Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISIResearcher
Ellen Österlein studied Management and Economics (B.Sc.) at the University of Mainz and Management Science with a focus on Energy Management and Sustainability (M.Sc.) at the University of Leipzig with a semester abroad at the Università degli Studi di Siena (IT). Her master’s thesis focused on the heterogeneity of heat supply in selected municipalities in Saxony (title of the thesis: 'Geodata based analysis of heating system heterogeneity and transition opportunities'). During her studies she worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Infrastructure and Resource Management at the University of Leipzig, at the German Energy Agency (dena) in the field of hydrogen and synthetic energy carrier and at ECC in clearing for EEX.
Ellen Österlein has been working as a research associate at the Competence Centre for Energy Policy and Energy Markets at the Fraunhofer ISI since 2024.