Franziska Holz

Franziska Holz is the Deputy Head of the Department of Energy, Transportation, and Environment at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), where she coordinates the Resource and Environmental Markets research area. She also holds an Adjunct Professor position at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in the Energy Transition Programme.

• PhD in Economics (2009) from TU Berlin
• Magister in Economics from University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Research Focus: Dr. Holz's work centers on European energy market decarbonization, particularly natural gas, coal, and hydrogen. She investigates social-ecological transformation dynamics, energy security, and policy integration across sectors. Her projects include modeling energy transitions, assessing infrastructure repurposing for hydrogen, and analyzing fossil fuel subsidy reforms in developing countries.

Publication Trends: Recent outputs span geopolitical impacts on EU energy, hydrogen pipeline feasibility, and climate policy distributional effects. Collaborative works with leading energy economists address LNG market dynamics, emissions trading, and just transition frameworks.