Michael Kalis

Michael Kalis is a research associate in the "Energy" cluster. He focuses on climate mitigation technologies, hydrogen and other renewable gases.

He studied law with a focus on international and European law at the European University Viadrina and the Université du Luxembourg. For special achievements in European Law he received the certificate "European Law" from the University Viadrina. Following his first state examination, he completed his legal clerkship at the Court of Appeal in Berlin, including positions at the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, Amnesty International e.V., the law firm Geulen & Klinger and the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UN in Geneva. After his second state examination, Michael Kalis worked as a research assistant at the IKEM - Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility. At the IKEM, Mr. Kalis is particularly concerned with questions regarding the promotion of innovation in the transformation process of the energy transition. In this context, he deals with real laboratories and experimentation clauses. In addition, Mr. Kalis is investigating the legal framework for power-to-X applications, with a special focus on synthetic fuels and renewable gases. In his dissertation "Justitiabler Klimaschutz in Deutschland" (Justiciable Climate Protection in Germany), he examines the role of courts in national climate protection lawsuits.