Dr. Christine Wörlen is the founder of Arepo and an internationally renowned expert in the area of renewable energy policies and energy systems integration as well as economic impact of renewable energy deployment. Her main area of expertise is the design and evaluation of projects and programs for sustainable energy policy as well as for the integration of renewable electricity. International activities brought her to all regions of the world, for example China, Thailand, India, South Africa, Western Africa, USA, Canada and Mexico.
As a Programme Manager at the Global Environment Facility she was responsible for renewable energies and new low-GHG emitting energy technologies and approved grants of more than $100 million annually for projects in developing countries and countries in transition. These projects were executed by the World Bank, UNDP, UNEP and regional multilateral development banks. In this capacity she worked together with international and national stakeholders in approving, monitoring and evaluating a portfolio of renewable energy projects in more than 60 countries. The focus of this work was the extraction of lessons and experiences on the effectiveness and efficiency of policy interventions for the development of sustainable energy systems. She also developed the methodology of carbon accounting in the context of the GEF, contributing to a clarification of roles between GEF and CDM.
As Head of Renewable Energies Department at the German Energy Agency (dena), Dr. Wörlen managed a number of export support instruments of the German government specifically tailored to the renewable energy industry. In that position she was responsible for managing a business unit of 25 people.
She is a member of the Climate Evaluation Community of Practice as well as the PIDG Development Impact Panel.
She is a lecturer at the Technical University (TU) of Berlin on Solar Markets and Business Models and at the University of Applied Sciences HTW Berlin on project management and evaluation.
Related Projects
Development of a concept for measuring impact
The Sächsische Energieagentur – SAENA GmbH is the energy agency of the Free State of Saxony. As an independent competence and consulting centre, …
Green H2 Decarbonization of industrial zone(s) in Morocco
PROJECT BACKGROUND A joint declaration of intent on the development of green hydrogen, known as Power-to-X, signed in 2020 by Morocco and Germany, is a …
Consultancy Services for Evaluation of the Outcomes and Impact-Level Results of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme
PROJECT BACKGROUND Arepo is commissioned by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with the evaluation the Outcomes and Impact-Level Results of the Readiness and Preparatory Support …
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Latest Publications
External Performance Evaluation of the Power Africa Off-Grid Project (PAOP)
The USAID-funded Power Africa Off-Grid Project (PAOP) has been working since 2018 to accelerate and double access to off-grid electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. …
Fair green hydrogen – Chance or Chimera in Morocco, Niger and Senegal?
PROJECT BACKGROUND In a world where the dooming climate crisis increasingly turns into a planetary crisis, the development of a sustainable and clean ‘hydrogen economy’ …
Evaluation of UNDP Support: Energy Access and Transition
PROJECT BACKGROUND This evaluation is the first comprehensive attempt to gather and analyse evidence about the contribution of UNDP to energy access and transition. Presented …