Dr.-Ing. Jann Weinand

Department Head "Integrated Scenarios"

Areas of expertise

Energy System Optimization, Renewable Energy Resource Assessment, Complexity Management, AI and Research Data Management in Energy Systems Analysis, Deep Geothermal, Onshore Wind, Solar PV

Contact

+49 2461/61-96255

E-Mail

orcid: 0000-0003-2948-876X

ResearchGate

Scopus

Address

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße
52428 Jülich

Institute of Climate and Energy Systems (ICE)

Juelich Systems Analysis (ICE-2)

Building 03.2 / Room 3011

About me

Dr. Jann Michael Weinand is the head of the Integrated Scenarios department at the Institute Jülich Systems Analysis (ICE-2). He coordinates around 30 scientists, PhD students, and master students with a research focus on the assessment of regional and international energy systems, complexity reduction in mathematical optimizations, and the integration of artificial intelligence methods and research data management in energy system analyses. Jann studied Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration with a specialization in energy technology at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany until 2016 and received the degree of Dr.-Ing. from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2020, with a thesis focused on the techno-economic feasibility of energy autonomy in regional energy systems. Along with this experience, Jann has led and coordinated several research projects in collaboration with scientific and industrial partners and has authored publications in journals such as Nature Energy, Joule, and Patterns.

Publications

Journal Publications

1. McKenna R, Weinand J, Mulalic I, Petrović S, Mainzer K, Preis T et al. Scenicness assessment of onshore wind sites with geotagged photographs and impacts on approval and cost-efficiency. Nature Energy 2021;6(6):663–72. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00842-5. Impact Factor (2024): 60.1.

2. McKenna R, Lilliestam J, Heinrichs H, Weinand J, […], Ramirez-Carmago L. System impacts of wind energy developments: key research challenges and opportunities. Joule 2025;9(1):101799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.11.016. Impact Factor (2022): 39.8.

3. Schulze K, Kullmann F, Weinand J, Stolten D. Overcoming the challenges of assessing the global raw material demand of future energy systems. Joule 2024; 8(7):1936-1957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.016. Impact Factor (2022): 39.8.

4. Kleinebrahm M, Weinand J, Naber E, McKenna R, Ardone A, Fichtner W. Two million European single-family homes could abandon the grid by 2050. Joule 2023;7(11):2485-2510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.09.012. Impact Factor (2022): 39.8.

5. Tsani T, Weinand J, Linßen J, Stolten D. Quantifying Social Factors for Onshore Wind Planning – A Systematic Review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2024; 203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114762. Impact Factor (2024): 16.3.

6. Maier R, Lütz L, Risch S, Kullmann F, Weinand J, Stolten D. Potential of floating, parking, and agri photovoltaics in Germany. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2024; 200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114500. Impact Factor (2024): 16.3.

7. Omoyele O, Hoffmann M, Koivisto M, Larrañeta M, Weinand J, Linßen J, Stolten D. Increasing the resolution of solar and wind time series for energy system modeling: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2024;189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113792. Impact Factor (2024): 16.3.

8. Weinand J, Hoffmann M, Göpfert J, Terlouw T, Schönau J, Kuckertz P, McKenna R, Kotzur L, Linßen J, Stolten D. Global LCOEs of decentralized off-grid renewable energy systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2023;183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113478. Impact Factor (2024): 16.3.

9. Dominković DF, Weinand J, Scheller F, D’Andrea M, McKenna R. Reviewing two decades of energy system analysis with bibliometrics. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2022;153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111749. Impact Factor (2023): 16.3.

10. Weinand J (equally contributed), Tsani T (equally contributed), Pelser T, Ioannidis R, Maier R, Chen R, Risch S, Kullmann F, McKenna R, Stolten D.Quantifying the trade-offs between renewable energy visibility and system costs. Nature Communications 2025;16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59029-1. Impact Factor (2024): 15.7.

