Max-Julian Gerlach
M.Eng. Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
Senior Engineer
Renewable Heat
Expertise
- Heat planning
- Climate neutrality
- GHG accounting
- Municipal climate protection
As a versatile decarbonisation expert, Max-Julian Gerlach supports companies, municipalities and administrations on their path to sustainable heat supply and climate neutrality. His expertise ranges from heat planning and transformation strategies to detailed climate risk analysis for industrial companies. His work focuses on modelling and optimising energy systems and creating transformation and action plans. As an experienced project manager, he combines technical and regulatory knowledge to develop tailor-made solutions for the energy transition. Max-Julian Gerlach holds a Master of Engineering in Sustainable Energy Planning and Management and has extensive expertise in the areas of heat planning, climate neutrality, greenhouse gas accounting and municipal climate protection.
Project experience (selection)

Transformation plan for the Giselbert district in Buxtehude
Client: Stadtwerke Buxtehude

Flexibilisation of industry in Hamburg
Client: Hamburg Ministry for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture (BUKEA)

Operationalisation of product sustainability for Vaillant
(consulting on emission factors and PCF creation)
Client: Vaillant

Municipal heat planning for the city of Potsdam
Client: City of Potsdam