Department of Mechanical Engineering

Energy Conversion and Systems

Energy Conversion and Systems research group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Our mission is to educate game-changing energy 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.

Research topics

Latest publications

Experimental Study on Flash Boiling of Ammonia Fuel Sprays - A Potential Alternative Fuel

Muhammad Saad Akram, Maryam Yeganeh, Qiang Cheng, Ossi Kaario, Martti Larmi 2023 SAE Technical Papers

Eco-design for perovskite solar cells to address future waste challenges and recover valuable materials

Elena S. Akulenko, Mahboubeh Hadadian, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Kati Miettunen 2023 Heliyon

Suunnitteluharjoituksen toteutus digitaalisena oppimispelinä energiatekniikan yliopisto-opetuksessa

Kari Alanne, Karoliina Pakkanen, Tatu Heinämäki 2023 YLIOPISTOPEDAGOGIIKKA

Conversion of municipals waste into syngas and methanol via steam gasification using CaO as sorbent : An Aspen Plus modelling

Arshid Mahmood Ali, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muddasser Inayat, Khurram Shahzad, Abdulrahim Ahmad Al-Zahrani, Aishah Binti Mahpudz 2023 Fuel

Overheating calculation methods, criteria, and indicators in European regulation for residential buildings

Shady Attia, Caroline Benzidane, Ramin Rahif, Deepak Amaripadath, Mohamed Hamdy, Peter Holzer, Annekatrin Koch, Anton Maas, Sven Moosberger, Steffen Petersen, Anna Mavrogianni, Juan Maria Hidalgo-Betanzos, Manuela Almeida, Jan Akander, Hossein Khosravi Bakhtiari, Olivier Kinnane, Risto Kosonen, Salvatore Carlucci 2023 Energy and Buildings

Unveiling the Decision-Making Dilemmas in Mini-Grids: The Intricate Case of Smart Meters

Venkata Bandi, Tiia Sahrakorpi, Jukka Paatero, Risto Lahdelma 2023 Energies

Flexible and conductive nanofiber textiles for leakage-free electro-thermal energy conversion and storage

Hossein Baniasadi, Despoina Chatzikosmidou, Ari Kankkunen, Jukka Seppälä, Maryam R. Yazdani McCord 2023 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Form-stable phase change electrospun nanofibers mat with thermal regulation and biomedical multi-functionalities

Hossein Baniasadi, Maryam Madani, Jukka Seppälä, Julie B. Zimmerman, Roza Yazdani 2023 Journal of Energy Storage

Water-resistant gum-based phase change composite for thermo-regulating insulation packaging

Hossein Baniasadi, Jukka Seppälä, Ari Kankkunen, Ari Seppälä, Roza Yazdani 2023 Journal of Energy Storage

Exceptionally high energy storage density for seasonal thermochemical energy storage by encapsulation of calcium chloride into hydrophobic nanosilica capsules

Aleksi Barsk, Maryam Roza Yazdani, Ari Kankkunen, Ari Seppälä 2023 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
More information on our research in the Research database.
Research database

Members

Samuel Cross

Project Manager
Research Services

Mika Järvinen

Professori (Associate professor)
Timo Laukkanen

Timo Laukkanen

Staff Scientist
Energy Conversion and Systems

Roza Yazdani

Academy Postdoctoral Researcher
Shervin Karimkashi Arani

Shervin Karimkashi Arani

Postdoctoral Researcher
T212 Mechanical Engineering
Behnam Talebjedi

Behnam Talebjedi

Postdoctoral Researcher
Xiaolei Yuan

Xiaolei Yuan

Postdoctoral Researcher
T212 Mechanical Engineering
Atmadeep Bhattacharya

Atmadeep Bhattacharya

Academy Postdoctoral Researcher
T212 Mechanical Engineering

Olli Himanen

Professor of Practice

Fang Haizhou

Visiting Doctoral Researcher

Ali Haider

Doctoral Researcher

Jay Prakash Bijarniya

Postdoctoral Researcher
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