Dr Mathias Ammon

Doctorate in Energy Technology | MSc in Energy and Environmental Technology
Senior Engineer
Renewable Heat

Expertise

  • Model-based energy system analysis
  • Software design and development
  • Programming and optimisation of energy system models
  • Geoinformation systems and data management

Dr Mathias Ammon is an expert in the modelling of energy systems, particularly heat supply systems, as well as in the design and development of suitable software. Mathias Ammon completed his doctorate in this field on the topic of ‘Selection and comparison of software for modelling and optimising energy systems’. After four years of intensive research with several programming languages, he has been working at HIC CONSULTING (formerly Hamburg Institut) since 2023, continuously developing new tools that we can use for specific projects for our customers and clients. He analyses and develops energy systems for municipalities and district heating network operators and contributes his expertise to nationally significant research projects such as OptInAquiFer (client: BMBF) and SysGF (client: BMWE).


Project experience (selection)

Systemic analysis of large heat storage facilities in district heating

Client: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)

OptInAquiFer research project: Optimised integration of thermal aquifer storage in district heating systems

Client: Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Municipal heat planning for the city of Neustadt in Holstein

Client: Neustadt in Holstein municipal utilities as an independent municipal enterprise of the city of Neustadt in Holstein

Mobile heat transport via heat ships

Client: funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)