Dr. Lars Holstenkamp

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C11.222
Fon +49.4131.677-1931, lars.holstenkamp@leuphana.de

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Vita

Scientific Experience

  • Since October 2020 Co-Lead of social-ecological junior research group "SteuerBoard Energie" at the Institute for Sustainability Governance (INSUGO)
  • Since January 2020 senior research fellow and head of the Lüneburg office of ECOLOG Institute for Social-Ecological Research and Education (non-profit), member of the managing board
  • August 2015 - October 2020 senior research fellow at the Chair of Finance and Financial Institutions at Leuphana University of Lüneburg in different extramurally funded research projects
  • February 2012 - July 2015 senior research fellow & coordinator of the project "EnERgioN" within the EU project Innovation Incubator Lüneburg
  • June 2006 - January 2012 junior research fellow at the Chair of Finance and Financial Institutions at Leuphana University of Lüneburg in different extramurally funded research projects

Membership

  • since 2016 vice-chair and treasurer of the German African Studies Association, 2006-2016 member of the steering committee
  • founder member and since 2017 member of the coordinating team of the Research Network on Cooperatives in the Energy Transition
  • member of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) and of the EMES International Research Network

Education

  • 2019 PhD at Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Dr. rer. pol.)
  • April 2003 - March 2006 studies of economics, specializing in international relations/develoing countries at the University of Trier [development economics, international financial management, cultural anthropology; elective subject: political science]; diploma 2006
  • April 2001 - March 2003 studies of economics and African languages at the University of Hamburg
  • Scholarship by Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst

Research Interests

Financing and Governance of Renewable Energies, currently focusing on Community Energy, Energy Cooperatives, and Municipal Utility Companies

Social Investment, Financing Sustainable Land Management (fund models/urban development funds, Public Private Partnership), Development Finance (esp. Climate Finance, here: energy projects)

further research interests: Development Theory (regional focus: Eastern Africa), Institutional Analysis, Economic Ethics, History of Economic Ideas, Environmental Economics

Projects

  1. Governance Mechanisms in the Future Polycentric Energy System - Sub-Project: Institutional Analysis of Polycentric Governance
    Lars Holstenkamp (Project manager, academic) , Najamul Saqib Memon (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

  2. PROSumers for the Energy Union: mainstreaming active participation of citizens in the energy transition
    Heinrich Degenhart (Project manager, academic) , Moritz Ehrtmann (Project staff) , Lars Holstenkamp (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

  3. Next Generation (BIOGAS) - einen Schritt weiter gedacht. Regionalspezifische ganzheitliche Analysevon Folgekonzepten zur Bewertung des Finanzierungsbedarfs erhaltenswerter Bestandsanlagen; Teilvorhaben 2: Deckung des Differenzbetrages, finanzwirtschaftliche und organisatorische Implikation
    Heinrich Degenhart (Project manager, academic) , Katharina Scherzinger (Project staff) , Lars Holstenkamp (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

  4. ActNow - Action for Energy Efficiency in Baltic Cities
    Heinrich Degenhart (Project manager, academic) , Moritz Ehrtmann (Project staff) , Lars Holstenkamp (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

  5. Development and Implementation of a Monitoring System to Analyse the Structure of Actors in the large PV and Wind Energy Sectors
    Heinrich Degenhart (Project manager, academic) , Laura Welle (Project staff) , Lars Holstenkamp (Coordination) , Moritz Ehrtmann (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

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Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation
    Lars Holstenkamp (Editor) , Jörg Radtke (Editor) , 2018 Wiesbaden , 1183 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

  2. Flächenfonds als öffentlich-private Partnerschaft: Ein Finanzierungskonzept zur Mobilisierung von Brachflächen am Beispiel der Stadt Hannover
    Heinrich Degenhart (Author) , Sabine Clausen (Author) , Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , 2011 Baden-Baden , 485 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

  3. Finanzierungspraxis von Biogasanlagen in der Landwirtschaft: Eine empirische Untersuchung zu Stand und Entwicklungslinien
    Heinrich Degenhart (Author) , Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , 2011 Wiesbaden , 202 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. From consumers to pioneers: insights from thermal energy communities in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , Sara Herreras Martínez (Author) , Justus Mesman (Author) , Daniel Møller Sneum (Author) , Robert Harmsen (Author) , Marijke Menkveld (Author) , Sanne Akerboom (Author) , André Faaij (Author) , 01.12.2025 , in: Energy, Sustainability and Society, 15, 1 , 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. “First come, first served" or “the more, the merrier"?: Organizational dynamics of citizen-led solar initiatives and the presence of photovoltaic installations in Germany
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , Lukas Mueller (Author) , Timothy Peter Marcroft (Author) , Constantin von Beck (Author) , Jan Pedro Zeiss (Author) , Valeria Jana Schwanitz (Author) , August Wierling (Author) , 10.04.2024 , in: Journal of Cleaner Production, 449 , 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Institutional relatedness and the emergence of renewable energy cooperatives in German districts
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , Matthijs B. Punt (Author) , Thomas Bauwens (Author) , Koen Frenken (Author) , 03.04.2022 , in: Regional Studies, 56, 4 , p. 548-562 , 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Thinking, doing, organising: Prefiguring just and sustainable energy systems via collective prosumer ecosystems in Europe
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , Julia M. Wittmayer (Author) , Inês Campos (Author) , Flor Avelino (Author) , Donal Brown (Author) , Borna Doračić (Author) , Maria Fraaije (Author) , Swantje Gährs (Author) , Arthur Hinsch (Author) , Silvia Assalini (Author) , Timon Becker (Author) , Esther Marín-González (Author) , Robert Bedoić (Author) , Neven Duić (Author) , Sem Oxenaar (Author) , Tomislav Pukšec (Author) , 01.04.2022 , in: Energy Research and Social Science, 86 , 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Conceptualizing community in energy systems: A systematic review of 183 definitions
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , Thomas Bauwens (Author) , Daan Schraven (Author) , Emily Drewing (Author) , Jörg Radtke (Author) , Boris Gotchev (Author) , Özgür Yildiz (Author) , 01.03.2022 , in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 156 , 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Simplify the Uptake of Community Energy by Leveraging Intermediaries and the Use of Digital Planning Tools
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , Franziska Mey (Author) , Kristian Borch (Author) , Stephan Bosch (Author) , Benita Ebersbach (Author) , Robert Hecht (Author) , Jörg Radtke (Author) , 28.09.2024 Cham , p. 17-29 , 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  2. Community Energy in Germany: From Technology Pioneers to Professionalisation under Uncertainty
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , 01.01.2021 Cham , p. 119-152 , 34 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  3. Stadt-Land-Disparitäten in der Energiewende: Empirische Erkenntnisse zu finanzieller Bürgerbeteiligung
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , Jörg Radtke (Author) , 01.01.2020 Nordhausen , p. 137-176 , 40 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  4. Energy transition and civic engagement
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , Jörg Radtke (Author) , Emily Drewing (Author) , Eva Eichenauer (Author) , Jan-Hendrik Kamlage (Author) , Franziska Mey (Author) , Jan Warode (Author) , Jana Wegener (Author) , 01.01.2020 London , p. 81-91 , 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  5. Financing Consumer (Co-)Ownership of Renewable Energy Sources
    Lars Holstenkamp (Author) , 09.01.2019 Cham , p. 115-138 , 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

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Press / Media

  1. Bürgerwindparks als genossenschaftliche Kooperationsprojekte
    1 Media contribution

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  2. Bürgerbeteiligungsmodelle mittels Fotovoltaikgenossenschaften
    1 Media contribution

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Teaching