Michael Heidenreich is an independent consultant with an outstanding track record in exploitation, particularly in energy efficiency in building, renewable energy, smart cities and resource efficiency. He is dealing especially with marketing and market research in the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and renewable resources in general. His expertise covers: collaborating with national/international organisations, socio-economic research in smart districts and communities in the frame of the European smart city and concerto initiatives, comparative studies on sustainable development and research on support instruments such as Green Pricing, feed-in tariffs, investment funds and other promotion activities.