M. Sc. Richard Schmitz

Research assistant

2013 - 2017: B.Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Kassel
2018: Semester abroad at the Libera Università di Bolzano, Italy
2017 - 2019: M.Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Kassel
since 2019: Research Associate, Department of Energy Economics and Systems Analysis, Fraunhofer IEE
since 2024: Research Associate, Department of Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems, University of Kassel
2025: Three-month research stay at the NTNU in Trondheim, Norway

2025

R. Schmitz, F. Flachsbarth, L. S. Plaga, M. Braun, P. Härtel: Energy Security and Resilience: Revisiting Concepts and Advancing Planning Perspectives for Transforming Integrated Energy Systems, Energy Policy, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114796
A. Arvesen, O. Hansen, A. Harby, P. Härtel, M. Korpås, B. Mo, C. Naversen, R. Schmitz: On the potential role of flexible Norwegian hydropower in managing challenging renewable energy variability events in Europe, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2025. DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1442/1/012003

2024

R. Schmitz, F. Frischmuth, M. Braun, P. Härtel: Coping with Risk Factors in Energy System Transformations - Climate Change Impacts on Nuclear Power Plant Availability in Europe, IEEE Xplore, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/EEM60825.2024.10608936
F. Frischmuth, R. Schmitz, M. Braun, P. Härtel: Stochastic Planning of Energy System Transformation Pathways Under Uncertain Industry Demands, IEEE Xplore, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/EEM60825.2024.10608915
R. Schmitz, J. Brandes, H. Nolte, C. Kost, B. Lux, M. Haendel, A. Held: Implications of hydrogen import prices for the German energy system in a model-comparison experiment, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.03.210

2023

R. Schmitz, C. Naversen, P. Härtel: Influence of hydrogen import prices on hydropower systems in climate-neutral Europe, Energy Systems, 2023. DOI: 10.1007/s12667-023-00595-y
J. Braun, F. Frischmuth, N. Gerhardt, M. Pfennig, R. Schmitz, M. Wietschel, B. Carlier, A. Réveillère, G. Warluzel, D. Wesoly: Clean Hydrogen Deployment in the Europe-MENA Region from 2030 to 2050 - A Technical and Socio-Economic Assessment, 2023. DOI: 10.24406/publica-1763

2022

F. Frischmuth, R. Schmitz, P. Härtel: IMAGINE - Market-based multi-period planning of European hydrogen and natural gas infrastructure, IEEE Xplore, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/EEM54602.2022.9921154
A. Pöstges, M. Bucksteeg, O. Ruhnau, D. Böttger, M. Haller, E. Künle, D. Ritter, R. Schmitz, M. Wiedmann: Phasing out coal - An impact analysis comparing five large-scale electricity market models, Applied Energy, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119215
M. Bucksteeg, M. Wiedmann, A. Pöstges, M. Haller, D. Böttger, O. Ruhnau, R. Schmitz: The transformation of integrated electricity and heat systems - Assessing mid-term policies using a model comparison approach, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112270
O. Ruhnau, M. Bucksteeg, D. Ritter, R. Schmitz, D. Böttger, M. Koch, A. Pöstges, M. Wiedmann, L. Hirth: Why electricity market models yield different results: Carbon pricing in a model-comparison experiment, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111701

A. Arvesen, O. M. Hansen, A. Harby, P. Härtel, M. Korpas, C. Ø. Naversen, und R. Schmitz, „On the potential role of flexible Norwegian hydropower in managing challenging renewable energy variability events in Europe“, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Nr. 1442, S. 012003, 2025.
R. Schmitz, F. Flachsbarth, L. S. Plaga, M. Braun, und P. Härtel, „Energy security and resilience: Revisiting concepts and advancing planning perspectives for transforming integrated energy systems“, Energy Policy, Bd. 207, S. 114796, 2025.

R. Schmitz, F. Frischmuth, M. Braun, und P. Härtel, „Coping with Risk Factors in Energy System Transformations - Climate Change Impacts on Nuclear Power Plant Availability in Europe“, in 20th International Conference on the European Electricity Market (EEM), IEEE, Hrsg. New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024, S. 1–7.
R. Schmitz, J. Brandes, H. Nolte, C. Kost, B. Lux, M. Haendel, und A. Held, „Implications of hydrogen import prices for the German energy system in a model-comparison experiment“, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Bd. 63, S. 566–579, 2024.
F. Frischmuth, R. Schmitz, M. Braun, und P. Härtel, „Stochastic Planning of Energy System Transformation Pathways Under Uncertain Industry Demands“, in 20th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), IEEE, Hrsg. New York: IEEE, 2024, S. 1–8.

R. Schmitz, C. Ø. Naversen, und P. Härtel, „Influence of hydrogen import prices on hydropower systems in climate-neutral Europe“, Energy Systems, S. 1–39, 2023.

F. Frischmuth, R. Schmitz, und P. Härtel, „IMAGINE – Market-based multi-period planning of European hydrogen and natural gas infrastructure“, in 18th International Conference on the European Electricity Market (EEM), IEEE, Hrsg. New York: IEEE, 2022, S. 1–11.
A. Pöstges, M. Bucksteeg, O. Ruhnau, D. Böttger, M. Haller, E. Künle, D. Ritter, R. Schmitz, und M. Wiedmann, „Phasing out coal: An impact analysis comparing five large-scale electricity market models“, Applied Energy, Bd. 319, S. 119215, 2022.
O. Ruhnau, M. Bucksteeg, D. Ritter, R. Schmitz, D. Böttger, M. Koch, A. Pöstges, M. Wiedmann, und L. Hirth, „Why electricity market models yield different results: Carbon pricing in a model-comparison experiment“, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Bd. 153, S. 111701, 2022.
M. Bucksteeg, M. Wiedmann, A. Pöstges, M. Haller, D. Böttger, O. Ruhnau, und R. Schmitz, „The transformation of integrated electricity and heat systems - assessing mid-term policies using a model comparison approach“, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Bd. 160, S. 112270, 2022.