Director of the Institute
- Institute of Climate and Energy Systems (ICE)
- Juelich Systems Analysis (ICE-2)
Room 208
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Linßen is currently serving as the acting director of the Institute for Jülich System Analysis (ICE-2) at Forschungszentrum Jülich and heads the Department of Integrated Infrastructure.
He teaches the module “Gas and Hydrogen Supply Structures” in the Master's programs “Energy Economics and Computer Science” and “Energy Systems” at Aachen University of Applied Sciences (FH Aachen), where he gives lectures on energy storage technologies and gas supply infrastructure.
He coordinates a team of around 25 researchers, PhD candidates, and Master’s students. The group's main research focuses include techno-economic modeling, analysis and assessment of infrastructure, sector coupling, renewable energy potential, and mobility.
Jochen Linßen studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and earned his doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at the Technical University of Berlin with a dissertation on charging profiles of battery electric vehicles.
He began his career at the Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Systems Analysis and Technology Evaluation in 2000.
From 2006 to 2017, he served as the alternate German member of the Executive Committee of the Hydrogen Technology Cooperation Programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA), nominated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
In addition, he coordinated the international Task 30 "Global Hydrogen Systems Analysis” and the collaboration with the IEA scenario team.
Leading and coordinating research projects involving both academic and industrial partners has been another central element of his scientific work.
Prof. Jochen Linßen is the author of over 55 publications in journals such as Applied Energy, Energy & Environmental Science, and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, with more than 1,200 citations.