In Germany, more than 60 per cent of the population lives in apartment buildings – one of the highest shares in the EU. There are around 3.3 million multi-family buildings nationwide. At the same time, about a quarter of Germany’s total final energy consumption – roughly 630 TWh in 2022 – is attributable to private households. The potential of apartment buildings and their residents to make a decisive contribution to the success of the energy transition is enormous.
But how can this potential be unlocked? We talk about this with Axel Hoffmann, Market Manager at Hager Vertriebsgesellschaft.
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Since 2018, Axel Hoffmann has been the Market Manager at Hager Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG in Blieskastel. After completing his degree in industrial engineering at HTW Saar, he earned a Master’s degree in Energy Management from the University of Koblenz-Landau in 2022. At Hager, he serves as a key contact for grid operators and is an expert in tenant electricity models, transformer systems, and outdoor power supply solutions. In addition, he is actively involved in research projects on the implementation of Section 14a of the German Energy Industry Act and smart grid applications.
