Arild Helseth
Foto:
Kai T. Dragland / NTNU
About
I am part of the Electricity Markets and Energy Systems Planning research group at the Department of Electric Energy.
My research concerns the development and use of methods and mathematical models for power system planning and operation, particularly within the field of generation scheduling in hydro-dominated systems.
Background
- Professor at Dept. of Electric Energy, NTNU (2025-)
- 2018 - 2025 Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Energi
- 2019 - 2020 Visiting Researcher at CEPEL
- 2018 - 2019 Research Manager at SINTEF Energi (Market team)
- 2008 - 2018 Research Scientist, SINTEF Energi
- PhD from Dept. of Electric Power Engineering, NTNU (2008) - "Modelling Reliability of Supply and Infrastructural Dependency in Energy Distribution Systems"
- Siv.Ing. (MSc) from ‘Energy and the Environment’, NTNU (2003)
I serve as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
I was involved in the development and maintenance of the following computer models at SINTEF Energi:
- Samnett – a simulator adding detailed transmission grid analyses to the EMPS model to resemble flow-based market clearing.
- ProdRisk – a hydropower optimization and simulation tool based on stochastic dual dynamic programming (SDDP).
- Fansi – a fundamental long-term power market simulator with detailed representation of the hydropower system.
- Primod – a fundamental short-term power market simulator including reserve procurement and activation.
- ReSDDP – an open source fundamental power market model based on SDDP and spatial decomposition.
Competencies
Publications
2026
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Schäffer, Linn Emelie;
Bakken, Tor Haakon;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2026)
Optimal operation of hydropower systems with environmental constraints on reservoir management.
Renewable Energy
Academic article
2025
-
Rex, Stefan;
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2025)
Energy security and adequacy from hydropower.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Research report
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Bergset, Amund Skretting;
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2025)
On the Impact of Demand Response in the Nordic Power System.
Academic chapter
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Aubin, Viviane;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus;
Fleten, Stein-Erik.
(2025)
Whose heads are we keeping above water? Impacts of risk aversion on hydropower medium-term scheduling.
Energy
Academic article
-
Aubin, Viviane;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2025)
Do we have to choose between the ecosystems and the energy transition? Environmental trade-offs with operation of Norwegian hydropower.
Renewable Energy
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2025)
The ReSDDP Model - Principles and Algorithm.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Bergset, Amund Skretting.
(2025)
Demand Response in Power Market Models.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
2024
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Helseth, Arild.
(2024)
Approximating hydropower systems by feasibility spaces in stochastic dual dynamic programming.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Fleten, Stein-Erik.
(2024)
Editorial: special issue on “Hydropower Scheduling”.
Energy Systems
Editorial
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Helseth, Arild.
(2024)
Snow Storage Information in Hydropower Scheduling.
NTNU/SINTEF
Research report
2023
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Helseth, Arild;
Melo, Albert C.G.;
Ploussard, Quentin;
Mo, Birger;
Maceira, Maria E.P.;
Botterud, Audun;
Voisin, Nathalie.
(2023)
Hydropower Scheduling Toolchains: Comparing Experiences in Brazil, Norway, and USA and Implications for Synergistic Research.
Journal of water resources planning and management
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Rex, Stefan.
(2023)
Ramping Constraints in Hydropower Scheduling.
NTNU/SINTEF
Research report
-
Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild;
Rex, Stefan.
(2023)
Modelling uncertainty in gas and CO2 prices – consequences for electricity price.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Rex, Stefan;
Mo, Birger.
(2023)
Approximating Ramping Constraints in Hydropower Scheduling.
Academic chapter
2022
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Hågenvik, Hans Olaf;
Mathisen, Siri Gulaker;
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2022)
A Comprehensive Simulator for Hydropower Investment Decisions.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Hågenvik, Hans Olaf;
Schäffer, Linn Emelie.
(2022)
Hydropower Scheduling with State-Dependent Discharge Constraints: An SDDP Approach.
Journal of water resources planning and management
Academic article
-
Yousefi, Mojtaba;
Cheng, Xiaomei;
Gazzea, Michele;
Wierling, August Hubert;
Rajasekharan, Jayaprakash;
Helseth, Arild;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Arghandeh, Reza.
(2022)
Day-ahead inflow forecasting using causal empirical decomposition.
Journal of Hydrology
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2022)
Relaxation Techniques and Temporal Decomposition of Scenarios in Fundamental Power Market Models.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2022)
Spatial Benders decomposition for
hydrothermal scheduling – Application to
the Fansi market model.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Schäffer, Linn Emelie;
Korpås, Magnus;
Helseth, Arild.
(2022)
Optimal Operation of Hydro-Dominated Power Systems with Environmental Constraints.
Academic chapter
-
Mathisen, Siri Gulaker;
Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild;
Bladh, Johan;
Funkquist, Jonas.
(2022)
Measuring the Impact of Environmental Constraints
on Hydropower Flexibility.
