Mr. Fuchs is a member of the board of directors of the German meteorological service (DWD). He is responsible for DWDs climate services (Operations and Research) – which inter alia comprise the implementation of achievements from national and European research activities on user-oriented climate services for the energy sector. His scientific focus is the application of regional NWP re-analyses and of weather and climate predictions for operational services in support of the German energy transition from carbon-based energy production to renewable energy production.