11. Wenzel H, Harzendorf F, Okosun K, Schöb T, Weinand J, Stolten D. Weather conditions severely impact optimal direct air capture siting. Advances in Applied Energy 2025;19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2025.100229. Impact Factor (2024): 13.8.

12. Maier R, Behrens J, Hoffmann M, Kullmann F, Weinand J, Stolten D. Impact of foresight horizons on energy system decarbonization pathways. Advances in Applied Energy 2025;18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2025.100217. Impact Factor (2024): 13.8.

13. Behrens J, Zeyen E, Hoffmann M, Stolten D, Weinand J. Reviewing the Complexity of Endogenous Technological Learning for Energy System Modeling. Advances in Applied Energy 2024;16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2024.100192. Impact Factor (2024): 13.8.

14. Hoffmann M, Schyska BU, Bartels J, […], Weinand J, Stolten D. A review of mixed-integer linear formulations for framework-based energy system models. Advances in Applied Energy 2024;16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2024.100190. Impact Factor (2024): 13.8.

15. Pelser T, Weinand J, Kuckertz P, McKenna R, Linssen J, Stolten D. Reviewing accuracy & reproducibility of large-scale wind resource assessments. Advances in Applied Energy 2024;13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2023.100158. Impact Factor (2024): 13.8.

16. Weinand J, Vandenberg G, Risch S, Behrens J, Pflugradt N, Linßen J, Stolten D. Low-carbon lithium extraction makes deep geothermal plants cost-competitive in future energy systems. Advances in Applied Energy 2023;11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2023.100148. Impact Factor (2024): 13.8.

17. Weinand J, McKenna R, Heinrichs H, Roth M, Stolten D, Fichtner W. Exploring the trilemma of cost-efficiency, landscape impact and regional equality in onshore wind expansion planning. Advances in Applied Energy 2022;7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adapen.2022.100102. Impact Factor (2024): 13.8.

18. Kleinebrahm M, Weinand J, Naber E, McKenna R, Ardone A. Analysing municipal energy system transformations in line with national greenhouse gas reduction strategies. Applied Energy 2023;332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120515. Impact Factor (2024): 11.0.

19. Kachirayil F, Weinand J, Scheller F, McKenna R. Reviewing local and integrated energy system models: insights into flexibility and robustness challenges. Applied Energy 2022;324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119666. Impact Factor (2024): 11.0.

20. Weinand J, McKenna R, Kleinebrahm M, Mainzer K. Assessing the contribution of simultaneous heat and power generation from geothermal plants in off-grid municipalities. Applied Energy 2019;255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113824. Impact Factor (2024): 11.0.

21. Weinand J, Kleinebrahm M, McKenna R, Mainzer K, Fichtner W. Developing a combinatorial optimisation approach to design district heating networks based on deep geothermal energy. Applied Energy 2019;251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113367. Impact Factor (2024): 11.0.

22. McKenna RC, Bchini Q, Weinand J, Michaelis J, König S, Köppel W et al. The future role of Power-to-Gas in the energy transition: Regional and local techno-economic analyses in Baden-Württemberg. Applied Energy 2018;212:386–400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.12.017. Impact Factor (2024): 11.0.

23. McKenna R, Djapic P, Weinand J, Fichtner W, Strbac G. Assessing the implications of socioeconomic diversity for low carbon technology uptake in electrical distribution networks. Applied Energy 2018;210:856–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.07.089. Impact Factor (2024): 11.0.

24. Weinand J, McKenna R, Karner K, Braun L, Herbes C. Assessing the potential contribution of excess heat from biogas plants towards decarbonising residential heating. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019;238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117756. Impact Factor (2022): 11.1.

25. Mantuano C, Omoyele O, Hoffmann M, Weinand J, Panella M, Stolten D. Data Imputation Methods for Intermittent Renewable Energy Sources: Implications for Energy System Modeling. Energy Conversion and Management 2025;339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.119857. Impact Factor (2024): 10.9.