Academic chapter
-
Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Parvania, Masood;
Helseth, Arild;
Farahmand, Hossein.
(2022)
Continuous Hydrothermal Flexibility Coordination under Wind Power Uncertainty.
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Academic article
-
Schäffer, Linn Emelie;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2022)
A stochastic dynamic programming model for hydropower scheduling with state-dependent maximum discharge constraints.
Renewable Energy
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2022)
Hydropower Aggregation by Spatial Decomposition – an SDDP Approach.
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Academic article
2021
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Helseth, Arild;
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Diniz, Andre Luiz.
(2021)
Convex Relaxations of the Short-Term Hydrothermal Scheduling Problem.
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
Academic article
-
Haugen, Mari;
Helseth, Arild.
(2021)
Primod – A fundamental short-term model for power system analyses and multimarket price forecasting.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Helseth, Arild;
Haugen, Mari;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Mo, Birger;
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Stenkløv, Inge.
(2021)
Assessing the benefits of exchanging spinning reserve capacity within the hydro-Dominated nordic market.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
2020
-
Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Helseth, Arild;
Li, Bosong;
Parvania, Masood;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Catalao, João P.S..
(2020)
Hydrothermal scheduling in the continuous-time framework.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Sveen, Eivind Bekken.
(2020)
Combining Machine Learning and Optimization for Efficient Price Forecasting.
Academic chapter
-
Haugen, Mari;
Schaffer, Linn Emelie;
Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild.
(2020)
Impact on hydropower plant income from participating in reserve capacity markets.
Academic chapter
-
Schaffer, Linn Emelie;
Adeva Bustos, Ana;
Bakken, Tor Haakon;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2020)
Modelling of Environmental Constraints for Hydropower Optimization Problems – a Review.
Academic chapter
-
Øvstebø, Mari Lund;
Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Helseth, Arild;
Farahmand, Hossein.
(2020)
Continuous-time scheduling of a hydrothermal system with integration of offshore wind power.
Academic chapter
-
Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Helseth, Arild.
(2020)
Accounting for reserve capacity activation when scheduling a hydropower dominated system.
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
Academic article
-
Haugen, Mari;
Helseth, Arild;
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Mo, Birger;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Naversen, Christian Øyn.
(2020)
On the Importance of Detailed Thermal Modeling for
Price Forecasting in Hydro-Thermal Power Systems.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Melo, Albert Corderio Geber de.
(2020)
Scheduling Toolchains in Hydro-Dominated Systems : evolution, Current Status and Future Challenges for Norway and Brazil.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Perez-Diaz, Juan I.;
Guisández, Ignacio;
Chazarra, Manuel;
Helseth, Arild.
(2020)
Medium-term scheduling of a hydropower plant participating as a price-maker in the automatic frequency restoration reserve market.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Hågenvik, Hans Olaf.
(2020)
Nonconvex Environmental Constraints in Hydropower Scheduling.
Academic chapter
2019
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Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Bjarghov, Sigurd;
Helseth, Arild.
(2019)
Operating a Battery in a Hydropower-Dominated
System to Balance Net Load Deviations.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2019)
Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Hydro Scheduling in Competitive Electricity Markets.
Springer Nature
Anthology
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Chazarra, Manuel;
Pérez-Díaz, Juan I.;
García-González, Javier;
Helseth, Arild.
(2019)
Economic effects of forecasting inaccuracies in the automatic frequency restoration service for the day-ahead energy and reserve scheduling of pumped storage plants.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
-
Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2019)
Medium-Term hydropower scheduling with variable head under inflow, energy and reserve capacity price uncertainty.
Energies
Academic article
-
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Helseth, Arild;
Naversen, Christian Øyn.
(2019)
Fundamental Multi-Product Price Forecasting in Power Markets.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild.
(2019)
Environmental Constraints in Seasonal Hydropower Scheduling.
NTNU
Research report
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López-Salgado, Carlos Josué;
Helseth, Arild;
Añó, Osvaldo;
Ojeda-Esteybar, Diego M..
(2019)
Stochastic daily hydrothermal scheduling based on decomposition and parallelization.
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
Academic article
2018
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Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir.
(2018)
Modeling and Quantifying the Importance of Snow Storage Information for the Nordic Power System.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Henden, Arild Lothe;
Warland, Geir.
(2018)
Detailed long-term hydro-thermal scheduling for expansion planning in the Nordic power system.
IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
Academic article
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Sperstad, Iver Bakken;
Wolfgang, Ove;
Helseth, Arild;
Reigstad, Tor Inge;
Kjølle, Gerd Hovin.
(2018)
Probabilistic socio-economic cost assessment integrating power market and reliability analysis.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Fodstad, Marte;
Mo, Birger.
(2018)
Optimal Hydropower Maintenance Scheduling in Liberalized Markets.
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
Academic article
-
Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Zou, Jikai;
Helseth, Arild;
Ahmed, Shabbir.
(2018)
Nonconvex medium-term hydropower scheduling by stochastic dual dynamic integer programming.
