Wim Turkenburg
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Wim C. Turkenburg (1947) is Professor and head of department of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Utrecht, and he is scientific director of Scientific Director of the Utrecht Centre for Energy research (UCE) as well as the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation of Utrecht University. From 1997 to 2004, he was a member of the Council on Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment of the Netherlands and a member of the board of the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands.
He is author or co-author of many articles and publications on renewable energy, energy system analysis, energy policies, and climate change. He has served on numerous national and international boards and working groups, including the International Solar Energy Society, the World Energy Council, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He served on the Editorial Board of the World Energy Assessment, 1998-2000.