HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 2: Solar powered mobility at zero costs and zero emissions

Prof Dr Moritz Loock, Senior Lecturer, Energy and Sustainability Managment

  • Start  Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 5:00pm
  • Finish    Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 6:15pm
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Prof Dr Moritz Loock, Senior Lecturer, Energy and Sustainability Managment

Research on new business models leveraging the convergence of the energy and automotive industry

Summary: The seminar highlights the role of business model research for solar powered mobility. While much of the current focus is on two iconic business models, home charging with privately owned solar PV and public charging on the road, the convergence of energy and mobility offers a wealth of additional opportunities for customer-centric business models. The seminar discusses how business model innovation moves beyond the two icons. Two current research projects are presented in more detail: The first looks at efficiency of the EV sales process at car dealerships. The second project investigates how specifics of large e-mobility fleets influence optimisation strategies in electric power and energy reserve trading.

Speaker: Prof Dr Moritz Loock is a senior lecturer of Energy and Sustainability Management at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. His research centers around the convergence of the energy and automotive industry with a particular focus on the economics of electric mobility, business models for flexibility in energy markets and the economy of sustainable cities. In his work Moritz aims at combining research and practice. He has been a past winner of the HSG Impact Award. Between 2020-2025 he has been leading the Climate Solution Task Force at the University of St Gallen. Next to his academic work Moritz is shareholder of an own family business.