Senior Project Manager, Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart, Germany
Dr.-Ing. Volker Brost is an expert for transients and control of hydro power plants. He graduated with a diploma degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He continued at the Institute for Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery (IHS) and obtained his doctoral degree in transient simulation of grid restoration scenarios with several hydro power plant in joint operation.
Volker Brost has been active in the field of hydro power for more than 20 years. From 2000 to 2012, during his tenue as research associate, he gained experience in CFD-modelling of hydro power components, control of hydro turbines and simulation of the transient behaviour in combination with in-situ measurements of the control behaviour of hydro power plants.
In 2012 he joined Schluchseewerk AG, Germany’s largest operator of pumped storage plants, and was responsible for the rehabilitation of hydro assets as technical project manager.
Since 2014 he is a senior consultant in the renewable department of Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart, Germany. The company is active in Due Diligences, Feasibility Studies, Lender’s and Owner’s Engineering roles all over the world in the field of hydro power.