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Academic article
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Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2018)
Impact of modelling details on the generation function for a Norwegian hydropower producer.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Haugen, Mari;
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Mo, Birger;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Naversen, Christian Øyn.
(2018)
Multi-Market Price Forecasting in Hydro-Thermal Power Systems.
Academic chapter
2017
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Helseth, Arild.
(2017)
Treating nonconvex PQ-curves in ProdRisk final simulation.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Henden, Arild Lothe;
Warland, Geir.
(2017)
SOVN Model Implementation : method, functionality and details.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Fodstad, Marte.
(2017)
Water values in future power markets.
Academic chapter
-
Chazarra, Manuel;
Perez-Diaz, Juan I.;
Garcia-Gonzalez, Javier;
Helseth, Arild.
(2017)
Economic impact of forecasting errors in residual reserve curves in the day-ahead scheduling of pumped storage plants.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Fodstad, Marte;
Askeland, Magnus;
Mo, Birger;
Nilsen, Odd Bjarte;
Perez-Diaz, Juan I.;
Chazarra, Manuel;
Guisández, Ignacio.
(2017)
Assessing hydropower operational profitability considering energy and reserve markets.
IET Renewable Power Generation
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Henden, Arild Lothe.
(2017)
Start-up costs in ProdRisk : Mathematical formulation and user's guide.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
2016
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Helseth, Arild;
Fodstad, Marte;
Henden, Arild Lothe.
(2016)
Balancing Markets and their Impact on Hydropower Scheduling.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Helseth, Arild;
Fodstad, Marte;
Mo, Birger.
(2016)
Optimal medium-term hydropower scheduling considering energy and reserve capacity markets.
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Stochastic network constrained hydro-thermal scheduling using a linearized progressive hedging algorithm.
Energy Systems, Springer Verlag
Academic article
-
Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Larsen, Camilla Thorrud;
Korpås, Magnus;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Provision of rotating reserves from wind power in a hydro-dominated power system.
Academic chapter
-
Sperstad, Iver Bakken;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2016)
Valuation of stored energy in dynamic optimal power flow of distribution systems with energy storage.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Fodstad, Marte.
(2016)
Hydropower Scheduling Considering Energy and Reserve Capacity Markets : Using a combined SDP/SDDP algorithm.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Chazarra, Manuel;
Perez-Diaz, Juan I.;
Garcia-Gonzàles, Javier;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Modeling the Real-Time use of Reserves in the Joint Energy and Reserve Hourly Scheduling of a Pumped Storage Plant.
Energy Procedia
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Editorial.
Energy Procedia
Editorial
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Henden, Arild Lote;
Doorman, Gerard;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Economic Analysis of Large-Scale Pumped Storage Plants in Norway.
Energy Procedia
Academic article
-
Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2016)
A Case Study on Medium-Term Hydropower Scheduling with Sales of Capacity.
Energy Procedia
Academic article
-
Fodstad, Marte;
Helseth, Arild;
Henden, Arild Lothe.
(2016)
Modeling start/stop in short-term multi-market hydropower scheduling.
Academic chapter
-
Mo, Birger;
Henden, Arild Lothe;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Hydro-thermal market model based on price decoupling and local supply/demand curves.
Academic chapter
-
Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Korpås, Magnus;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Combined SDDP and simulator model for hydropower scheduling with sales of capacity.
Academic chapter
2015
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Gebrekiros, Yonas Tesfay;
Doorman, Gerard L.;
Preda, Traian Nicolae;
Helseth, Arild.
(2015)
Assessment of PTDF Based Power System Aggregation Schemes.
Academic chapter
-
Fodstad, Marte;
Henden, Arild Lothe;
Helseth, Arild.
(2015)
Hydropower Scheduling in Day-ahead and Balancing Markets.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Braaten, Hallvard.
(2015)
Efficient parallelization of the stochastic dual dynamic programming algorithm applied to hydropower scheduling.
Energies
Academic article
-
Gjerden, Knut Skogstrand;
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Warland, Geir.
(2015)
Hydrothermal scheduling in Norway using stochastic dual dynamic programming; a large-scale case study.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Fodstad, Marte;
Hjelmeland, Martin Nødland.
(2015)
Co-optimizing sales of energy and capacity in a hydropower scheduling model.
Academic chapter
2014
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Gjerden, Knut Skogstrand;
Wolfgang, Ove.
(2014)
Stochastic optimization model with individual water values and power flow constaints.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
2013
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Helseth, Arild;
Gjelsvik, Anders;
Mo, Birger;
Linnet, Úlfar.
(2013)
A model for optimal scheduling of hydro thermal systems including pumped-storage and wind power.
IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir;
Mo, Birger.
(2013)
A hydrothermal market model for simulation of area prices including detailed network analyses.
European transactions on electrical power
Academic article
2012
-
Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir;
Mo, Birger;
Fosso, Olav B.
(2012)
Samnett – The EMPS Model with Power Flow ConstraintsImplementation details.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2012)
A linear optimal power flow model considering nodal distribution of losses.
