The answer was blowing in the wind
Lena Kitzing has always been fascinated by the big questions in the energy field. By developing green solutions that really make a difference. However, her journey towards a career in wind energy has not always been a straight path.
In the 1970s, the people who were interested in wind turbines were mainly passionate people in Jesus sandals and Icelandic knitwear. In the early 2000s, when Lena Kitzing's career started, the world of wind energy had grown bigger, but the leading energy companies' attitude towards wind turbines was still that they were mostly for "hippies".
Nevertheless, things were starting to change. Awareness of our planet's climate issues grew and with it came the conviction that wind energy might be the solution to the problem. Lena Kitzing saw potential in fighting for the climate via the energy market-one sustainable investment at a time.
Now, Jesus sandals and knitwear have been swapped out for suits, ties, and worldwide attention. On 30 August 2022, some of the EU's most influential decision-makers will meet at the Baltic Energy Summit in Denmark to discuss the expansion of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. Wind technology has become big business, and Lena Kitzing herself is head of the interdisciplinary research department Society, Market and Policy at DTU Wind.
