Lukas Hegner Lukas Hegner

Biography

Education: 

• Bachelor of Science ETH Zürich (BSc. ETH) - Mechanical Engineering;

• Master of Science ETH Zürich(MSc. ETH) - Mechanical Engineering;
  Energy Systems, System Modelling, Energy Economics;
  Thesis: “Myopic investment and operation planning of the European energy transition on multiple time scales”

Work Experience:

• 2024 - present: Research Associate HSLU; 
  Competence Centre Business Engineering (CCBE); 
  Energy Economics, Sustainability, Energy System Modelling;

• 2024 - present: Zelsius AG, www.zelsius.ch

• 2020 - 2021: Climeworks AG, Product Development Intern

Publications:

2026:

• “Two-level rolling horizon optimization to separate investment and operational myopic planning of the energy transition”; 
  Jacob Mannhardt, Lukas Hegner, Giovanni Sansavini;
  Energy Strategy Reviews; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2026.102173; 

2025:

• “Fördermechanismen für PV optimieren; Photovoltaik in Schweizer Kantonen”; 
  Joëlle Clot, Lukas Hegner, Oliver Woll;
  electro suisse; https://www.bulletin.ch/foerdermechanismen-fuer-pv-optimieren; 

2024:

• “Nanoengineering Scalephobic Surfaces for Liquid Cooling Enhancement”; 
  Julian Schmid, Tobias Armstrong, Niklas Denz, Lars Heller, Lukas Hegner, Gabriel Schnoering, Jovo Vidic, Thomas M. Schutzius;
  Advanced Materials Interfaces; https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400383; 

2023: 

• “Peer-to-Peer Trading in Local Energy Communities for RES Uptake: A Socio-Economic Study”; 
  Yousra Sidqi, Melanie Hermann, André Eggli, Lukas Hegner;
  IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica; https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica57932.2023.10363328

2022:

• “Citizens empowerment in smart energy communities”;
  Yousra Sidqi, Fiona Zimmermann, Lukas Hegner, Anastasia Ponomareva;
  IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2); https://doi.org/10.1109/ISC255366.2022.9922523

2021: 

• “Experimental Feasibility Study of a Direct Contact Latent Heat Storage Using an Ester as a Bio-Based Storage Material”;
  Lukas Hegner, Stefan Krimmel, Rebecca Ravotti, Dominic Festini, Jörg Worlitschek, Anastasia Stamatiou;
  MDPI Energies; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14020511