Hans van Steen is Acting Director on Renewables, Research, Innovation and Energy Efficiency in the Directorate General for Energy in the European Commission.
Mr van Steen began his career in the Danish Ministry for Education and later moved to the Ministry for Energy as Head of Sector for European and Nordic energy co-operation. He joined the European Commission in 1989 as a Seconded National Expert, working mainly in the area of energy technology dissemination. Following several assignments in the fields of energy and transport, he became Deputy Head of Unit for Inter-institutional Affairs (2001 – 2006), Head of Unit for Renewable Energy (2006 – 2013), Head of Unit for and International Energy Relations and Enlargement (2013 – 2017) and Adviser on Renewables, Research and Innovation and Energy Efficiency (2017 – present). He became Acting Director on 1 October 2018.
Mr van Steen holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Århus, Denmark.