Peter Schniering has worked on accelerating cleantech innovation since completing his PhD on “Climate Policy and Technology” at Bonn University. He served as consultant to both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat in Bonn and the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, working on topics ranging from hydrogen infrastructure to carbon capture and storage. Upon completing the Carlo-Schmid-Fellowship Program by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, he joined Roland Berger, a leading European strategy consulting firm. His work with utilities and technology providers across Europe focused on the cost side (LCoE) and scalability of cleantech.
Dr. Schniering serves as Advisory Board Member to the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Energy Innovation Panel. He regularly publishes articles on energy innovation topics and has been supporting the expert panel of the Solar Impulse Foundation since 2018. At the World Economic Forum, he also served as Evaluation Board member to the Sustainable Energy Innovation Fund (SEIF).
In 2022, he was awarded membership in the Futurity Fellows cohort by BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and was subsequently invited to their global responsible leaders’ network. Dr. Schniering is part of an industrial SME’s management team supporting their strategy work and financial planning.
