Dr. Peter D. Lund is Professor in Engineering Physics and Advanced Energy Systems at Aalto University, Finland. He has held visiting positions in China and Germany. He is Honorary Professor at Southeast University (Nanjing). He has over 40 years of experience in clean energy technologies, systems, and policies. He led Finland’s R&D programme on new energy technologies (TEKES) 1988-1998. Dr. Lund is active in senior roles with European Union initiatives in energy: he chaired the Advisory Group Energy of the European Commission 2002-2006 and the Energy Steering Panel of European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) 2013-2017, Co-Chair of European Academies’ Science to Policy support (SAPEA) on Systemic Approach to the Energy Transition in Europe 2019-2021, member in Euro-CASE energy group 2013-2017.

He is vice-chair of the Finnish Climate Panel advising Ministries 2020-2023. He is member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters and Swedish Engineering Academy in Finland, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Open Energy, member of several editorial boards. He has been internationally awarded, lastly with the Jiangsu Friendship Award and Medal (2020). His doctoral degree is from Helsinki University of Technology (1984); London Business School Alumni (1989).