Michèle Knodt
@micheleknodt.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, TUDarmstadt
Jean Monnet Professor, ad personam, Research: EU Governance, Multi-Level Governance, Climate and Energy Policy
Jean Monnet Professor, ad personam, Research: EU Governance, Multi-Level Governance, Climate and Energy Policy
We officially hit the button 🔴 today!
Proud launch the Metal Energy Hub at @tuda.bsky.social Darmstadt with the team — a major step toward scalable, CO₂-free long-term energy storage using metal-based fuels.
Huge thanks to Minister Kaweh Mansoori for the funding handover.
Proud launch the Metal Energy Hub at @tuda.bsky.social Darmstadt with the team — a major step toward scalable, CO₂-free long-term energy storage using metal-based fuels.
Huge thanks to Minister Kaweh Mansoori for the funding handover.
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We officially hit the button 🔴 today!
Proud launch the Metal Energy Hub at @tuda.bsky.social Darmstadt with the team — a major step toward scalable, CO₂-free long-term energy storage using metal-based fuels.
Huge thanks to Minister Kaweh Mansoori for the funding handover.
Proud launch the Metal Energy Hub at @tuda.bsky.social Darmstadt with the team — a major step toward scalable, CO₂-free long-term energy storage using metal-based fuels.
Huge thanks to Minister Kaweh Mansoori for the funding handover.
Great to welcome a delegation from UMass Boston at TU Darmstadt! I presented DiReX @tuda.bsky.social , our centre for digital resilience of critical infrastructures and society, and enjoyed reconnecting with UMass — where I once was a visiting professor. 🌍🤝
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Great to welcome a delegation from UMass Boston at TU Darmstadt! I presented DiReX @tuda.bsky.social , our centre for digital resilience of critical infrastructures and society, and enjoyed reconnecting with UMass — where I once was a visiting professor. 🌍🤝
Beim #INNODAY25 mit DiReX & emergenCITY @tuda.bsky.social . Unsere Serious Games #Krisopolis und #eHUBcities zeigen, wie #Krisenvorsorge spielerisch geht. Danke an 1.400 Besucher:innen für spannende Gespräche! 🚀🎮
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Beim #INNODAY25 mit DiReX & emergenCITY @tuda.bsky.social . Unsere Serious Games #Krisopolis und #eHUBcities zeigen, wie #Krisenvorsorge spielerisch geht. Danke an 1.400 Besucher:innen für spannende Gespräche! 🚀🎮
💡⚙️ Gemeinsam mit Christian Hasse, Marius Schmidt & Rainer Hofmann als Metal Energy Hub im Fachdialog „Mehrere Eisen im Feuer“ in der Landesvertretung Hessen, Berlin.
Thema: Eisen als CO₂-freier Energiespeicher – nachhaltig, sicher, innovativ.
👉 metalenergyhub.de
Thema: Eisen als CO₂-freier Energiespeicher – nachhaltig, sicher, innovativ.
👉 metalenergyhub.de
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
💡⚙️ Gemeinsam mit Christian Hasse, Marius Schmidt & Rainer Hofmann als Metal Energy Hub im Fachdialog „Mehrere Eisen im Feuer“ in der Landesvertretung Hessen, Berlin.
Thema: Eisen als CO₂-freier Energiespeicher – nachhaltig, sicher, innovativ.
👉 metalenergyhub.de
Thema: Eisen als CO₂-freier Energiespeicher – nachhaltig, sicher, innovativ.
👉 metalenergyhub.de
Thanks to Kai Hufendiek & Patrick Jochem from STRise for inviting me to give a keynote at the 2nd ISESA Symposium in Stuttgart.
Spoke on “Navigating Complexity: Coordination across Institutions and Levels in Energy Policy,” drawing on insights from Ariadne & Metal Energy Hub @tuda.bsky.social .
Spoke on “Navigating Complexity: Coordination across Institutions and Levels in Energy Policy,” drawing on insights from Ariadne & Metal Energy Hub @tuda.bsky.social .
October 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Thanks to Kai Hufendiek & Patrick Jochem from STRise for inviting me to give a keynote at the 2nd ISESA Symposium in Stuttgart.
Spoke on “Navigating Complexity: Coordination across Institutions and Levels in Energy Policy,” drawing on insights from Ariadne & Metal Energy Hub @tuda.bsky.social .
Spoke on “Navigating Complexity: Coordination across Institutions and Levels in Energy Policy,” drawing on insights from Ariadne & Metal Energy Hub @tuda.bsky.social .
