In October 2011 Professor Dr. Andreas Löschel has been appointed chair of the expert commission of the monitoring process “Energy of the Future” of the German Federal Government. The goal of this project was to provide scientific support to the expert commission and it encompasses the preparation of expertises and research inquiries to current developments in the context of the German energy transition. These culminated in the annual publication of statements on the monitoring and progress reports from the German Federal Government, respectively. Furthermore, meetings and communication of the expert commission with the German Federal Ministries and the Federal Network Agency as well as public relations activities of the expert commission were organised.