Weale, Graham

Professor for Energy Economics and Policy, Ruhr University Bochum. Research areas: industry decarbonisation, energy pricing, hydrogen and green fuels

• 2016 - Professor for Energy Economics and Policy, Ruhr Universität Bochum
• 2017-2015 Chief Economist - RWE AG
• 2000-2007 Director of European Energy Consulting, Global Insight (jetzt Standard & Poors)
• 1987-2000 Senior Energy Consultant | Manager of Energy Consulting - Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates (WEFA)
• 1984- 1987 Senior Energy Consultant - Data Resources Inc. (McGraw Hill)
• 1982-1984 Management Consultant - Deloitte
• MBA - Cranfield School of Management (Specialisation - Economics and Finance)
• 1977-1981 Supply Analyst | Refining Co-ordinator - ExxonMobil (Downstream and Refining)
• 1977 M.Sc in Systems Engineering - London University (City)
• 1975 Bachelorabschluss in Physic - Oxford Universität

(1) Confidential Arbitration (AAA – International Centre for Dispute Resolution 2023) – Breach of contract dispute between multinational chemical companies. Submitted report and testified at merits hearing as expert witness on energy contracting. Hearing: New York 2023. Lawyers: Eimer Stahl LLP (2) Gas arbitration case between sellers of gas from Trinidad & Tobago and a European Oil/Gas company Hearing: New York 2007. Lawyers: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. (3) Gas arbitration between Nigerian company and European Oil/Gas company Hearing: London 2006. Lawyers: Skadden Arps (4) Norwegian gas arbitration where he represented a European gas company Hearing: case settled before hearing 2005. Lawyers: Kvale Advokatfirma DA (5) ICC case Norwegian gas arbitration case where he represented the Continental Buying Consortium Hearing: Stockholm 1989. Lawyers: Coudert Brothers

• Herausforderungen bei der Gestaltung und Verhandlung von Wasserstoff-lieferverträgen / Challenges in designing and negotiating hydrogen supply contracts - EnWZ • Zeitschrift für das gesamte Recht der Energiewirtschaft, Februar 2024 (Mit Dr Hendrik Wessling, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)
• Can an energy-only market fully remunerate investment? Empirical evidence since 2005 Energy Policy, June 2023
• Contribution of Nuclear Power Plants to the Energy Transition International Journal for Nuclear Power, 2019
• Der Wasserstoffhochlauf ist nur mit einem nationalen Handels-unternehmen möglich / The hydrogen ramp-up is only possible with a national trading company (Tagesspiegel Background 14.11.2023 )
• Die deutsche Industriestrategie auf das niedrige EE-Potenzial abstimmen / German industry must adapt to the low renewable energy potential (Tagesspiegel 04.01.2023)
• Die restriktive Energiepolitik wird zum Tod der Industrie führen / The restrictive German energy policy will lead to the death of industry (Handelsblatt, 29.10.2021)
• Das Dilemma des Gewährleistungsstaats: Klimaneutralität und Grundrechte / The dilemma of the state: climate neutrality and fundamental rights (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Einspruch, 11.06.2021)
• Studie zur Klimapolitik „Ergebnisse sind besorgniserregend“ – EU kann ihre Klimaziele kaum noch erreichen / Study on climate policy – the EU can scarcely meet its goals (Handelsblatt, 16.07.2020)

• VIK - Deutscher Verband für die energieintensive Industrie
• Wirtschaftsrat (Wirtschaftsflügel der Union)
• DFBEW (Deutsche-Franzöosische Büro für die Energiewende