Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Henning

Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Henning is Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany and Professor for “Solar Energy Systems” at the Institute of Sustainable Systems Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Freiburg. He is chairman of the Expert Council on Climate Issues (appointed by the German Government), member of the Advisory Board for the Energy Research Program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, member of the acatech (German National Academy of Science and Engineering) and member of the board of directors of the academy project "Energy systems of the future". Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Henning is chairman of the Fraunhofer Group for Energy Technologies and Climate Protection and member of the presidential council of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

Prof. Dr. Henning obtained his PhD in physics at Oldenburg University in 1993. Since 1994, he has been working at Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg. In 2014 he was appointed Professor of Technical Energy Systems at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT and in 2017 Director of Fraunhofer ISE.

Henning’s research focus lies in building energy technology and energy system analysis. He plays a leading role in the development of computer models for the comprehensive simulation and optimization of complex energy systems. Their results are applied for developing national / regional energy systems with consideration of all energy sources and end-use sectors.