Inside the Energiewende: Twists and Turns on Germany’s Soft Energy Path

Dr. Christine Sturm is an independent scholar who has held several management positions in the renewable energy division of RWE, one of Germany’s largest utility groups. Dr. Sturm has also worked for multinational paper corporations and led the negotiations for the deregulation of the German gas markets, acting on behalf of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), and the Association of Large Industrial Energy Consumers (VIK). While still working for RWE, she pursued a doctorate at the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, receiving her degree in 2018. Her research analyzed Germany’s Energiewende, the difficulties encountered in the energy transition, and the means by which system managers and reformers are adapting to unintended consequences. During the academic year 2018 -2019 she was a Research Fellow at the American University of Armenia.