Nach dem Erfolg des #Wärmequartier Walldorf gehen wir von der BERMeG den nächsten Schritt: Richtung Wärmequartier Mörfelden! 🔥
Infos am 24.10., 10 Uhr im Bürgerhaus Mörfelden oder auf 🌐 wqmw.de/informieren oder bei www.bermeg.de
Infos am 24.10., 10 Uhr im Bürgerhaus Mörfelden oder auf 🌐 wqmw.de/informieren oder bei www.bermeg.de
October 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Nach dem Erfolg des #Wärmequartier Walldorf gehen wir von der BERMeG den nächsten Schritt: Richtung Wärmequartier Mörfelden! 🔥
Infos am 24.10., 10 Uhr im Bürgerhaus Mörfelden oder auf 🌐 wqmw.de/informieren oder bei www.bermeg.de
Infos am 24.10., 10 Uhr im Bürgerhaus Mörfelden oder auf 🌐 wqmw.de/informieren oder bei www.bermeg.de
Solar storms create stunning auroras 🌌 — but they can also disrupt power grids ⚡, satellites 🛰️ & comms.
Great exchange with Juha-Pekka Luntama at ESA 🇪🇺 — excited to collaborate as @emergencity.de and DiReX @tuda.bsky.social on boosting resilience to space weather! #SpaceWeather #Aurora #Resilience
Great exchange with Juha-Pekka Luntama at ESA 🇪🇺 — excited to collaborate as @emergencity.de and DiReX @tuda.bsky.social on boosting resilience to space weather! #SpaceWeather #Aurora #Resilience
October 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Solar storms create stunning auroras 🌌 — but they can also disrupt power grids ⚡, satellites 🛰️ & comms.
Great exchange with Juha-Pekka Luntama at ESA 🇪🇺 — excited to collaborate as @emergencity.de and DiReX @tuda.bsky.social on boosting resilience to space weather! #SpaceWeather #Aurora #Resilience
Great exchange with Juha-Pekka Luntama at ESA 🇪🇺 — excited to collaborate as @emergencity.de and DiReX @tuda.bsky.social on boosting resilience to space weather! #SpaceWeather #Aurora #Resilience
🎓 It’s official – PhD completed!
Congratulations, Elisa, on this remarkable achievement!
Elisa explores how political actors navigate through the Covid and energy crisis.
We’re proud to celebrate this moment with you 🚀
Congratulations, Elisa, on this remarkable achievement!
Elisa explores how political actors navigate through the Covid and energy crisis.
We’re proud to celebrate this moment with you 🚀
September 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🎓 It’s official – PhD completed!
Congratulations, Elisa, on this remarkable achievement!
Elisa explores how political actors navigate through the Covid and energy crisis.
We’re proud to celebrate this moment with you 🚀
Congratulations, Elisa, on this remarkable achievement!
Elisa explores how political actors navigate through the Covid and energy crisis.
We’re proud to celebrate this moment with you 🚀
🛰 Raumfahrt & Resilienz? Klingt weit weg – ist aber nah dran.
Beim Besuch mit Innenminister Roman Poseck im @ESA/ESOC ging’s um Satelliten, Krisenvorsorge & digitale Sicherheit.
Mit unserem Zentrum Digital Resiclience Xchange (DiReX) bringen wir Forschung & Praxis zusammen. Danke für den Austausch!
Beim Besuch mit Innenminister Roman Poseck im @ESA/ESOC ging’s um Satelliten, Krisenvorsorge & digitale Sicherheit.
Mit unserem Zentrum Digital Resiclience Xchange (DiReX) bringen wir Forschung & Praxis zusammen. Danke für den Austausch!
August 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🛰 Raumfahrt & Resilienz? Klingt weit weg – ist aber nah dran.
Beim Besuch mit Innenminister Roman Poseck im @ESA/ESOC ging’s um Satelliten, Krisenvorsorge & digitale Sicherheit.
Mit unserem Zentrum Digital Resiclience Xchange (DiReX) bringen wir Forschung & Praxis zusammen. Danke für den Austausch!
Beim Besuch mit Innenminister Roman Poseck im @ESA/ESOC ging’s um Satelliten, Krisenvorsorge & digitale Sicherheit.
Mit unserem Zentrum Digital Resiclience Xchange (DiReX) bringen wir Forschung & Praxis zusammen. Danke für den Austausch!
🌊 Floods don’t wait for interdepartmental emails.
