Secretary General, Airborne Wind Europe

Biography

Kristian Petrick (Industrial Engineer, Technical University Berlin) is responsible for policy and regulation at Airborne Wind Europe, the industry association for Airborne Wind Energy. Since 2021, he is Operating Agent of the IEA Wind Task 48 on Airborne Wind Energy. For the last 15 years, he also works as policy advisor in the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainability, providing policy and strategic advice to public and private clients. Clients include the European Commission, the Green Economy Coalition, IEA-RETD, IRENA, UfMS and various governmental institutions and ministries in the Middle East and Central Asia. He is an expert in policies for distributed generation, prosumers and energy communities. He is Board Member of Climate Action Network Europe (CAN-E) and eco-union (Barcelona). The first ten years of his career he worked as supply chain manager for Siemens in Germany and Canada.