Daniel Scholten

Daniel Scholten is Assistant Professor at the faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. He specializes in the geopolitics of renewables and the governance of renewable energy systems. He has been an affiliated research fellow at the Energy Programme Asia of the International Institute for Asian Studies in Leiden and a lecturer of International Political Economy at Webster University Leiden. In addition, he was the managing editor of the international journal Competition and Regulation in Network Industries between 2011-2016. Dr. Scholten’s research focuses on the societal implications of a transition to renewable energy. It combines engineering insights on renewable energy systems with institutional economics, political science and international relations.