Academic chapter
-
Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir;
Fosso, Olav B;
Gjelsvik, Anders.
(2012)
Power System Analysis and Transmission Planning in a Changing Environment.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Helseth, Arild;
Gjelsvik, Anders;
Mo, Birger;
Warland, Geir.
(2012)
Prodnett – A Market Model Based on SDDP Including Power Flow Constraints.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2012)
Overgang til flytbasert markedsklarering?.
Energi
Professional article
2011
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Warland, Geir;
Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild.
(2011)
Handling balancing power in a power market with a large share of hydropower.
Academic chapter
2010
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Warland, Geir.
(2010)
Long-term scheduling of hydro-thermal power systems using scenario fans.
Energy Systems, Springer Verlag
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir;
Mo, Birger.
(2010)
Long-term hydro-thermal scheduling including network constraints.
Academic chapter
2009
-
Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2009)
Structural vulnerability of energy distribution systems: Incorporating infrastructural dependencies.
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
Academic article
2008
-
Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2008)
Structural Vulnerability of Energy Distribution Systems; Incorporating Infrastructural Dependencies.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2008)
Impact of Energy End Use and Customer Interruption Cost on Optimal Allocation of Switchgear in Constrained Distribution Networks.
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2008)
Modelling Reliability of Supply and Infrastructural Dependency in Energy Distribution Systems.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
-
Holen, Arne Torstein;
Helseth, Arild.
(2008)
Sårbarhet ved parallelle nett. Mørkt og kaldt samtidig?.
Elektro
Popular science article
2007
-
Helseth, Arild;
Koeppel, Gaudenz.
(2007)
Storage Potential in Pipelines and its Impact on Reliability of Supply.
Academic chapter
2006
-
Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2006)
Reliability Modeling of Gas and Electric Power Distribution Systems; Similarities and Differences.
Academic chapter
-
Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2006)
Impact of Energy End-use on Optimal Allocation of Switchgear in Radial Distribution Networks.
Academic chapter
2005
-
Holen, Arne Torstein;
Helseth, Arild;
Botterud, Audun;
Jordanger, Einar;
Bakken, Bjørn Harald.
(2005)
Energy distribution system planning: Methodologies and tools for multi-criteria decision analysis.
Academic chapter
Journal publications
-
Schäffer, Linn Emelie;
Bakken, Tor Haakon;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2026)
Optimal operation of hydropower systems with environmental constraints on reservoir management.
Renewable Energy
Academic article
-
Aubin, Viviane;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus;
Fleten, Stein-Erik.
(2025)
Whose heads are we keeping above water? Impacts of risk aversion on hydropower medium-term scheduling.
Energy
Academic article
-
Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Helseth, Arild;
Li, Bosong;
Parvania, Masood;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Catalao, João P.S..
(2020)
Hydrothermal scheduling in the continuous-time framework.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Hågenvik, Hans Olaf;
Schäffer, Linn Emelie.
(2022)
Hydropower Scheduling with State-Dependent Discharge Constraints: An SDDP Approach.
Journal of water resources planning and management
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Gjelsvik, Anders;
Mo, Birger;
Linnet, Úlfar.
(2013)
A model for optimal scheduling of hydro thermal systems including pumped-storage and wind power.
IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
Academic article
-
Yousefi, Mojtaba;
Cheng, Xiaomei;
Gazzea, Michele;
Wierling, August Hubert;
Rajasekharan, Jayaprakash;
Helseth, Arild;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Arghandeh, Reza.
(2022)
Day-ahead inflow forecasting using causal empirical decomposition.
Journal of Hydrology
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Melo, Albert C.G.;
Ploussard, Quentin;
Mo, Birger;
Maceira, Maria E.P.;
Botterud, Audun;
Voisin, Nathalie.
(2023)
Hydropower Scheduling Toolchains: Comparing Experiences in Brazil, Norway, and USA and Implications for Synergistic Research.
Journal of water resources planning and management
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Henden, Arild Lothe;
Warland, Geir.
(2018)
Detailed long-term hydro-thermal scheduling for expansion planning in the Nordic power system.
IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
Academic article
-
Chazarra, Manuel;
Pérez-Díaz, Juan I.;
García-González, Javier;
Helseth, Arild.
(2019)
Economic effects of forecasting inaccuracies in the automatic frequency restoration service for the day-ahead energy and reserve scheduling of pumped storage plants.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Fodstad, Marte;
Mo, Birger.
(2018)
Optimal Hydropower Maintenance Scheduling in Liberalized Markets.
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
Academic article
-
Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Helseth, Arild.
(2020)
Accounting for reserve capacity activation when scheduling a hydropower dominated system.
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2024)
Approximating hydropower systems by feasibility spaces in stochastic dual dynamic programming.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2008)
Impact of Energy End Use and Customer Interruption Cost on Optimal Allocation of Switchgear in Constrained Distribution Networks.
