Matthias Huber
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student
ifo Institute
ifo Center for Energy, Climate and Exhaustible Resources
Poschingerstraße 5
81679 München
Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1365
Fax: +49(0)89/985369
Email: huber @ ifo.de (nur mit aktiviertem Javascript anklickbar)
Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/huber-m
Main focus
Energy and Climate Economics, Energy Systems Modeling and Optimization, Innovation Economics, Networks and Big
Data.
Professional Experience
Academic Background
10/2004 - 08/2010 B. Sc. Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
10/2004 - 04/2010 Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich
08/2008 - 12/2008 Study Abroad, Pontificia Universidad Católica Santiago, Chile
Languages
German, English, Spanish, French.
Professional Experience
since 01/2017
Junior Economist and Doctoral Student, ifo Center for Energy, Climate and
Exhaustible Resources
01/2011 - 12/2016 Research Associate, Chair for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems,
Technical University of Munich
09/2016 - 12/2016 Visiting Researcher at the Global Climate and Energy Program with Sally Benson,
Stanford University
10/2014 - 12/2014 Visiting Researcher with Ross Baldick, University of Texas at Austin
01/2012 - 08/2012 Research Associate, TUM CREATE Singapore
10/2010 - 12/2010 Visiting Associate, The Boston Consulting Group, Munich
03/2009 - 04/2010 Student Assistant and Master Thesis, Research Institute for Energy Economy,
Munich
04/2008 - 07/2008 Term Paper, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tsukuba
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Scholarships, Awards and Prizes
2006
- 2010
2010
Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft
SWM Regeneratio
Publications
Articles in refereed journals
Matthias Huber (with Matthias Silbernagl und René Brandenberg), "Improving Accuracy and Efficiency of Start-up Cost
Formulations in MIP Unit Commitment by Modeling Power Plant Temperatures", IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 31
(4), 2016, 2578-2586, PDF Download
Matthias Huber (with Christoph Weissbart), "On the optimal mix of wind and solar generation in the future Chinese power
system", Energy 90, 2015, 235-243, Information
Matthias Huber (with Albert Roger and Thomas Hamacher), "Optimizing Longterm Investments for a Sustainable
Development of the ASEAN Power System", Energy 88, 2015, 180-193, Information
Matthias Huber (with René Brandenberg and Matthias Silbernagl), "The Summed Start-up Costs in a Unit Commitment
Problem", EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 2015, 1-36, Information
Matthias Huber (with Philipp Kuhn, Johannes Dorfner and Thomas Hamacher), "Challenges and Opportunities of Power
Systems from Smart Homes to Supergrids", Ambio 45 (1), 2015, 50-62, Information
Matthias Huber (with Desislava Dimkova and Thomas Hamacher), "Integration of Wind and Solar Power in Europe:
Assessment of Flexibility Requirements", Energy 69, 2014, 236-246, Information
Articles in non-refereed journals
Matthias Huber (with Florian Sänger and Thomas Hamacher), "Das „Post-EEG “-Potenzial von Photovoltaik im privaten
Strom-und Wärmesektor", Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen N 63. Jg. (2013) Heft 9, PDF Download
Reports
Matthias Huber (with Tobias Hartmann, Kais Siala, Thomas Hamacher, Philipp Kuhn and Laura Stolle), "Gesicherte
Stromversorgung in Bayern", 2016, PDF Download
Matthias Huber (with Johannes Dorfner and Thomas Hamacher), "Electricity System Optimization in the EUMENA Region",
2012, PDF Download
Projects
Work in Progress
Technological Constraints for Reaching Energy Growth and Climate Goals, Energy System Modeling and Optimal Policy
Measures, Renewable Energy Integration in California, Big Data in Economics
Presentations
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Conference Proceedings:
Matthias Huber, Matthias Silbernagl, "Modeling Start-up Times in Unit Commitment by Limiting Temperature Increase and
Heating", 12th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2015, Lisbon, PDF-Download
Matthias Huber, Florian Sänger, Thomas Hamacher, "Coordinating Smart Homes in Microgrids: A Quantification of
Benefits", IEEE PES ISGT Europe 2013, Copenhagen, PDF-Download
Herbert Mangesius, Sandra Hirche, Matthias Huber, Thomas Hamacher, "A Frame-work to Quantify Technical Flexibility in
Power Systems Based on Reliability Certificates", IEEE PES ISGT Europe 2013, Copenhagen, PDF-Download
M. Huber, T. Hamacher, C. Ziems, H. Weber, "Combining LP and MIP Approaches to Model the Impacts of Renewable
Energy Generation on Individual Thermal Power Plant Operation", IEEE PESGeneral Meeting, 2013, Vancouver,
PDF-Download
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