New article out with @wibke_de_boer @Britta_Schmalz & me (@LOEWE_emergenCITY @TUDarmstadt): How internal coordination in local govs shapes flood resilience.
📄 Read the full article in Water (Open Access) lnkd.in/eK6hBxST
New article out with @wibke_de_boer @Britta_Schmalz & me (@LOEWE_emergenCITY @TUDarmstadt): How internal coordination in local govs shapes flood resilience.
📄 Read the full article in Water (Open Access) lnkd.in/eK6hBxST
July 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🌊 Floods don’t wait for interdepartmental emails.
New article out with @wibke_de_boer @Britta_Schmalz & me (@LOEWE_emergenCITY @TUDarmstadt): How internal coordination in local govs shapes flood resilience.
📄 Read the full article in Water (Open Access) lnkd.in/eK6hBxST
New article out with @wibke_de_boer @Britta_Schmalz & me (@LOEWE_emergenCITY @TUDarmstadt): How internal coordination in local govs shapes flood resilience.
📄 Read the full article in Water (Open Access) lnkd.in/eK6hBxST
⚡ Who to trade renewable energy with? It's more than just cost -check out our article and try our Dashbord:
"Navigating the selection of renewable energy trading partners: A multi-objective optimization approach" in Energy and Climate Change (2025)
👉 ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100197
"Navigating the selection of renewable energy trading partners: A multi-objective optimization approach" in Energy and Climate Change (2025)
👉 ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100197
July 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
⚡ Who to trade renewable energy with? It's more than just cost -check out our article and try our Dashbord:
"Navigating the selection of renewable energy trading partners: A multi-objective optimization approach" in Energy and Climate Change (2025)
👉 ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100197
"Navigating the selection of renewable energy trading partners: A multi-objective optimization approach" in Energy and Climate Change (2025)
👉 ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100197
🎭 When culture becomes a battleground…
At TU Darmstadt, Prof. Natalia Chaban Uni Canterbury, NZ, unpacked how EU heritage diplomacy and Global south narratives are being redefined by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Culture isn’t just soft power but a strategy.
#CulturalDiplomacy #Ukraine #EU
At TU Darmstadt, Prof. Natalia Chaban Uni Canterbury, NZ, unpacked how EU heritage diplomacy and Global south narratives are being redefined by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Culture isn’t just soft power but a strategy.
#CulturalDiplomacy #Ukraine #EU
June 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🎭 When culture becomes a battleground…
At TU Darmstadt, Prof. Natalia Chaban Uni Canterbury, NZ, unpacked how EU heritage diplomacy and Global south narratives are being redefined by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Culture isn’t just soft power but a strategy.
#CulturalDiplomacy #Ukraine #EU
At TU Darmstadt, Prof. Natalia Chaban Uni Canterbury, NZ, unpacked how EU heritage diplomacy and Global south narratives are being redefined by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Culture isn’t just soft power but a strategy.
#CulturalDiplomacy #Ukraine #EU
Forschung trifft Spielfreude auf dem #Hessentag2025!
Mit #Krisopolis & Litfaßsäule 4.0 zeigen wir von #emergenCITY & #DiReX @tuda.bsky.social, wie Städte krisenfest werden.
Danke an Minister Gremmels & Ministerin Sinemus & Hans-Joachim Heist für den Besuch!
Mit #Krisopolis & Litfaßsäule 4.0 zeigen wir von #emergenCITY & #DiReX @tuda.bsky.social, wie Städte krisenfest werden.
Danke an Minister Gremmels & Ministerin Sinemus & Hans-Joachim Heist für den Besuch!
June 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Forschung trifft Spielfreude auf dem #Hessentag2025!
Mit #Krisopolis & Litfaßsäule 4.0 zeigen wir von #emergenCITY & #DiReX @tuda.bsky.social, wie Städte krisenfest werden.
Danke an Minister Gremmels & Ministerin Sinemus & Hans-Joachim Heist für den Besuch!
Mit #Krisopolis & Litfaßsäule 4.0 zeigen wir von #emergenCITY & #DiReX @tuda.bsky.social, wie Städte krisenfest werden.
Danke an Minister Gremmels & Ministerin Sinemus & Hans-Joachim Heist für den Besuch!
🌍 Our first joint article on transformative climate law is out!
Law doesn’t just shape change – it changes, too.
Open access here 👉 eurup.lexxion.eu/article/EURU...
Law doesn’t just shape change – it changes, too.
