Dr. Peter D. Lund is Professor Emeritus in Advanced Energy Systems and Engineering Physics at Aalto University School of Science (Finland), where he initiated new energy and multidisciplinary energy science education. He has written and lectured extensively on new energy technologies, systems, and policies for the energy transition. He is most well-known for his contributions to clean energy and systems issues, and nano materials for new energy devices. He has made original contributions in advanced fuel cells, 3rd generation solar cells, energy storage, energy system flexibility, but also in large R&D initiatives and science-to-policy advice.

He led Finland’s first national R&D programme on new energy technologies 1988-98, Director of National Graduate School in Energy Science & Technology 2003-08, visiting positions in Germany and China. He chaired the Advisory Group Energy of European Commission 2002-06, chaired the Energy Steering Panel of European Academies Science Advisory Council 2013-17, co-chaired European Academies’ science advice to leaders of the European Commission 2019-21 on policy for the energy transition. He was vice-chair of the Finnish Government’s Climate Change Panel 2019-23.

He is a Member of Swedish Engineering Academy in Finland (Silver Medal 2021) and Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, Fellow of WSSET and AIIA.. He is Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief for Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy & Environment (Wiley), Founding Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Open Energy (OUP) and he serves on editorial boards of many other journals. He has co-authored close to 500 peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has received several awards, e.g., in 2021 the China Friendship Award, and he is member of several boards.