MARCO WIRTZ

Founder and Engineer

Hi! I'm founder of nPro Energy, a technology and software company. Thank you for visiting my website! In this website, you can learn more about me: my publication list, my PhD topic 5GDHC networks as well as some personal travel experiences.

ABOUT ME

Founder, energy engineer and scientist

I received my Master's degree in Energy Engineering (focus Renewable Energies) from the RWTH Aachen University in 2017. During my studies, I worked at the Chair of Technical Thermodynamics in teaching and research. I did my master thesis at the Plataforma Solar de Almería (Spain) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) about short-term forecasting systems for solar power plants. From 2017 to 2023, I worked at as Research Associate at the Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate at RWTH Aachen University. In 2022, I founded nPro Energy as a spin-off of RWTH Aachen University. nPro delivers a cutting edge planning software for building and district energy systems.

Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science
Energy Engineering

PhD Student
Optimization of Distributed Energy Systems with MILP formulations and
5th Generation District Heating and Cooling

RWTH Aachen University

2011 - 2015

RWTH Aachen University

2015 - 2016

RWTH Aachen University

Since 2017

RESEARCH

As PhD student and research assistant, I'm involved in the research activities at the Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate at RWTH Aachen University. Currently, my research activities deal with mathematical optimization methods (especially MILP formulations) applied to the design of urban energy systems, especially 5th generation district heating and cooling networks. For more details, check also my publication list.

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