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Fodstad, Marte;
Askeland, Magnus;
Mo, Birger;
Nilsen, Odd Bjarte;
Perez-Diaz, Juan I.;
Chazarra, Manuel;
Guisández, Ignacio.
(2017)
Assessing hydropower operational profitability considering energy and reserve markets.
IET Renewable Power Generation
Academic article
-
Aubin, Viviane;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2025)
Do we have to choose between the ecosystems and the energy transition? Environmental trade-offs with operation of Norwegian hydropower.
Renewable Energy
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Fodstad, Marte;
Mo, Birger.
(2016)
Optimal medium-term hydropower scheduling considering energy and reserve capacity markets.
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild;
Braaten, Hallvard.
(2015)
Efficient parallelization of the stochastic dual dynamic programming algorithm applied to hydropower scheduling.
Energies
Academic article
-
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Stochastic network constrained hydro-thermal scheduling using a linearized progressive hedging algorithm.
Energy Systems, Springer Verlag
Academic article
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Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2019)
Medium-Term hydropower scheduling with variable head under inflow, energy and reserve capacity price uncertainty.
Energies
Academic article
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Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Zou, Jikai;
Helseth, Arild;
Ahmed, Shabbir.
(2018)
Nonconvex medium-term hydropower scheduling by stochastic dual dynamic integer programming.
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir;
Mo, Birger.
(2013)
A hydrothermal market model for simulation of area prices including detailed network analyses.
European transactions on electrical power
Academic article
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Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2018)
Impact of modelling details on the generation function for a Norwegian hydropower producer.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
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Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Parvania, Masood;
Helseth, Arild;
Farahmand, Hossein.
(2022)
Continuous Hydrothermal Flexibility Coordination under Wind Power Uncertainty.
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Diniz, Andre Luiz.
(2021)
Convex Relaxations of the Short-Term Hydrothermal Scheduling Problem.
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
Academic article
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Schäffer, Linn Emelie;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2022)
A stochastic dynamic programming model for hydropower scheduling with state-dependent maximum discharge constraints.
Renewable Energy
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2009)
Structural vulnerability of energy distribution systems: Incorporating infrastructural dependencies.
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Haugen, Mari;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Mo, Birger;
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Stenkløv, Inge.
(2021)
Assessing the benefits of exchanging spinning reserve capacity within the hydro-Dominated nordic market.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Fleten, Stein-Erik.
(2024)
Editorial: special issue on “Hydropower Scheduling”.
Energy Systems
Editorial
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López-Salgado, Carlos Josué;
Helseth, Arild;
Añó, Osvaldo;
Ojeda-Esteybar, Diego M..
(2019)
Stochastic daily hydrothermal scheduling based on decomposition and parallelization.
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Warland, Geir.
(2010)
Long-term scheduling of hydro-thermal power systems using scenario fans.
Energy Systems, Springer Verlag
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2012)
Overgang til flytbasert markedsklarering?.
Energi
Professional article
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Perez-Diaz, Juan I.;
Guisández, Ignacio;
Chazarra, Manuel;
Helseth, Arild.
(2020)
Medium-term scheduling of a hydropower plant participating as a price-maker in the automatic frequency restoration reserve market.
Electric power systems research
Academic article
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Chazarra, Manuel;
Perez-Diaz, Juan I.;
Garcia-Gonzàles, Javier;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Modeling the Real-Time use of Reserves in the Joint Energy and Reserve Hourly Scheduling of a Pumped Storage Plant.
Energy Procedia
Academic article
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Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Editorial.
Energy Procedia
Editorial
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2022)
Hydropower Aggregation by Spatial Decomposition – an SDDP Approach.
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Academic article
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Holen, Arne Torstein;
Helseth, Arild.
(2008)
Sårbarhet ved parallelle nett. Mørkt og kaldt samtidig?.
Elektro
Popular science article
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Henden, Arild Lote;
Doorman, Gerard;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Economic Analysis of Large-Scale Pumped Storage Plants in Norway.
Energy Procedia
Academic article
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Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2016)
A Case Study on Medium-Term Hydropower Scheduling with Sales of Capacity.
Energy Procedia
Academic article
Books
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Helseth, Arild.
(2019)
Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Hydro Scheduling in Competitive Electricity Markets.
Springer Nature
Anthology
Part of book/report
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Bergset, Amund Skretting;
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2025)
On the Impact of Demand Response in the Nordic Power System.
Academic chapter
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Hågenvik, Hans Olaf;
Mathisen, Siri Gulaker;
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2022)
A Comprehensive Simulator for Hydropower Investment Decisions.
Academic chapter
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Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Bjarghov, Sigurd;
Helseth, Arild.
(2019)
Operating a Battery in a Hydropower-Dominated
System to Balance Net Load Deviations.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Sveen, Eivind Bekken.
(2020)
Combining Machine Learning and Optimization for Efficient Price Forecasting.
Academic chapter
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Haugen, Mari;
Schaffer, Linn Emelie;
Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild.
(2020)
Impact on hydropower plant income from participating in reserve capacity markets.