Open access here 👉 eurup.lexxion.eu/article/EURU...
June 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🌍 Our first joint article on transformative climate law is out!
Law doesn’t just shape change – it changes, too.
Open access here 👉 eurup.lexxion.eu/article/EURU...
Law doesn’t just shape change – it changes, too.
Open access here 👉 eurup.lexxion.eu/article/EURU...
🔋 New Insight Paper out now!
What does it take to keep the grid stable in a system based on renewables? We took a closer look – from shrinking inertia to grid-forming converters.
Written by researchers from TU Darmstadt’s Integrated Energy Systems team @tuda.bsky.social.
👉 zenodo.org/records/1558...
What does it take to keep the grid stable in a system based on renewables? We took a closer look – from shrinking inertia to grid-forming converters.
Written by researchers from TU Darmstadt’s Integrated Energy Systems team @tuda.bsky.social.
👉 zenodo.org/records/1558...
June 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🔋 New Insight Paper out now!
What does it take to keep the grid stable in a system based on renewables? We took a closer look – from shrinking inertia to grid-forming converters.
Written by researchers from TU Darmstadt’s Integrated Energy Systems team @tuda.bsky.social.
👉 zenodo.org/records/1558...
What does it take to keep the grid stable in a system based on renewables? We took a closer look – from shrinking inertia to grid-forming converters.
Written by researchers from TU Darmstadt’s Integrated Energy Systems team @tuda.bsky.social.
👉 zenodo.org/records/1558...
Excited to be part of the new Hessen Monitor – studying democracy, division & resilience in Hesse.
Backed by the Hessian Ministry, led by an amazing team at @tuda.bsky.social, colleagues from 5 unis at Hesse are teaming up.
For a stronger democracy!
Backed by the Hessian Ministry, led by an amazing team at @tuda.bsky.social, colleagues from 5 unis at Hesse are teaming up.
For a stronger democracy!
June 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Excited to be part of the new Hessen Monitor – studying democracy, division & resilience in Hesse.
Backed by the Hessian Ministry, led by an amazing team at @tuda.bsky.social, colleagues from 5 unis at Hesse are teaming up.
For a stronger democracy!
Backed by the Hessian Ministry, led by an amazing team at @tuda.bsky.social, colleagues from 5 unis at Hesse are teaming up.
For a stronger democracy!
New open-access book! Teaching IR in Wartime – co-edited with Kateryna Zarembo & Maksym Yakovlyev. How do you teach IR under bombs, in war, through trauma? Experiences of University Lecturers during Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine www.ibidem.eu/out/media/vl...
June 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New open-access book! Teaching IR in Wartime – co-edited with Kateryna Zarembo & Maksym Yakovlyev. How do you teach IR under bombs, in war, through trauma? Experiences of University Lecturers during Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine www.ibidem.eu/out/media/vl...
What an inspiring day! 🚀 We had the pleasure of welcoming a fantastic group of students from the University of Victoria, CA. Together with students from @tuda.bsky.social, they joined my lecture on “EU Energy Policy”. Powerful reminder of the value of international academic exchange!
May 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What an inspiring day! 🚀 We had the pleasure of welcoming a fantastic group of students from the University of Victoria, CA. Together with students from @tuda.bsky.social, they joined my lecture on “EU Energy Policy”. Powerful reminder of the value of international academic exchange!
Valuable impulses and strong momentum at #emergenCITYWeek 2025 @tuda.bsky.social!
Was a pleasure to present our work and vision behind DiReX, our new center for transferring digital resilience research. Big thanks to our advisory board for inspiring feedback and new perspectives.
Was a pleasure to present our work and vision behind DiReX, our new center for transferring digital resilience research. Big thanks to our advisory board for inspiring feedback and new perspectives.
May 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Valuable impulses and strong momentum at #emergenCITYWeek 2025 @tuda.bsky.social!
Was a pleasure to present our work and vision behind DiReX, our new center for transferring digital resilience research. Big thanks to our advisory board for inspiring feedback and new perspectives.
Was a pleasure to present our work and vision behind DiReX, our new center for transferring digital resilience research. Big thanks to our advisory board for inspiring feedback and new perspectives.
Thanks for having me at the Bundeskongress of Scientists 4 Future 2025!
I had the pleasure of giving a talk on "Trump 2.0 and the Impact on EU Climate Policy", together with the brilliant Terenzio Facchinetti.
Great discussions, shows how science and policy need to stay connected in turbulent times.
