Florian Maringer has been working on the energy transition for over twelve years. At the beginning as a citizen for energy transition projects and professionally as an expert for energy management and industry in the "Interessengemeinschaft Windkraft Österreich". From 2018 to 2020, he was managing director of the umbrella organization of renewable energies in Austria (Erneuerbare Energie Österreich). In these functions, he was also the Austrian representative on the Board of the European Renewable Energy Association. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Climate Protection in the team for energy and climate.