Prof. Dr. Henning Rentz
Honorary Professor

Chair of Microeconomics with a Focus on Energy and Resource Economics

Am Stadtgraben 9
48149 Münster


henning.rentz@innogy.com

  • Research foci

    • The lecture comprises current topics in the policy and economics of energy, e.g. conventional thermal plants, renewable energy sources, grid and storage technologies, smart meter, smart grid and power trading.

  • Education

    since 1986
    1994 Ph. D. examination. 1991 - 1994 Scientific staff member at the University of Münster; Lectures at the Fachhochschule für Öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen. 1986 to 1991 Studies in Economics at the University of Münster. 1985 to 1986 Military Service. 1982 to 1985 Apprenticeship and Employee at Dresdner Bank AG, Dortmund.

  • Positions

    since 1994
    Since 2015 RWE AG, Managing Director iSWITCH GmbH, innogy’s and RWE’s internal job market, and Vice President Corporate Responsibility of innogy SE. Since 2010 Honorary Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Münster. 1996 to 2014 Various positions at RWE, latest: Vice President Group Executive Management. 1994 to 1995 Senior Adviser at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety, Bonn, Department for Energy and Climate Change.