Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes Vice-President of the European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF), Board member BEE bei Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie e.V.
Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes is a renewable energy expert with more than 20 years of professional and honorary experience. He is working for a fully Renewables based energy system.
He is a Vice-President of the European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF), after having served as the associations President from 2010 to 2014. He is representing EREF as a Steering Committee Member of the Global Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21).
Rainer is also a Board Member of the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) and the Chairman of BEEs European and international affairs Committee. He is representing both EREF and BEE at the Global100%Renewables platform.
Representing EREF or BEE, or as a senior expert, Rainer is closely working with international institutions or association, such as the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), e.g. representing EREF in IRENAs Coalition for Action and as a co-chair or the Towards-100%-Renewable-Energy Working Group, or with the International Energy Agency (IEA), e.g. as a member of the Renewable Industry Advisory Board (RIAB).
Rainer is working with the World Renewable Energy Network (WREC/WREN) as the Head of the Policy Committee and as an Advisor to the WREN Council.