23.11.2015: Oliver Kastner, coordinator of the "Zwanzig20-Forums Wärmewende“ at GFZ, is called to a joint professorship „Solare Systemtechnik“ between the Institut für Solarenergieforschung Hameln/Emmerthal (ISFH) and the Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), starting in January 2016. He will also become head of department „Solare Systeme“ at ISFH.

Oliver Kastner studied energy and process engineering at Technische Universität Berlin, where he also did his PhD. After finishing his PhD Kastner supported the project CO2SINK at GFZ from 2004 to 2005. He qualified as a professor in 2010 at Ruhr-Universität Bochum at the department of material sciences. Until 2014 Kastner dealt with geothermal heat supply in urban areas at GFZ section "Reservoir Technologies" under the direction of Prof. Ernst Huenges.

Within his new position he will focus on the integration of geotechnological concepts and solar-based renewable and efficient heat supply of cities.