26. Weinand J (equally contributed), Risch S (equally contributed), Schulze K, Vartak S, Kleinebrahm M, Pflugradt N, Kullmann F, Kotzur L, McKenna R, Stolten D. Scaling energy system optimizations: Techno-economic assessment of energy autonomy in 11 000 German municipalities. Energy Conversion and Management 2024; 309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118422. Impact Factor (2024): 10.9.

27. Weinand J, McKenna R, Mainzer K. Spatial high-resolution socio-energetic data for municipal energy system analyses. Scientific Data 2019;6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0233-0. Impact Factor (2022): 9.8.

28. Dabrock K, Pflugradt N, Weinand J, Stolten D. Leveraging machine learning to generate a unified and complete building height dataset for Germany. Energy and AI 2024;17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2024.100408. Impact Factor (2024): 9.6.

29. Patil S, Pflugradt N, Weinand J, Stolten D, Kropp J. A systematic review of spatial disaggregation methods for climate action planning. Energy and AI 2024;17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2024.100386. Impact Factor (2024): 9.6.

30. Göpfert J, Weinand J, Kuckertz P, Stolten D. Opportunities for large language models and discourse in engineering design. Energy and AI 2024; 17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2024.100383. Impact Factor (2024): 9.6.

31. Rieck K, Dabrock K, Pflugradt N, Weinand J, Large-Scale Quantification of the Future Self-Covered Heat Demand Using a Nationwide Residential Building Database. Energy 2025;317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.134622. Impact Factor (2024): 9.4.

32. McKenna R, Mulalic I, Soutar I, Weinand J, Price J, Petrović S et al. Exploring trade-offs between landscape impact, land use and resource quality for onshore variable renewable energy: an application to Great Britain. Energy 2022;250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123754. Impact Factor (2024): 9.4.

33. Weinand J, Scheller F, McKenna R. Reviewing energy system modelling of decentralized energy autonomy. Energy 2020;203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117817. Impact Factor (2024): 9.4.

34. McKenna R, Ryberg DS, Staffell I, Hahmann A, […], Weinand J. On the socio-technical potential for onshore wind in Europe: A response to Enevoldsen et al. (2019), Energy Policy, 132, 1092-1100. Energy Policy 2020;145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111693. Impact Factor (2024): 9.2.

35. McKenna R, Pfenninger S, Heinrichs H, Schmidt J, Staffell I, Bauer C, […], Weinand J, Wohland J. High-resolution large-scale onshore wind energy assessments: A review of potential definitions, methodologies and future research needs. Renewable Energy 2022;182:659–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.10.027. Impact Factor (2024): 9.1.

36. Dabrock K, Ulken J, Pflugradt N, Weinand J, Stolten D. Generating a nationwide residential building types dataset using machine learning. Building and Environment 2025;274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102755. Impact Factor (2024): 7.6.

37. Pelser T, Weinand J, Kuckertz P, Stolten D. ETHOS.REFLOW: An Open-source Workflow for Reproducible Renewable Energy Potential Assessments. Patterns 2025;6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2025.101172. Impact Factor (2024): 7.4.

38. Kuckertz P, Göpfert J, Karras O, […], Weinand J, Nieße A, Auer S, Stolten D. DataDesc: A framework for creating and sharing technical metadata for research software interfaces. Patterns 2024;5(11). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2024.101064. Impact Factor (2024): 7.4.

39. Weinand J, McKenna R, Kleinebrahm M, Scheller F, Fichtner W. The impact of public acceptance on cost efficiency and environmental sustainability in decentralized energy systems. Patterns 2021;2(7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2021.100301. Impact Factor (2024): 7.4.

40. Scheller F, Graupner S, Edwards J, Weinand J, Bruckner T. Competent, trustworthy, and likeable? Exploring which peers influence photovoltaic adoption in Germany. Energy Research and Social Science 2022;91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102755. Impact Factor (2024): 7.4.