Academic chapter
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Schaffer, Linn Emelie;
Adeva Bustos, Ana;
Bakken, Tor Haakon;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2020)
Modelling of Environmental Constraints for Hydropower Optimization Problems – a Review.
Academic chapter
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Øvstebø, Mari Lund;
Naversen, Christian Øyn;
Helseth, Arild;
Farahmand, Hossein.
(2020)
Continuous-time scheduling of a hydrothermal system with integration of offshore wind power.
Academic chapter
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Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir.
(2018)
Modeling and Quantifying the Importance of Snow Storage Information for the Nordic Power System.
Academic chapter
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Gebrekiros, Yonas Tesfay;
Doorman, Gerard L.;
Preda, Traian Nicolae;
Helseth, Arild.
(2015)
Assessment of PTDF Based Power System Aggregation Schemes.
Academic chapter
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Sperstad, Iver Bakken;
Wolfgang, Ove;
Helseth, Arild;
Reigstad, Tor Inge;
Kjølle, Gerd Hovin.
(2018)
Probabilistic socio-economic cost assessment integrating power market and reliability analysis.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Fodstad, Marte.
(2017)
Water values in future power markets.
Academic chapter
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Chazarra, Manuel;
Perez-Diaz, Juan I.;
Garcia-Gonzalez, Javier;
Helseth, Arild.
(2017)
Economic impact of forecasting errors in residual reserve curves in the day-ahead scheduling of pumped storage plants.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2006)
Reliability Modeling of Gas and Electric Power Distribution Systems; Similarities and Differences.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2006)
Impact of Energy End-use on Optimal Allocation of Switchgear in Radial Distribution Networks.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Holen, Arne Torstein.
(2008)
Structural Vulnerability of Energy Distribution Systems; Incorporating Infrastructural Dependencies.
Academic chapter
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Fodstad, Marte;
Henden, Arild Lothe;
Helseth, Arild.
(2015)
Hydropower Scheduling in Day-ahead and Balancing Markets.
Academic chapter
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Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild;
Rex, Stefan.
(2023)
Modelling uncertainty in gas and CO2 prices – consequences for electricity price.
Academic chapter
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Holen, Arne Torstein;
Helseth, Arild;
Botterud, Audun;
Jordanger, Einar;
Bakken, Bjørn Harald.
(2005)
Energy distribution system planning: Methodologies and tools for multi-criteria decision analysis.
Academic chapter
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Schäffer, Linn Emelie;
Korpås, Magnus;
Helseth, Arild.
(2022)
Optimal Operation of Hydro-Dominated Power Systems with Environmental Constraints.
Academic chapter
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Mathisen, Siri Gulaker;
Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild;
Bladh, Johan;
Funkquist, Jonas.
(2022)
Measuring the Impact of Environmental Constraints
on Hydropower Flexibility.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild.
(2012)
A linear optimal power flow model considering nodal distribution of losses.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Rex, Stefan;
Mo, Birger.
(2023)
Approximating Ramping Constraints in Hydropower Scheduling.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Koeppel, Gaudenz.
(2007)
Storage Potential in Pipelines and its Impact on Reliability of Supply.
Academic chapter
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Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Larsen, Camilla Thorrud;
Korpås, Magnus;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Provision of rotating reserves from wind power in a hydro-dominated power system.
Academic chapter
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Haugen, Mari;
Helseth, Arild;
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Mo, Birger;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Naversen, Christian Øyn.
(2020)
On the Importance of Detailed Thermal Modeling for
Price Forecasting in Hydro-Thermal Power Systems.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Haugen, Mari;
Jaehnert, Stefan;
Mo, Birger;
Farahmand, Hossein;
Naversen, Christian Øyn.
(2018)
Multi-Market Price Forecasting in Hydro-Thermal Power Systems.
Academic chapter
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Sperstad, Iver Bakken;
Helseth, Arild;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2016)
Valuation of stored energy in dynamic optimal power flow of distribution systems with energy storage.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir;
Mo, Birger.
(2010)
Long-term hydro-thermal scheduling including network constraints.
Academic chapter
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Warland, Geir;
Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild.
(2011)
Handling balancing power in a power market with a large share of hydropower.
Academic chapter
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Fodstad, Marte;
Helseth, Arild;
Henden, Arild Lothe.
(2016)
Modeling start/stop in short-term multi-market hydropower scheduling.
Academic chapter
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Mo, Birger;
Henden, Arild Lothe;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Hydro-thermal market model based on price decoupling and local supply/demand curves.
Academic chapter
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Hjelmeland, Martin N.;
Korpås, Magnus;
Helseth, Arild.
(2016)
Combined SDDP and simulator model for hydropower scheduling with sales of capacity.
Academic chapter
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Gjerden, Knut Skogstrand;
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Warland, Geir.
(2015)
Hydrothermal scheduling in Norway using stochastic dual dynamic programming; a large-scale case study.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Fodstad, Marte;
Hjelmeland, Martin Nødland.
