Holger Hesse

Prof. Dr. Holger Hesse serves as Professor and Head of the Institute of Energy and Drive Technology at Kempten University of Applied Sciences' Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, appointed to the Research Professorship in Smart Energy Systems on September 1, 2022. Previously, he was Deputy Head at the Chair of Electrical Energy Storage Technology at Technical University of Munich (TUM).

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Physics on organic photovoltaics from LMU Munich and University of Wollongong, Australia
• Research stays at UC Santa Barbara and Cambridge University

Hesse's research focuses on energy storage systems with emphasis on:

• Optimization of battery systems for grid services and EV charging infrastructure
• Modeling of battery degradation and aging-aware control strategies
• Carbon footprint analysis of storage applications
• Economic evaluation in evolving energy markets
• Machine learning for state estimation and lifetime prediction

Analysis of his 2023-2025 publications reveals strong trends toward deep reinforcement learning for energy management, probabilistic aging prediction, and real-time optimization of heterogeneous storage systems. Key developments include thermal-aging integrated control, market-adaptive revenue stacking, and environmental impact quantification through frameworks like Energy System Network.

As head of the Institute of Energy and Drive Technology, Hesse leads the Stationary Energy Storage Systems (SES) research group, advising graduate students and collaborating with industry partners on smart energy system development and sustainable mobility solutions.