Martin Kaltschmitt (born 18 April 1961) is a

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and

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. He is head of the Institute of

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and

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(Institut für Umwelttechnik und Energiewirtschaft) at

Life

After having studied drilling engineering at Clausthal University of Technology from 1981 to 1986, Kaltschmitt obtained his PhDs at Stuttgart University in 1990, researching the possibilities and limits of

wind power Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels. Historically ...

and

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generation in

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. In 1997 he successfully wrote a

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work about

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use in Germany. After that he was assigned with

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, and

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, Berkeley. From 2001 to 2008 he was director of Institut für Energetik und Umwelt,

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. In 2006 he became head of the Institut für Umwelttechnik und Energiewirtschaft at Technical University of Hamburg. From 2008 to 2010 he was scientific director of the German Biomass Research Center, Leipzig. He is a member of the

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. In 2008 he was awarded the

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of German Engineers Association Verein Deutscher Ingenieure. Together with Hermann Hofbauer, Kaltschmitt is

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of the

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''Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery'', edited by Springer.''Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. Editorial Board''
Springer, 8 May 2015.

Books (selection)

* Martin Kaltschmitt, Lieselotte Schebek (eds.), ''Umweltbewertung für Ingenieure. Methoden und Verfahren''. Springer 2015, . * Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese (eds.): ''Erneuerbare Energien. Systemtechnik, Wirtschaftlichkeit, Umweltaspekte'', 5th. edition, Springer 2013, . * Martin Kaltschmitt, Hans Hartmann, Hermann Hofbauer (eds.): ''Energie aus Biomasse. Grundlagen, Techniken und Verfahren'', 2nd edition, Springer 2009, . * Martin Kaltschmidt, Wolfgang Streicher (eds.), ''Regenerative Energien in Österreich. Grundlagen, Systemtechnik, Umweltaspekte, Kostenanalysen, Potentiale, Nutzung'', Vieweg+Teubner 2009, . * Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese (eds.): ''Renewable energy. Technology, economics and environment'', Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg 2007, . * Martin Kaltschmitt, Joachim Fischer, Ulrich Langnickel (eds.): ''Bioenergietrager in Kraft-Warme-Kopplungsanlagen'', Berlin 2002, . * Martin Kaltschmitt, Ernst Huenges, Helmut Wolff (eds): ''Energie aus Erdwärme. Geologie, Technik und Energiewirtschaft'', Stuttgart 1999, . * Martin Kaltschmitt, Guido A. Reinhardt (eds.): ''Nachwachsende Energieträger. Grundlagen, Verfahren, ökologische Bilanzierung'', Wiesbaden 1997, . * Martin Kaltschmitt, ''Systemtechnische und energiewirtschaftliche Analyse der Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien in Deutschland'', Stuttgart 1997 (

). * Martin Kaltschmitt, Manfred Fischedick, ''Wind- und Solarstrom im Kraftwerksverbund. Möglichkeiten und Grenzen'', Heidelberg 1995, . * Martin Kaltschmitt, ''Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer Stromerzeugung aus Windkraft und Solarstrahlung am Beispiel Baden-Württembergs'' Stuttgart 1990 (PhD).

Journal publications (selection)

* An-Ping Zeng, Martin Kaltschmitt: ''Green electricity and biowastes via biogas to bulk-chemicals and fuels: The next move toward a sustainable bioeconomy''. In: ''Engineering in Life Sciences'' (2015), . * Britta Reimers, Burcu Özdirik, Martin Kaltschmitt: ''Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generated by offshore wind farms''.

Renewable Energy Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...

72, (2014), 428–438, . * Mario Rios, Martin Kaltschmitt, ''Bioenergy potential in Mexico—status and perspectives on a high spatial distribution''. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 3, (2013), 239–254, . * Jana Weinberg, Martin Kaltschmitt: ''Life cycle assessment of mobility options using wood based fuels – Comparison of selected environmental effects and costs''.

Bioresource Technology ''Bioresource Technology'' is a peer reviewed scientific journal published biweekly by Elsevier, covering the field of bioresource technology. The journal was established in 1979 as ''Agricultural Wastes'' and renamed to ''Biological Wastes'' in 19 ...

150, (2013), 420–428, . * Christina Wulf, Martin Kaltschmitt: ''Life cycle assessment of hydrogen supply chain with special attention on hydrogen refuelling stations''.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy The ''International Journal of Hydrogen Energy'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of hydrogen energy, including hydrogen generation and storage. It is published by Elsevier and is an official journal of the Internati ...

37, (2012), 16711–16721, . * Stephanie Frick, Martin Kaltschmitt, Gerd Schröder: ''Life cycle assessment of geothermal binary power plants using enhanced low-temperature reservoirs''.

Energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of ...

35, Issue 5, (Mai 2010), 2281–2294, .

References

External links

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Homepage of TU Hamburg-Harburg

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaltschmitt, Martin Scientists from Heidelberg Engineers from Baden-Württemberg People associated with renewable energy Sustainability advocates 1961 births Living people University of Stuttgart alumni Academic staff of the Hamburg University of Technology Clausthal University of Technology alumni