Georg Heinemann

Visiting address / Besucheradresse

Raum H 3158
(Hauptgebäude, Straße des 17. Juni 135)
(Campusplan) (Wegbeschreibung)

Tel. +49-(0)30-314-0078 / -78505
Fax +49-(0)30-314-26934
Email gh@wip.tu-berlin.de

Postal address / Postanschrift

Technische Universität Berlin

Fachgebiet Wirtschafts- und
Infrastrukturpolitik (WIP), Sekretariat H 33,
z. Hd. Georg Heinemann

Straße des 17. Juni 135
D-10623 Berlin

On appointment (by email or telephone).

Topics for papers and theses / Betreuungsthemen

I will advise students in the fields of my research focus. Please contact me for further details.

Sectors / Sektoren

Energy Access, Energy Transition, Renewable Energies

Topics / Themen

• Organization models for the provision of access to electricity
• Political Economy of rural electrification
• Business model innovation for solar home system supply
• Competition and regulation
• Market design
• Infrastructure planning and financing

Methods / Methodik

• Applied microeconomics
• New Institutional Economics

Publications / Veröffentlichungen

• Heinemann, G. / Banzer, F. / Dumitrescu, R. / Hirschhausen, C. v., Neuhoff, M.E., Ogechi Nwadiaru, V. (forthcoming): Transforming Electricity Access by Replacing Back-up Generators with Solar Systems? Recent Trends and Evidence from Nigeria.
• Hirschhausen, C. v. / Ansari, D. / Banzer, F. / Dumitrescu, R. / Heinemann, G. / Kempfert, C. / (2020): Stromzugang im Globalen Süden: Dezentrale erneuerbare Energiesysteme bieten echte Alternative. DIW Wochenbericht 48/2020, p.891-899, Download-Link.
• Heinemann, G. / Dumitrescu, R. / Hirschhausen, C. v. / Kebir, N. / Philipp, D. (2019): Lessons From Deploying Large-Scale Solar Electrification in Bangladesh. Energy and Sustainability 2019, 75–86. Download-Link.
• Heinemann, G. (2015): Threatening Volcanic Ash: Networking of ceilometers is on the rise. Meteorological Technology International, September 2015, p. 88-91. Download-Link.
• Heinemann, G. (2010): The opportunity of micro-CHP for the Spanish energy sector. Diploma Thesis. ICADE, Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid, Spain. Download-Link.

Presentations / Vorträge

• Heinemann, G. (2020/11/25): New forms of electricity provision in Tanzania: Political Economy Analysis of Public vs. Private Electrification. Agya-RLI conference, Interconnected voices: Climate change, equity, and the way forward, Reiner Lemoine Institute (virtual).
• Heinemann, G. (2020/09/18): Provision and Financing of Solar Home Systems in Kenya: An Institutional Economic Analysis to Achieve 100% Electricity Access by 2022. 5th Annual Meeting, Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative, Duke University (virtual).
• Heinemann, G. (2020/09/01-05): Mapping Political Economy for off-grid electrification in East Africa: a framework to distinguish between private and public provision. 15th conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES, virtual).
• Ogechi Nwadiaru, V. / Banzer, F. / Dumitrescu, R. / Heinemann, G. / Hirschhausen, C. v. / Neuhoff, M.E. (2020/06/25): Transforming Electricity Access by Replacing Back-up Generators with Solar Systems? Recent Trends and Evidence from Nigeria. 25th Annual EAERE, Policy Session „Electrification“(virtual).
• Heinemann, G. (2020/03/04): Solar Home Systems and the quest for energy access: an institutional economic analysis comparing Bangladesh and Kenya. Guest Lecture at Renewable & Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL), UC Berkeley.
• Heinemann, G. (2020/02/26): Solar Home Systems and the quest for energy access: an institutional economic analysis comparing Bangladesh and Kenya. Guest Lecture at Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, School of Global Policy and Strategy School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego.
• Heinemann, G. (2019/08/28): Lessons From Deploying Large Scale Solar Electrification in Bangladesh. Can the Last-Mile Become the First? 16th IAEE European Conference, Ljubljana.
• Hirschhausen, C. v. / Heinemann, G. (2019/08/05): Sustainable energy access and renewable energy. Keynote with selected case studies. C-Bear+ Summer School “Sustainable Energy Access and Renewable Energy“, Reiner Lemoine Institute, Berlin.
• Heinemann, G. (2019/07/05): Lessons From Deploying Large Scale Solar Electrification in Bangladesh. Can the Last-Mile Become the First? 8th International Conference on Energy and Sustainability, Wessex Institute, UK and Itecons-University of Coimbra, Coimbra.
• Heinemann, G. (2018/10/12): Pay-as-you-go Systems In Emerging Countries – Analysis Of Selected Case Studies. Berlin Conference on Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Economics and Policy (BELEC), TU Berlin, Berlin.
• Heinemann, G. (2018/04/13): Pay-as-you-go in East Africa: Success or failure? Conference „Low Carbon Transformation and Sustainable Development – Status Quo and Research Outlook”, TU Berlin, Berlin.
• Heinemann, G. (2018/02/20-25): Solar Home Systems and emerging end-user finance models in the Global South: a review. MES Travelling Conference with presentations in:
  • Singapore, at SUTD-MIT International Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design
  • Surabaya, Indonesia, at “Sepuluh Nopember” Institute of Technology (ITS)
  • Los Baños, Philippines, at Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)