I had the pleasure of giving a talk on "Trump 2.0 and the Impact on EU Climate Policy", together with the brilliant Terenzio Facchinetti.
Great discussions, shows how science and policy need to stay connected in turbulent times.
May 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thanks for having me at the Bundeskongress of Scientists 4 Future 2025!
I had the pleasure of giving a talk on "Trump 2.0 and the Impact on EU Climate Policy", together with the brilliant Terenzio Facchinetti.
Great discussions, shows how science and policy need to stay connected in turbulent times.
I had the pleasure of giving a talk on "Trump 2.0 and the Impact on EU Climate Policy", together with the brilliant Terenzio Facchinetti.
Great discussions, shows how science and policy need to stay connected in turbulent times.
170 Jahre Litfaßsäule – jetzt digital & krisenfest!
Heute haben wir - @emergencity.de @tuda.bsky.social - & Ströer die Litfaßsäule 4.0 vorgestellt: energieautarke Kommunikation im Blackout. Dank an hess. Wiss.minister T. Gremmels, Digitalministerin Prof. K. Sinemus für die Untersützung!
Heute haben wir - @emergencity.de @tuda.bsky.social - & Ströer die Litfaßsäule 4.0 vorgestellt: energieautarke Kommunikation im Blackout. Dank an hess. Wiss.minister T. Gremmels, Digitalministerin Prof. K. Sinemus für die Untersützung!
April 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
170 Jahre Litfaßsäule – jetzt digital & krisenfest!
Heute haben wir - @emergencity.de @tuda.bsky.social - & Ströer die Litfaßsäule 4.0 vorgestellt: energieautarke Kommunikation im Blackout. Dank an hess. Wiss.minister T. Gremmels, Digitalministerin Prof. K. Sinemus für die Untersützung!
Heute haben wir - @emergencity.de @tuda.bsky.social - & Ströer die Litfaßsäule 4.0 vorgestellt: energieautarke Kommunikation im Blackout. Dank an hess. Wiss.minister T. Gremmels, Digitalministerin Prof. K. Sinemus für die Untersützung!
#UrbaneResilienz entsteht im Dialog. Beim Sounding Board zum Digitalen #Heinerblock diskutierten wir von #emergenCITY #DiReX @tuda.bsky.social in der @schaderstiftung.bsky.social #DTDT25 mit Verwaltung, Einsatzkräften & Unternehmen, wie unsere Technologieinnovationen Städte krisenfest machen.
March 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#UrbaneResilienz entsteht im Dialog. Beim Sounding Board zum Digitalen #Heinerblock diskutierten wir von #emergenCITY #DiReX @tuda.bsky.social in der @schaderstiftung.bsky.social #DTDT25 mit Verwaltung, Einsatzkräften & Unternehmen, wie unsere Technologieinnovationen Städte krisenfest machen.
Beim Ariadne-Konsortialtreffen in Potsdam bringen wir unsere Analysen @tuda.bsky.social zu Wasserstoffverteilnetzen und Koordination der Energietransformation in die wissenschaftliche Diskussion ein. Starker interdisziplinärer Austausch zur Energiewende! #AriadneProjekt #Energiewende #Wissenschaft
March 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Beim Ariadne-Konsortialtreffen in Potsdam bringen wir unsere Analysen @tuda.bsky.social zu Wasserstoffverteilnetzen und Koordination der Energietransformation in die wissenschaftliche Diskussion ein. Starker interdisziplinärer Austausch zur Energiewende! #AriadneProjekt #Energiewende #Wissenschaft
Pünktlich zur #Bundestagswahl2025 haben Jörg Kemmerzell und ich in unserem Papier die Energiepolitik der Parteien analysiert – mit Blick auf potentielle Koalitionen und deren Auswirkungen auf die Energiepolitik der nächsten Wahlperiode. Details hier: tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/29407/
February 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Pünktlich zur #Bundestagswahl2025 haben Jörg Kemmerzell und ich in unserem Papier die Energiepolitik der Parteien analysiert – mit Blick auf potentielle Koalitionen und deren Auswirkungen auf die Energiepolitik der nächsten Wahlperiode. Details hier: tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/29407/
Congratulations to Rainer Hofmann: Winner of the Master's Thesis Award in Energy and Climate Policy Transformation of the Department of History and Social Sciences at Technische Universität Darmstadt! Outstanding work, Rainer! Your topic: #EU regulates, US acts pragmaticly in #hydrogen policy.
February 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM