Dr. Merla Kubli

Biography

Merla Kubli is an assistant professor in System Dynamics at the Policy Analysis section of the Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management at TU Delft. Her research focuses on business dynamics and climate solutions, specifically in the areas of low-carbon innovations, renewable energies, decentralized flexibility, and circular economy solutions related to electric vehicle batteries. She is passionate about merging rigor and relevance in her research to advance the spread of climate solutions. Her work utilizes System Dynamics simulation and choice experiments to explore consumer-provider interactions and emerging business models, particularly collaborating with the energy industry to support business development strategies that capture opportunities in the energy transition. Merla's current research includes initiatives on circular economy solutions for electric vehicle batteries as part of the CircuBAT project, and business models for SMEs within energy communities through the H2020 project E-LAND. Before her appointment at TU Delft, she co-founded and managed a master's certificate program in Managing Climate Solutions at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. She holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen, with a dissertation focused on 'Decentralization Dynamics in Energy Systems: Prosumer Preferences from System-Level Perspectives.' A considerable portion of her doctoral research was conducted at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, alongside the research group Future Energy Systems, where she developed the TREES simulation model. She graduated with an Erasmus Mundus European Master in System Dynamics.

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