(2015)
Co-optimizing sales of energy and capacity in a hydropower scheduling model.
Academic chapter
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Hågenvik, Hans Olaf.
(2020)
Nonconvex Environmental Constraints in Hydropower Scheduling.
Academic chapter
Report
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Rex, Stefan;
Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger.
(2025)
Energy security and adequacy from hydropower.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Research report
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Helseth, Arild.
(2017)
Treating nonconvex PQ-curves in ProdRisk final simulation.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Henden, Arild Lothe;
Warland, Geir.
(2017)
SOVN Model Implementation : method, functionality and details.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild.
(2022)
Relaxation Techniques and Temporal Decomposition of Scenarios in Fundamental Power Market Models.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Rex, Stefan.
(2023)
Ramping Constraints in Hydropower Scheduling.
NTNU/SINTEF
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir;
Mo, Birger;
Fosso, Olav B.
(2012)
Samnett – The EMPS Model with Power Flow ConstraintsImplementation details.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild.
(2022)
Spatial Benders decomposition for
hydrothermal scheduling – Application to
the Fansi market model.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Fodstad, Marte;
Henden, Arild Lothe.
(2016)
Balancing Markets and their Impact on Hydropower Scheduling.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild.
(2025)
The ReSDDP Model - Principles and Algorithm.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Jaehnert, Stefan;
Helseth, Arild;
Naversen, Christian Øyn.
(2019)
Fundamental Multi-Product Price Forecasting in Power Markets.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Bergset, Amund Skretting.
(2025)
Demand Response in Power Market Models.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Mo, Birger;
Helseth, Arild;
Warland, Geir;
Fosso, Olav B;
Gjelsvik, Anders.
(2012)
Power System Analysis and Transmission Planning in a Changing Environment.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Gjelsvik, Anders;
Mo, Birger;
Warland, Geir.
(2012)
Prodnett – A Market Model Based on SDDP Including Power Flow Constraints.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild.
(2019)
Environmental Constraints in Seasonal Hydropower Scheduling.
NTNU
Research report
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Haugen, Mari;
Helseth, Arild.
(2021)
Primod – A fundamental short-term model for power system analyses and multimarket price forecasting.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Melo, Albert Corderio Geber de.
(2020)
Scheduling Toolchains in Hydro-Dominated Systems : evolution, Current Status and Future Challenges for Norway and Brazil.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Gjerden, Knut Skogstrand;
Wolfgang, Ove.
(2014)
Stochastic optimization model with individual water values and power flow constaints.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Henden, Arild Lothe.
(2017)
Start-up costs in ProdRisk : Mathematical formulation and user's guide.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild;
Mo, Birger;
Fodstad, Marte.
(2016)
Hydropower Scheduling Considering Energy and Reserve Capacity Markets : Using a combined SDP/SDDP algorithm.
SINTEF Energi AS
Research report
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Helseth, Arild.
(2024)
Snow Storage Information in Hydropower Scheduling.
NTNU/SINTEF
Research report
Student thesis or dissertation
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Helseth, Arild.
(2008)
Modelling Reliability of Supply and Infrastructural Dependency in Energy Distribution Systems.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2026
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Interview
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InterviewHelseth, Arild. (2026) Frykter flytbasert kan miste legitimiteten etter NO3-sjokk | Montel News - Nordisk.
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Feature articleJaehnert, Stefan; Helseth, Arild. (2026) Derfor ga økt vindkraftproduksjon høye priser i NO3 - Energiteknikk.
