Falko Ueckerdt

@falkoueckerdt.bsky.social

Energy researcher at the Potsdam Institute (PIK_climate). Working in energy system transformation, renewable electricity, electrification, hydrogen, and e-fuels. https://www.pik-potsdam.de/members/Ueckerdt

Thank you @pik-potsdam.bsky.social! I owe you. 📢 We’ve just opened calls for the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 in our new research group, 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 – please apply or share! 👉https://career.it-u.at/en/Job/73282 A 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐬 will follow in January.

PhD Student

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PIK_climate@pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Starting in January 2026, PIK scientist @falkoueckerdt.bsky.social will join the newly established @ituaustria.bsky.social IT:U in Linz, Austria, as Founding Professor for Energy Transition and Climate Futures - congrats 👏 💐 www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

It's absolutely astonishing: In just about 13 years, Norway has skyrocketed from virtually no sales of zero-emission battery electric vehicles to nearly 100% of all new passenger car purchases.

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⚡ New paper in @natcomms.nature.com on decarbonizing the hard-to-electrify sectors! Which abatement option is most cost-efficient for the steel, cement, chemical, or long-distance transport sectors? In this paper, we explore the mitigation landscape of each sector. 🔗 Article: rdcu.be/ejLI0

Exploring techno-economic landscapes of abatement options for hard-to-electrify sectors

Nature Communications - Abatement options for hard-to-electrify sectors (e.g., steel, aviation) face uncertainty in future costs and feasibility. This techno-economic analysis shows that despite...

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📅 Save the date: Der Expertenrat für Klimafragen veröffentlicht am Mittwoch, 5.2.2025, sein Zweijahresgutachten. Darin betrachtet er die Entwicklungen und Trends der vergangenen Jahre sowie die Wirksamkeit von klimapolitischen Maßnahmen und formuliert Anforderungen an die künftige Klimapolitik.

Text auf grauem Hintergrund: Zweijahresgutachten - Veröffentlichung am 5.2.2025. In der rechten oberen Ecke das Logo des Expertenrats für Klimafragen, das aus sieben Balken in den Farben der sieben Sektoren besteht.

🚨 New paper and webinar on green hydrogen! 🚨 How have green hydrogen projects performed in recent years? How has the role of hydrogen in 1.5°C scenarios changed? What are plausible future pathways given announced support policies?

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I keep hearing people say that we could scale green hydrogen so that it could replace fossil gas used for heating buildings. My take: this is highly unrealistic. Let's look at the numbers in more detail in this 🧵

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Thanks for sharing our article @janrosenow.bsky.social! Sadly, two years after its publication, most green hydrogen projects have been delayed or abandoned. @falkoueckerdt.bsky.social and I will soon publish a follow-up article to explore recent setbacks and future challenges of green hydrogen.

Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 2y ago

I keep hearing people say that we could scale green hydrogen so that it could replace fossil gas used for heating buildings. My take: this is highly unrealistic. Let's look at the numbers in more detail in this 🧵

Great to see the International Energy Agency (IEA) embrace #opensource energy modelling tool PyPSA used for hourly modelling in their new report on future flexibility needs at different scales (hourly, seasonal, inter-annual) #openmod #freethemodels www.iea.org/reports/mana...

Managing the Seasonal Variability of Electricity Demand and Supply – Analysis - IEA

Managing the Seasonal Variability of Electricity Demand and Supply - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

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