41. Weinand J, Ried S, Kleinebrahm M, McKenna R, Fichtner W. Identification of Potential Off-Grid Municipalities with 100% Renewable Energy Supply for Future Design of Power Grids. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 2022;37(4):3321–30. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2020.3033747. Impact Factor (2024): 7.2.

42. Neuroth D, Pflugradt N, Weinand J, Büsing C, Stolten D. ETHOS.ActivityAssure—An open-source validation framework for synthetic European activity profiles. Energy and Buildings 2025; 326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115036. Impact Factor (2024): 7.1.

43. Omoyele O, Matrone S, Hoffmann M, Ogliari E, Weinand J, Leva S, Stolten D. Impact of temporal resolution on the design and reliability of residential energy systems. Energy and Buildings 2024; 319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114411. Impact Factor (2024): 7.1.

44. Pueblas R, Kuckertz P, Weinand J, Kotzur L, Stolten D. ETHOS.PASSION: An Open-source Workflow for Rooftop Photovoltaic Potential Assessments from Satellite Imagery. Solar Energy 2023;265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.112094. Impact Factor (2024): 6.6.

45. Weinand J, Naber E, McKenna R, Lehmann P, Kotzur L, Stolten D. Historic drivers of onshore wind power siting and inevitable future trade-offs. Environmental Research Letters 2022;17(7). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac7603. Impact Factor (2022): 6.7.

46. Pedersen J, Weinand J, Syranidou C, Rehfeldt D. An efficient solver for large-scale onshore wind farm siting including cable routing. European Journal of Operational Research 2024; 31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.04.026. Impact Factor (2024): 6.0.

47. Baecker BR, Hamacher T, Slednev V, Müller G, […], Weinand J, Fahl U. Comprehensive and open model structure for the design of future energy systems with sector coupling. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition 2024;6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rset.2024.100094. Impact Factor (2024): 5.4.

48. Jacob R, Hoffmann M, Weinand J, Linßen J, Stolten D, Müller M. The future role of thermal energy storage in 100% renewable electricity systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition 2023;4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rset.2023.100059. Impact Factor (2024): 5.4.

49. Scheller F, Wiese F, Weinand J, Dominković DF, McKenna R. An expert survey to assess the current status and future challenges of energy system analysis. Smart Energy 2021;4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.segy.2021.100057. Impact Factor (2023): 5.4.

50. Weinand J, McKenna R, Fichtner W. Developing a municipality typology for modelling decentralised energy systems. Utilities Policy 2019;57:75–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2019.02.003. Impact Factor (2024): 4.4.

51. Weinand J, Sörensen K, San Segundo P, Kleinebrahm M, McKenna R. Research trends in combinatorial optimization. International Transactions in Operational Research 2022;29(2):667–705. https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.12996. Impact Factor (2022): 3.6.

52. Weinand J. Reviewing municipal energy system planning in a bibliometric analysis: Evolution of the research field between 1991 and 2019. Energies 2020;16(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061367. Impact Factor (2024): 3.2.

53. Weinand J, Pelser T, Kleinebrahm M, Stolten D. Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy. Environmental Research Communications 2025;7(2). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adb7bd. Impact Factor (2024): 2.9.

54. Wenzel H, Müller G, Harzendorf F, Schöb T, Kullmann F, Weinand J, Stolten D. Towards Water-conscious Green Hydrogen and Methanol Production: A Techno-economic Review. Nexus 2025;2(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynexs.2025.100054. Impact Factor (2023): not rated yet.

55. Schulze K, Heinrichs H, Weinand J, Stolten D. From Fossil Fuels to Metals & Minerals: Navigating Global Resource Challenges in the Energy Transition.
Cell Reports Sustainability 2024;1(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100239. Impact Factor (2023): not rated yet.

56. Weinand J, McKenna R, Fichtner W. The feasibility of energy autonomy for municipalities: local energy system optimisation and upscaling with cluster and regression analyses. Sustainability Nexus Forum 2021;29(2):153–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00550-021-00514-8. Impact Factor (2023): not rated yet.

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