Simon Müller heads the Systems Integration of Renewables Unit, which is responsible for IEA analysis on renewable electricity policy including the Grid- and System Integration of Renewables (GIVAR) programme. He served as the analytical and managerial lead of the last GIVAR phase, a two-year project assessing the technical and economic implications of large scale wind and solar grid integration. Since joining the IEA in 2010, he has authored numerous IEA publications on grid integration, market and policy design as well as renewable energy technologies. Mr Müller is a frequent speaker at international workshops and conferences. He holds a M.Sc. (Diplom) in Physics from the University of Bremen.