BAHA KUBAN

Biography

Clean energy technologies, urban climate change and policy expert. Obtained his Ph.D. from Lousiana State University-USA in 1986 in Engineering Science, M.Sc. from University of British Colombia in 1983 in Materials Science. He has worked in the glass industry in Turkey as research engineer and business development manager. In 2007 he started to work for Ecofys as a senior consultant in the areas of clean energy technologies, climate change strategy and and policy. In 2009 he became manager–partner in CleanGlobe, a solar PV consulting and engineering firm. He is managing-partner in Demir Energy, working in solar electricity, sustainable cities, eco-innovation, transition management and climate change politics. Some of the key public and private sector projects he was involved: · Technology Projects Evaluation and Environmental Technologies Advisory Committee · Elaboration of Energy Efficiency Programs for Industrial SME’s in Turkey · Developing Climate Change Strategies for industrial sectors in Turkey · Energy/Carbon Inventories, Sustainable Energy and Climate Adaptation Plans for Turkish cities · Development and Coordination of H2020 Smart City & Communities Projects and others. Member  of CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Smart and Sustainable Cities Sector Forum-SSCC-SF, working towards European Smart City Standards.