Organisational structure

The ifeu is organized as a non-profit limited company (gemeinnützige GmbH). The only partners in ifeu gGmbH are long-standing ifeu employees. At present, these are: Lothar Eisenmann, Dr. Thomas Fröhlich, Benedikt Kauertz, Udo Lambrecht, Dr. Sara Ortner, Prof. Dr. Martin Pehnt und Nils Rettenmaier.

The scientific board is the institute’s central decision-making body and consists of the managing directors

as well as additional heads of department/scientific directors and the the director of finances and administration.

The Scientific Board also includes three representatives from the staff. Currently, these are Sabrina Ludmann, Felix Spathelf and Eva Späte.

The task of the scientific board is to develop the institute’s substantive strategy, plan the long-term departmental work, acquire projects, plan projects, and coordinate project management. The departments are the pillars of the ifeu institute. This is where the scientific topics are worked on, and new project ideas developed. Each department operates largely independently. The ifeu is divided into five main topics:

• Biomass
• Energy
• Nutritional transition
• Industry and products
• Mobility
• Resources