The &#8220;<strong>AI Power Match<\/strong>&#8221; project will be presented. <\/li><li>Followed by a panel discussion with <strong>Dr. Tim Dethlefs<\/strong>, Founder &amp; CEO, EnergieDock<br> J\u00f6rn<strong>Peter Maurer<\/strong>, Managing Director, Stadtwerke Wedel<br><strong>Dr. Alexandra Redmann<\/strong>, Corporate Development, NEW and <strong>Miguel Wesselmann<\/strong>, Co-Founder &amp; CFO, suena Energy<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f14534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f14534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5edfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d5edfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>15:55 &#8211; Coffee Break<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fe5c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"88fe5c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1170694 liste-dreieck elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1170694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>16:25 &#8211; Block III: Startup pitches and world caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/h5><p>We offer solutions: Startup pitches from 3-4 solution providers<\/p><div><ul><li>Pitches from start-ups, whose challenges can then be discussed by the participants.<\/li><li><strong>World Cafe:<\/strong> Commenting on the challenges<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0639b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c0639b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6e3ca liste-dreieck elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c6e3ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>17:40 &#8211; Wrap-up and get-together<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li>Wrap-up: Highlights from the World Caf\u00e9<\/li><li>Get-together: Conclusion with drinks and snacks<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11027fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11027fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2361423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2361423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>19:00 &#8211; End<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe0ab6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"afe0ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21b2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e21b2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Our experts<\/h4><p>(further experts tba)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f856f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f856f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a863f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81a863f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-52676\" src=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Becker__-e1755515677167-300x296.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Becker__-e1755515677167-300x296.webp 300w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Becker__-e1755515677167-768x757.webp 768w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Becker__-e1755515677167.webp 812w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Becker<br><\/strong>Christian Becker has headed the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering at TU Hamburg since 2015. His motivation: making power grids fit for a future with renewable energies, digitalization and new forms of mobility. Together with his team, he researches how grids can remain stable when wind, sun and modern power electronics determine what happens &#8211; and how sector coupling and intelligent on-board networks open up new opportunities, including for aircraft and ships.  <\/p><p>Previously, he developed energy technology on-board systems at AIRBUS. His aim is to combine research and practice more closely in order to make innovation usable more quickly. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e309e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e309e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21a8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21a8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-53070\" src=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Portait_HNE_Fiege_Energienetze_Startups-289x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Portait_HNE_Fiege_Energienetze_Startups-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Portait_HNE_Fiege_Energienetze_Startups-768x798.webp 768w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Portait_HNE_Fiege_Energienetze_Startups.webp 901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Nils Fiege<\/strong><\/p><p>Nils Fiege has been working in corporate development at Stromnetz Hamburg since 2021. He is currently building up the Innovation department at Hamburger Energienetzen. He sees the open innovation approach as a central building block for jointly developing new solutions for the energy transition.  <\/p><p>After studying mechanical engineering and business consulting in Kiel and Wismar, he initially gained professional experience in international mechanical and plant engineering as well as in start-ups &#8211; with a particular focus on research &amp; development and the development of new business models.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d44efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d44efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54060\" src=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Foto_Wagner-e1758553979803-282x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Foto_Wagner-e1758553979803-282x300.webp 282w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Foto_Wagner-e1758553979803-768x818.webp 768w, https:\/\/startupport.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Foto_Wagner-e1758553979803.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/>Dr. Lukas Wagner<\/strong><\/p><p>Lukas Wagner completed his doctorate in automation technology at the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg in 2025. He heads the research group for energy system automation at the Institute of Automation Technology there. Together with his team, he develops methods for intelligently combining and optimizing flexible energy resources &#8211; from storage systems to generation plants &#8211; and integrating them into distribution grids. His aim is to design energy systems that are safe, reliable and innovative. In doing so, he bridges the gap between research and practice and opens up exciting points of contact for start-ups developing new solutions for the energy transition.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ecd6b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d3ecd6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460bfbd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460bfbd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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