Henrik Lund (born 2 July 1960) is a Danish engineer (M.Sc.Eng.1985) and Professor in Energy Planning at Aalborg University in Denmark. He holds a Ph.D. in Implementaion of Sustainable Energy Systems (1990), and a Dr.Techn. in Choice Awareness and Renewable Energy Systems (2009).
Henrik Lund is a highly ranked world-leading researcher. He is listed among ISI Highly Cited researchers ranking him among the top 1% researchers in the world within engineering.
Henrik Lund has many years of management experience as head of department for approx. 200 staff persons (1996-2002), head of section for approx. 50 persons (2014 – 2016) and head of research group of 20-30 persons (2002 – present). During his time the Sustainable Energy Planning research group at Aalborg University has now grown to approx. 30 staff members including 5 professors.
Henrik Lund is Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s high-impact journal Energy with annual 8000+ submissions.
Henrik Lund is the author of more than 300 books and articles including the book ''Renewable Energy Systems”.
Henrik Lund is the architect and maker of the Advanced Energy Systems Analysis Tool EnergyPLAN - designed for the analysis and design of sustainable energy solutions at the national level. Today, the model has more than 5000 registered users in more than 100 countries and has been applied in around 100 peer reviewed journal articles.