Chair for Management of Renewable Energies
The Good Energies Chair for Management of Renewable Energies is the first of its kind at a leading European business school. It is led by Prof. Dr. Rolf Wuestenhagen.
The Good Energies Chair for Management of Renewable Energies was founded in 2009. Research and teaching activities are focusing on various aspects related to the promotion of renewable energies - from energy policy, to business models and investor behaviour, to marketing and consumer behaviour and beyond.
“More than 80 percent of the energy supply worldwide is from fossil fuel sources. This is presenting us with many challenges: global climate change, energy independence and volatile resource prices – to name just a few. At the same time, we now have numerous technologies that improve the efficiency of energy consumption in buildings, transportation and industry and that are making renewable energy a real possibility. And this is creating enormous untapped business opportunities. The new Chair is therefore doing its part to paving the road from 20:80 to 80:20.”
(Prof. Dr. Rolf Wuestenhagen) |
Mission statement of the Good Energies Chair for Management of Renewable Energies
- The Good Energies Chair for Management of Renewable Energies at the University of St.Gallen aims to become a competence centre for managers, entrepreneurs, scholars and political decision makers who share its vision that renewable energy is on the road from 20:80 to 80:20.
- The research conducted by the Chair aims at achieving international recognition through the consistent combination of relevance and rigour in addition to providing significant insights into the decision-making processes of customers and investors, business models and their interaction with effective energy policies.
- The Chair offers future managers a variety of learning opportunities through its innovative training and executive education programmes in order to inspire them to pursue a career in the exciting sector of renewable energies.
- In the area of research and teaching, the Chair works with a select number of regional and international, academic and coporate partners,
- The Chair is creating an intellectually inspiring environment that gives committed persons the opportunity to work on meaningful projects and to develop creative solutions.
Research
The research conducted within the chair focuses on questions such as the how the changeover to renewable energy sources can be accelerated through the interaction between private investments, consumer behaviour and more effective energy policy. The research focuses on three areas:
- business models and investment
- energy policy
- marketing and consumer behavior
Teaching and executive education
The professorships responsible for teaching the programmes at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) are composed of the Bachelor‘s, Master’s, Ph.D. and Executive Education programmes as well as the “CEMS Master of International Management”, which has received high marks across the board in the Financial Times rankings, making it one of the best management programmes in Europe.
Our executive education program in renewable energy management (REM-HSG) is a unique program that is offered each year. Please find more information here.
Supported by Good Energies
“As a leading investor in this industry, Good Energies believes it needs to make an important contribution to research and education in the field of management of renewable energies. As one of the leading business schools in German-speaking Europe and beyond, the University of St.Gallen is the ideal partner for us. The renewable energy sector will also open up numerous market opportunities for businesses in the future as well, which is why we hope to inspire enthusiasm in the coming generation of managers for careers in this exciting sector.”
(Marcel Brenninkmeijer, Founder of Good Energies) |