Climate protection, energy and heat transition
Practice-oriented research for transformation
A new chapter…
Since 2026, Hamburg Institut has been offering its services for the successful transformation of the energy transition under two independent brands. The former HIC Hamburg Institut Consulting GmbH has changed its name to HIC Consulting GmbH. The HIC Consulting brand covers the company’s core business areas of strategy consulting and engineering planning. The HAMBURG INSTITUT brand will be continued solely by our fully owned non-profit subsidiary HIR Hamburg Institut Research gGmbH.
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SERVICES
Applied research for a future-proof ENERGY WORLD
The energy world is changing dynamically, with consequences for business models, strategies, and legislation. We support our clients in making their energy supply sustainable and their processes climate-neutral.
Our focus is on well-founded research. We conduct scientific studies and application-oriented research on energy, environmental, and climate policy for federal states, ministries, municipalities, and institutions. In this way, we lay the groundwork for the energy future and set the course for new technologies and instruments in the energy market.
We work closely with HIC Consulting GmbH, of which Hamburg Institut is a 100% subsidiary. Together, we offer strategy consulting, engineering & planning, and policy analysis—and, through strong collaboration, deliver solutions that make transformation in the energy and climate sector truly feasible.
Our specialist topics
- Sustainable energy supply
- Municipal and corporate climate neutrality
- Heat transition / renewable heat: heat concepts, heat grids, heat storage systems
- Green energy market
- Guarantees of origin in all sectors
- Climate policy and legislation
- Sector coupling
- Simulation & Modeling / Scenario Calculation
- Innovations in the field of renewable energies
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Independent and owner-managed since 2012
Christian Maaß, Dr Matthias Sandrock, and Robert Werner founded Hamburg Institut in 2012. Since then, it has been working alongside ministries, local authorities, energy companies, associations, and other stakeholders in Germany and abroad to drive forward the energy transition in a sustainable manner. Since 2026, Hamburg Institut has focused entirely on research topics and projects. The business areas of strategy consulting, engineering & planning, and policy analysis are located at HIC CONSULTING.
ABOUT US
bright minds for the energy transition: Our interdisciplinary team
Energy transition has many faces – you can get to know some of them at Hamburg Institut. We share our clients’ vision of an energy supply based on efficiency and renewable resources. To be able to advise comprehensively, we combine many years of know-how drawn from politics, administration, business, law and technology. Our dedicated team includes energy all-rounders as well as proven experts in highly specialised fields.
Energy Planning | Renewable Heat
Policy & Markets
Climate Strategies | Policy & Markets
Policy & Markets
Renewable Heat
Energy Planning
Energy Planning
Renewable Heat
Renewable Heat
Policy & Markets
THINKing AND WORKing WITH A 360° VIEW
If you are visiting us for the first time in our office in Hamburg-Altona, you should plan some time to see and marvel. It takes a while to enjoy the unobstructed view of the city in all directions. Farsightedness and the claim to always include all perspectives also characterise our thinking and actions – together in the team as well as in cooperation with our customers.
CONTACT
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Conferences, lectures, workshops, trade fairs - the team of Hamburg Institut is looking forward to meeting you in person and exchanging ideas with you. We will inform you here as soon as new dates are fixed.