ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research
Holger Kuhn is a seasoned scientist with extensive experience in the fields of fuel cell technology and energy systems. Currently serving as Senior Scientist at the ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research since April 2020, Holger also holds the position of Deputy Head of TD Data & Power Networks. Prior to this role, Holger worked as a Senior Scientist at Bauhaus Luftfahrt from August 2009 to March 2020 and as a Development Engineer at MTU Onsite Energy Systems GmbH from December 2006 to July 2009, focusing on Combined Heat and Power Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Systems. Holger's academic background includes a Doctor of Science in Physical Chemistry from ETH Zürich and a Diplom/Master Degree in Physics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research
ZAL – Hamburg’s Center of Applied Aeronautical Research – is the technological research and development network of the civil aviation industry in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. It functions as an interface between academic & research institutions, the aviation sector, and the City of Hamburg, aimed at securing and continually expanding the world’s third-largest civil aviation location in Hamburg. Working together closely with the aviation cluster, Hamburg Aviation, ZAL bundles the technological competence of the city in a single facility thereby creating synergy. ZAL’s focus is on the integration and industrialization of aviation technologies. To achieve this, ZAL networks industry and science, establishing an application-oriented innovation culture and making the very latest research and development infrastructure available to its partners. Guided by the motto of research and development “under one roof”, ZAL moved into its own home, the TechCenter, in 2016. With a working area of almost 26,000 square meters, the ZAL TechCenter provides space for around 600 workplaces in offices, laboratories, and hangars. Equipped with a high-quality research and test infrastructure for selected aeronautical fields, the facility will drive the industrialization of new technologies. Impressum: https://zal.aero/impressum/