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.
Summer jobs
Information on summer jobs. To be updated.
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
Large Eddy Simulation of environmental impacts on mass transport in laboratory-scale vertical farm
Ali A. Ashnani, Alpo Laitinen, Shervin Karimkashi, Ville Vuorinen, Titta Kotilainen, Juha Näkkilä, Pasi Herranen, Ossi Kaario
2026
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
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
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
A stochastic fuzzy multicriteria methodology for energy planning decision support : Case study of the electrification of the Greek road transport sector
Diamantis Koutsandreas, Ilkka Keppo
2026
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Technoeconomic feasibility of a waste-to-energy (WtE) polygeneration system implementing circular carbon strategies : A case study for Spain
Farzin Ahmadi, Reza Shirmohammadi, Fèlix Llovell, Majid Amidpour
2025
Renewable Energy
Large-Eddy simulation of highly under-expanded hydrogen jets using a low dissipative solver
Haseeb Ali, Ville Vuorinen, Aleksi Rintanen
2025
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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
2025
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Multi-objective techno-economic-environmental optimization of the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system : A high-rise building
Hamed Amini, Behrang Sajadi, Pouria Ahmadi
2025
Energy Equipment and Systems
Individually controlled localized chilled beam combined with chilled ceiling: Thermal environment
Taha Arghand, Arsen Krikor Melikov, Zhecho Bolashikov, Panu Mustakallio, Risto Kosonen
2025
Building and Environment
Members
Dilshika Heenatigala Kankanamge
Doctoral Researcher
Shervin Karimkashi Arani
Academy Research Fellow
T212 Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering
