Winfried Osthorst

Winfried Osthorst serves as Professor and Head of the ISPM & INA M.Sc. program at Bremen University of Applied Sciences (Faculty 3). Based in room M109b at Neustadtswall 30, Bremen, he maintains office hours on Thursdays 2-3 p.m. (by appointment if necessary) and actively leads climate policy research initiatives focused on Bremen's urban context.

His primary research spans municipal climate policy with emphasis on climate-friendly urban development, including district-level climate protection and the heat transition—addressing building renovation, decarbonized heating systems, and municipal heat planning. Current work examines citizen engagement in geothermal networks and urban anergy systems as critical components for Bremen's decarbonization strategy.

Active research projects include:

• Accompanying research on citizen-run geothermal networks as social innovation initiatives (Sep 2024 - Mar 2026)
• Urban anergy networks as an instrument for the heat transition in Bremen (Jun 2024 - May 2026)
• Accompanying the Bremen Citizens' Climate Enquete through public events (May 2021 - Jan 2022)
• Potentials of civil society climate protection projects in Bremen (Apr 2019 - Dec 2020)
• Lecture series on sustainability in Bremen's urban development (Apr 2019 - Mar 2021)
• City Dialogue on Climate Protection Settlements for Bremen (Oct 2018 - Jan 2019)
• foot:print - 100 CO2 footprints for western Bremen neighborhoods (Mar 2017 - Apr 2018)

Recent engagements include presenting Bremen research at Malmö University (Sep 2025) and participating in 'Startup meets migration - Zukunftsschnack' events (Sep 2025), demonstrating ongoing commitment to practical climate policy implementation through academic-citizen collaboration.