Klaus Engels works for Uniper, a German-based international energy supplier, and is heading the German hydropower branch, responsible for more than 100 power plants incl. five pumped storages and a total capacity of approx. 2.000 MW. Before joining the hydropower business in 2008, he was working for a transmission grid operator and a strategic consultancy.

Dr. Engels holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and in Business Administration, he also received a PhD from RWTH Aachen in Electrical Energy Economics.