2025
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Conference lectureMo, Birger; Helseth, Arild. (2025) Importance of risk averse operation of long-term storages when modelling a future renewable northern European electricity system. CIGRE 2025 International Symposium
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LectureHelseth, Arild. (2025) Flytbasert markedsklarering – Hvordan påvirkes kraftprisen?. Produksjonsteknisk konferanse PTK
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LectureHelseth, Arild. (2025) Impact of VRES Variability and Uncertainty on Water Values. 8th International Conference on Hydropower Scheduling in Competitive Electricity Markets
2024
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2024) Approximating Hydropower Systems by Feasibility Spaces in Stochastic Dual Dynamic Programming. Power Systems Computation Conference
2023
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Conference lectureAubin, Viviane; Korpås, Magnus; Helseth, Arild; Fleten, Stein-Erik. (2023) Market design for risk-averse hydropower. 15th Trans-Atlantic Infraday Conference
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Conference lectureAubin, Viviane; Helseth, Arild; Korpås, Magnus. (2023) An assessment of the impact of environmental constraints on utilization of Norwegian hydropower flexibility for integration of wind and solar power. Sustainability in Hydropower 2023 –Ecological mitigation, best practises and governance
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2023) Hydropower Aggregation by Spatial Decomposition within the SDDP Algorithm. XVI International Conference Stochastic Programming
2022
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Conference lectureMathisen, Siri Gulaker; Mo, Birger; Helseth, Arild; Bladh, Johan; Funkquist, Jonas. (2022) Evaluation of measures for hydropower flexibility reduction due to environmental constraints. 7th International Conference on Hydropower Scheduling in Competitive Electricity Markets
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Conference lectureMathisen, Siri Gulaker; Mo, Birger; Helseth, Arild; Bladh, Johan; Funkquist, Jonas. (2022) Measuring the Impact of Environmental Constraints on Hydropower Flexibility. EEM22: 18th International Conference on the European Energy Market
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Conference lectureHågenvik, Hans Olaf; Mathisen, Siri Gulaker; Helseth, Arild; Mo, Birger. (2022) A Comprehensive Simulator For Hydropower Investment Decisions. 17th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, PMAPS 2022
2021
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2021) Hydropower Scheduling by use of SDDP –Treatment of state dependent constraints. INFORMS Annual Meeting
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LectureSchäffer, Linn Emelie; Helseth, Arild. (2021) Miljørestriksjoner i driftsplanlegging av vannkraftsystemer. Produksjonsteknisk konferanse
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LectureHelseth, Arild. (2021) Generation Scheduling in the Nordic Power Market. 3rd Workshop on Computing Efficient Energy Prices
2020
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Lecture
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LectureHansen, Ole Martin; Endresen, Harald; Døskeland, Ivar Husevåg; Helseth, Arild; Iversen, Arve Tveter. (2020) Workshop - reduksjon av regnetid for FanSi modellen. Workshop - reduksjon av regnetid for FanSi modellen
2019
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Lecture
2018
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Conference lectureHjelmeland, Martin N.; Zou, Jikai; Helseth, Arild; Ahmed, Shabbir. (2018) Nonconvex Medium-Term Hydropower Scheduling By Stochastic Dual Dynamic Integer Programming. XV Conference on Computational Management Science (CMS 2018)
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2018) Optimal Hydropower Maintenance Scheduling Under Uncertainty. XV CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
2017
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Conference lectureHjelmeland, Martin N.; Helseth, Arild; Ahmed, Shabbir; Zou, Jikai. (2017) Medium-Term Hydropower Scheduling with Binary State Variables. 15th EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization
2016
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2016) n SDP/SDDP Model for Medium-Term Hydropower Scheduling Considering Energy and Reserve Capacity Markets. XIV International Conference on Stochastic Programming
2014
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild; Braaten, Hallvard. (2014) Efficient Parallelization of the Stochastic Dual Dynamic Programming Algorithm Applied to Hydropower Scheduling. Euro Mini Conference On Stochastic Programming & Energy Applications
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild; Mo, Birger; Gjerden, Knut Skogstrand. (2014) On Designing a Stochastic Optimization Model for Detailed and Long-Term Hydro-Thermal Scheduling in the Nordic Power Market. XIII SYMPOSIUM OF SPECIALISTS IN ELECTRIC OPERATIONAL AND EXPANSION PLANNING
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Conference lectureFodstad, Marte; Helseth, Arild. (2014) Hydropower planning with multiple short-term markets. ECSP-2014, EURO Mini Conference on Stochastic Programming and Energy Applications
2013
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild; Mo, Birger. (2013) Flow-based vs ATC market clearing in the Nordic Power Market. Brukermøte for produksjonsplanlegging
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2013) A stochastic optimization model for long-term hydropower scheduling. 13th International C onference on Stochastic Programming
2010
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild; Warland, Geir; Mo, Birger. (2010) Long-Term Hydro-Thermal Scheduling Including Network Constraints. Energy Market (EEM), 2010 7th International Conference on the European
2009
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild; Mo, Birger. (2009) Long-Term Scheduling of Hydro-Thermal Power Systems Using Scenario Trees. Power Systems Modelling
2008
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild; Holen, Arne Torstein. (2008) Structural Vulnerability of Energy Distribution Systems; Incorporating Infrastructural Dependencies. Power System Computation Conference
2007
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2007) Hvordan bør vi investere i brytere, fjernstyring og automatisering i fordelingsnett når gass eller fjernvarme fortrenger elektrisitet?. NEF Teknisk Møte
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild; Koeppel, Gaudenz. (2007) Storage Potential in Pipelines and its Impact on Reliability of Supply. Safety and Reliability Conference
2006
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild; Holen, Arne Torstein. (2006) Reliability Modeling of Gas and Electric Power Distribution Systems; Similarities and Differences. PMAPS (Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems)
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2006) Impact of energy end-use on optimal allocation of switchgear in radial distribution networks. Modern Electric Power Systems
2005
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Conference lectureHolen, Arne Torstein; Helseth, Arild; Botterud, Audun; Jordanger, Einar; Bakken, Bjørn Harald. (2005) Energy distribution system planning: Methodologies and tools for multi-criteria decision analysis. 18th International Conference on Electricity Distribution, CIRED
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Conference lectureHelseth, Arild. (2005) Reliability of mixed energy distribution systems. 5th Conference on Distributed Energy