Susanna Bolz
Scientific employee (PhD candidate)
Contact:
Max-von-Laue-Stra?e 1
28359 Bremen
Building WIWI 2, Room F 2020
Phone: +49 (0)421 218-66647
susanna.bolz(at)uni-bremen.de
Person
Susanna Bolz has been a research assistant (doctoral candidate) in the working group of Prof Dr Jutta Günther at the University of Bremen since May 2021. She completed her Master's degree in Economics at the University of Cologne (M.Sc. 2020) and her Bachelor's degrees in Economics (B.Sc. 2016) and Sociology (B.A. 2015) at the University of Heidelberg. Her research interests lie in the diffusion of green technologies and the influence of government policies. In her dissertation, she is analysing regional determinants of environmental innovations by companies. She is also involved in the hyBit project.
Academic education and degrees
Since 05/2021 | Scientific employee (PhD candidate) University of Bremen |
10/2016 – 08/2020 | Master Programme: Economics University Cologne Specialization: Public Economics and Macroeconomics; Growth, Labor, and Inequality Thesis: “UK’s Universal Credit – Does One Size Fit All?” Degree: Master of Science |
08/2018 – 06/2020 | Student Assistant, Prof. Felix Bierbrauer, Chair for Public Economics University of Cologne |
10/2013 - 09/2016
| Bachelor Programme: Economics (Political Economy) University Heidelberg Specialization: Economic Policy, Public Choice Thesis: “Selectivity in the allocation of foreign aid – how donors give aid when corruption prevails” Degree: Bachelor of Science |
02/2016 - 05/2016 | Internship German Institute for Development, project “Effectiveness and sustainability of Budget Support“ |
09/2014 – 12/2015 | Student Assistant, Prof. Christina Gathmann, Chair of Labor Economics and Political Economy University Heidelberg |
09/2011 – 08/2015 | Bachelor Programme: Sociology University Heidelberg Specialization: Sociological Analysis of Institutions (Economy, Market, Organizations) Thesis: “Der Einfluss der sozialen Herkunft auf die Berufswünsche von Jugendlichen“ Degree: Bachelor of Arts |
Projects
| Since 05/2025 | hyBit - Hydrogen for Bremen`s industrial transformation
Project lead: Dr. Torben Stührmann (University of Bremen) Duration: 42 months Project start: 01.09.2022 Funded by: BMBF |
| 05/2021 – 04/2023 | Development of a stakeholder-oriented interaction platform for the design of resilient transformation paths to a regional hydrogen economy - HyTracks Duration: 36 Months Project start: 01.12.2020 In cooperation with: Research Group "Resilient Energy Systems" (University of Bremen) Financed by: Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) |
Workshops, Conferences and Summer Schools
2024 | ||
| 06/2024 | 36. Annual EAEPE Conference - University of Bilbao (ES).
“Resilience revisited” | |
| 06/2024 | RSA Annual Conference - University of Florence (IT).
“Resilience revisited” | |
| 04/2024 | IERP Research Colloquium - University of Bremen.
“Resilience revisited” | |
2023 | ||
15.09.2023 | 35. Annual EAEPE Conference - Leeds, UK
“The effect of local institutions on environmental innovation adoption in Germany” | |
27.04.2023 | EAEPE RA(X) Paper Development Workshop - Stuttgart, Deutschland
"The effect of local institutions on environmental innovation adoption in Germany" | |
2022 | ||
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02.11.2022 | IERP Research Colloquium - Bremen, Deutschland
"Regional determinants of environmental innovation in Germany" | |
26.01.2022 | IERP Research Colloquium - Bremen, Deutschland
"Putting hydrogen on the road? Evidence from stakeholder workshops from a metropolitan area in Northern Germany." | |
2021 | ||
27/09 - 01/10 | Scientific Seminar "Dimensions of Knowledge and Technology Transfer “ - Thiessow, Deutschland "Sustainability, Land Use and the Manufacturing Sector" | |
| 27/10 | PhD Workshop on Hydrogen Transformation - University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, Niederlande "HyTracks - Development of an Interactive Platform for Stakeholders in the Industry" | |
Publications
2024 |
Bolz, S., Thiele, J., & Wendler, T. (2024). Regional capabilities and hydrogen adoption barriers. Energy Policy, 185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113934 |