Moeck, Prof. Dr. Inga
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Inga MOECK
Prof. Dr. Inga Moeck is structural geologist and joined the Faculty of Geosciences and Geography at the Georg-August-University in January 2018 when she received her professor position in Applied Geothermics and Geohydraulics. This position is a joint professorship of University Göttingen and Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), where she is Chair of Section Geothermics and Information Systems. As one of the few scientists in Germany, Moeck deals with the question of the energy transition of sports arenas using geothermal energy. Sports facilities are an important social infrastructure and therefore need to be modernized in terms of energy consumption just like many other buildings in municipalities, businesses, and industry. However, sports facilities are often owned by clubs, and these clubs need to be supported in the transformation of their sports facilities through research and innovation. The greatest potential for innovation in sports facilities lies in modern heating and cooling systems, which are the largest energy consumers in arena operations. For example, the annual electricity demand of the Berlin Olympic Park is 7 GWh, whereas the annual heat demand is 23 GWh. Geothermal energy can be a key technology for the heating and cooling of sports facilities, both in stadium modernization and in new stadium construction.