• Junior professor for Transformative Energy System Analysis
• Head of the research group “Transformative Energy System Analysis”

• Empirical behavioral research
• Energy behavior and technology adoption decisions
• Motivations and attitudes toward energy transitions and climate change

• KoRPSA – Carbon management for climate neutrality: regional potentials and systemic analysis
• Smart self-consumption and storage for a more efficient consumption of energy (AsimutE)

Sloot, D.; Limbach, K.; Faure, C.; Guetlein, M. C.; Fichtner, W.; Schultmann, F. (2026)
Public perceptions of energy security risks and energy transition support in France and Germany. Cell Reports Sustainability, 3(3).
doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100663

Sloot, D.; Bostrom, A. (2024)
The role of framing in public support for direct air capture: A moral hazard survey experiment in the United States. Energy Research & Social Science, 116, 103694.
doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103694

Sloot, D.; Scheibehenne, B. (2022)
Understanding the financial incentive conundrum: A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of financial incentive interventions in promoting energy conservation behavior. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 168, 112761.
doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112761

Sloot, D.; Steg, L.; Jans, L. (2019)
In it for the money, the environment, or the community? Motives for being involved in community energy initiatives. Global Environmental Change, 57, 101936.
doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101936

Sloot, D.; Jans, L.; Steg, L. (2018)
Can community energy initiatives motivate sustainable energy behaviours? The role of initiative involvement and personal pro-environmental motivation. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 57, 99-106.
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.06.007