Advanced experimental flow and combustion diagnostics
Advanced experimental flow and combustion diagnostics
Energy Conversion and Systems
The research group of energy conversion and systems in the department of mechanical engineering.
Our mission is to educate game-changing energy and HVAC engineers and researchers, to support industries and communities in their decarbonization and green energy transition processes, to make world top class research and to actively communicate research findings to general public and focus on active publishing in high quality scientific journals.
Our research group covers the energy value chain, from production by sustainable energy sources, to energy conversion, storage and end use. We have strong focus on energy markets and economics, and their modeling and optimization in dynamic environments.
Impact
Our research team is an internationally recognized front-runner in education and research on sustainable energy solutions and technologies. Our main driver is to aid society and industry in the transformation for a sustainable and carbon neutral future. Our focus is on high-level research that has also practical relevance. We accomplish this by educating future game-changers and with international and national cooperation in research projects.
To meet the requirements from energy industry and society on energy specialists, our research group is also coordinating Aalto’s three master’s programs in energy: Aalto Advanced Energy Solutions (AAE), Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering (ISEE of Nordic5Tech consortium) and Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems (SELECT of EIT Innoenergy). In total, the intake to these is 120-160 students per year. We constantly develop new learning methods, such as Virtual Reality tools in remote locations site visits, and we are also developing hands-on learning experiences in our new Renewable Energy Learning laboratory, RELab.
Infrastructure (EES)
The main infrastructure in Energy Conversion and Systems
Research topics
High-performance CFD, simulation and modelling in energy applications
Our main focus is modelling energy applications with CFD
Energy systems of buildings and communities
Modern energy systems research focuses on finding optimal solutions for ensuring a comfortable and healthy indoor environment while minimizing energy use. This is achieved both by utilizing computer simulation and optimization and by conducting experimental research on novel technologies.
Energy storage systems and materials
In the energy storage team, we work with a large variety of different energy storage technologies to support the transition to renewable energy production.
System modelling for societies and industry
We focus on large-scale energy systems, integrated assessment models, industrial energy systems and simulation and optimization techniques
Wind energy solutions
We aim to optimize wind turbine technologies, energy system and energy storage couplings, and siting strategies to increase the overall contribution of wind energy to the global energy mix.
Hydrogen solutions
We focus on methanol synthesis and hydrogen production.
Latest publications
Role of the cement industry in climate neutrality considering uncertainties in deployment of carbon capture technologies : A site-specific modeling approach
Farzin Ahmadi, Ilkka Keppo
2026
Energy Conversion and Management
Anodic electrodeposition of MIL-53(Al) thin films on aluminum : Synthesis, characterization, and potential for direct electric heating
Parsa Amin, Nima Rezaei, Eveliina Repo, Jani Sainio, Hamid Reza Godini
2026
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Technical, economic and environmental analysis of production scraps direct recycling from lithium-ion battery manufacturing
Martina Bruno, Lotta Liina Lassila, Carlotta Francia, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Silvia Fiore
2026
Cleaner Environmental Systems
Modelling of the Automated Supply Air Temperature Control Through Empirical Graphs
Marika Eik, Afzaal Ather, Andrea Ferrantelli, Ahmet Kose, Juri Belikov
2026
Proceedings of the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress - CLIMA 2025 - Volume 1
Clustering energy performance certificates : a methodology for selecting representative buildings in scalable energy simulations
Hatef Hajian, Collin Leiber, Kalevi Härkönen, Heikki Mannila, Andrea Ferrantelli
2026
Energy and Buildings
Economic viability of large-scale solar PV implementation in the Nordic power market : Case Finland
Dilshika Heenatigala Kankanamge, Jaakko Jääskeläinen, Sami Jouttijärvi, Sanna Syri
2026
Renewable Energy Focus
Few-shot anomaly detection in engine cold testing : A synthetic fault augmentation approach with self-attention memory and dynamic thresholding
Haojie Huang, Hui Guo, Shuai Zhang, Dingyu Hu, Pei Sun, Yansong Wang, Qiang Cheng
2026
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
Cost-Optimal Dimensioning of Energy Systems in Kindergarten and Apartment Building with Renewables in a Nordic Climate
Yuchen Ju, Xinyi Hu, Juha Jokisalo, Risto Kosonen, Altti Meriläinen, Antti Kosonen, Tianchen Xue
2026
Proceedings of the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress - CLIMA 2025 - Volume 1
High energy density long-term thermochemical energy storage composite based on salt and wood-derived activated biochar
Ali Kasebi Vayghan, Maryam Roza Yazdani McCord, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Ari Seppälä
2026
Energy Conversion and Management
Model linking for low-carbon transitions : Technical and conceptual challenges and best practices
Ilkka Keppo, Alaa Al Khourdajie, Francesco Gardumi, Georg Holtz, Alexandros Nikas, Georgios Xexakis, Noelia Ferreras-Alonso, Panagiotis Fragkos, Natasha Frilingou, Hesam Ghadaksaz, Adam Hawkes, Adrián Mateo, Shivika Mittal, Gonzalo Parrado-Hernando, Glen P. Peters, Lorenzo Rinaldi, Matteo Vincenzo Rocco, Ida Sognnæs, Dirk Jan van de Ven, Behzad Zamanipour
2026
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Members
Dilshika Heenatigala Kankanamge
Doctoral Researcher
Shervin Karimkashi Arani
Academy Research Fellow
T212 Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering
