Martin Hjelmeland

About

Martin Hjelmeland is a researcher at the Department of Electric Energy at NTNU, where he is a member of the "Electricity Markets and Energy Systems Planning" research group. His research interests lie in the integration of low-carbon energy sources in the energy system, with a particular focus on the role of nuclear energy. He is currently involved in the "Nuclear Energy's role in a Renewable Energy System (NERES)" strategic research project.

Prior to his current position, Martin worked at Lyse Produksjon as a data scientist in the power trading department, where he gained valuable experience in data analysis and electricity market modeling. He also worked at the consultancy firm Fraktal, where he further developed his expertise in data anaysis and machine learning. Here he also worked on a project using reinforcement learning for hydropower scheduling.

Martin obtained his PhD in medium-term hydropower scheduling, which involved the development of advanced optimization models and algorithms for optimizing hydroelectric power generation. During his PhD he visited Prof. Shabbir Ahmed at Georgia Institute of Technology as a visiting researcher working on the Stochastic Dual Dynamic Integer Programming (SDDiP) algorithm. He has co-supervised three master students, including Espen Flo Bødal and Jacob Koren Brekke.

Overall, Martin is a highly skilled researcher with a strong background in energy systems modeling and optimization, as well as data analysis and electricity market modeling. His work has important implications for the development of low-carbon energy systems.

Research Interest

Energy system modeling
Low-carbon energy systems
Nuclear energy's role in the energy system
Machine learning
Hydropower scheduling
Stochastic optimization

Research

Electricity Markets and Energy System Planning – EMESP

Nuclear Energy’s role in a Renewable Energy System (NERES)

The NERES project looks at nuclear power generation from a Nordic and a Norwegian viewpoint. The project analyzes the potential impact of nuclear energy on the power system.

Publications

2025

Valsdottir, Vala Maria; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Siem, Sunniva. (2025) Ekspertrapport: Etablering av kjernekraft i Norge | Crayon Consulting. Norsk Nukleært Forskningssenter
Other type of report
Cox, Daniel M.; Damasceno, Davi Rodrigues; Hagsten, Johan; Hellesen, Carl; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Jurasz, Jakub; Kies, Alexander; Lagnelöv, Oscar; Lundberg, Martin; Lundström, Lukas. (2025) Strategic capacity expansion planning in hydro-dominated power systems: Insights from the Nordics. Energy
Academic article
Moen, Kamilla Aarflot; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen. (2025) The total costs of energy transitions with and without nuclear energy. Applied Energy
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Hartmann, Christian Magnus; Tjernberg, Lina Bertling; Korpås, Magnus. (2025) Overview of Small Modular and Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Their Role in the Energy Transition. IEEE transactions on energy conversion
Academic article

2024

Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Tjernberg, Lina Bertling; Hartmann, Christian Magnus. (2024) The Race to Realize Small Modular Reactors: Rapid Deployment of Clean Dispatchable Energy Sources. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
Academic article
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Korpås, Magnus. (2024) Influence of Nuclear Investment Costs and Baseload Demand on the Optimal Energy Mix.
Academic chapter
Grotle, Anders Olai; Dyrkolbotn, Simen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Korpås, Magnus. (2024) Economic Prospects of Flexible Nuclear Energy Operation Under Different Market Conditions.
Academic chapter
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Backe, Stian; Korpås, Magnus. (2024) The role of nuclear energy and baseload demand in capacity expansion planning for low-carbon power systems. Applied Energy
Academic article
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen. (2024) Comments on “Uncertainties in estimating production costs of future nuclear technologies: A model-based analysis of small modular reactors” [Energy 281 (2023) 128204]. Energy
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Hartmann, Christian Magnus; Øyvang, Thomas; Korpås, Magnus; Tjernberg, Lina Bertling. (2024) Running Renewable-Rich Power Grids With Small Modular Reactors: Their grid-forming role in the future power system. IEEE Electrification Magazine
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Korpås, Magnus. (2024) Will Energy-Hungry AI Create a Baseload Power Demand Boom?. IEEE Access
Academic article

2023

Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Estenlund, Samuel. (2023) Fullt väderberoende energisystem är en riskfylld dröm. Altinget
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.. (2023) Kjernekraft i Norge?.
Non-fiction chapter
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen. (2023) Correlation challenges for North Sea offshore wind power: a Norwegian case study. Scientific Reports
Academic article

2022

Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Karekezi, Yannick Cyiza; Hjelmeland, Martin N.. (2022) 160 gigawatt norsk havvind blåser eksportverdien ned mot null. Teknisk Ukeblad
Popular science article

2019

Hjelmeland, Martin N.. (2019) Medium-Term Hydropower Scheduling: In a Multi-Market Setting. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
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

2018

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
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

2017

Bødal, Espen Flo; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Larsen, Camilla Thorrud; Korpås, Magnus. (2017) Coordination of Hydro and Wind Power in a Transmission Constrained Area using SDDP.
Academic chapter

2016

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
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Helseth, Arild; Korpås, Magnus. (2016) A Case Study on Medium-Term Hydropower Scheduling with Sales of Capacity. Energy Procedia
Academic article
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Korpås, Magnus; Helseth, Arild. (2016) Combined SDDP and simulator model for hydropower scheduling with sales of capacity.
Academic chapter

2015

Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Korpås, Magnus. (2015) Long-term Scheduling of Hydro Power Systems in Multiple Markets. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Master thesis
Helseth, Arild; Mo, Birger; Fodstad, Marte; Hjelmeland, Martin Nødland. (2015) Co-optimizing sales of energy and capacity in a hydropower scheduling model.
Academic chapter

Journal publications

Cox, Daniel M.; Damasceno, Davi Rodrigues; Hagsten, Johan; Hellesen, Carl; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Jurasz, Jakub; Kies, Alexander; Lagnelöv, Oscar; Lundberg, Martin; Lundström, Lukas. (2025) Strategic capacity expansion planning in hydro-dominated power systems: Insights from the Nordics. Energy
Academic article
Moen, Kamilla Aarflot; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen. (2025) The total costs of energy transitions with and without nuclear energy. Applied Energy
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Tjernberg, Lina Bertling; Hartmann, Christian Magnus. (2024) The Race to Realize Small Modular Reactors: Rapid Deployment of Clean Dispatchable Energy Sources. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Karekezi, Yannick Cyiza; Hjelmeland, Martin N.. (2022) 160 gigawatt norsk havvind blåser eksportverdien ned mot null. Teknisk Ukeblad
Popular science article
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Backe, Stian; Korpås, Magnus. (2024) The role of nuclear energy and baseload demand in capacity expansion planning for low-carbon power systems. Applied Energy
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Estenlund, Samuel. (2023) Fullt väderberoende energisystem är en riskfylld dröm. Altinget
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
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
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen. (2024) Comments on “Uncertainties in estimating production costs of future nuclear technologies: A model-based analysis of small modular reactors” [Energy 281 (2023) 128204]. Energy
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Hartmann, Christian Magnus; Tjernberg, Lina Bertling; Korpås, Magnus. (2025) Overview of Small Modular and Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Their Role in the Energy Transition. IEEE transactions on energy conversion
Academic article
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
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Hartmann, Christian Magnus; Øyvang, Thomas; Korpås, Magnus; Tjernberg, Lina Bertling. (2024) Running Renewable-Rich Power Grids With Small Modular Reactors: Their grid-forming role in the future power system. IEEE Electrification Magazine
Academic article
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen. (2023) Correlation challenges for North Sea offshore wind power: a Norwegian case study. Scientific Reports
Academic article
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Korpås, Magnus. (2024) Will Energy-Hungry AI Create a Baseload Power Demand Boom?. IEEE Access
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

Part of book/report

Bødal, Espen Flo; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Larsen, Camilla Thorrud; Korpås, Magnus. (2017) Coordination of Hydro and Wind Power in a Transmission Constrained Area using SDDP.
Academic chapter
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Korpås, Magnus. (2024) Influence of Nuclear Investment Costs and Baseload Demand on the Optimal Energy Mix.
Academic chapter
Grotle, Anders Olai; Dyrkolbotn, Simen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Korpås, Magnus. (2024) Economic Prospects of Flexible Nuclear Energy Operation Under Different Market Conditions.
Academic chapter
Nøland, Jonas Kristiansen; Hjelmeland, Martin N.. (2023) Kjernekraft i Norge?.
Non-fiction chapter
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
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Korpås, Magnus; Helseth, Arild. (2016) Combined SDDP and simulator model for hydropower scheduling with sales of capacity.
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

Report

Valsdottir, Vala Maria; Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Siem, Sunniva. (2025) Ekspertrapport: Etablering av kjernekraft i Norge | Crayon Consulting. Norsk Nukleært Forskningssenter
Other type of report

Student thesis or dissertation

Hjelmeland, Martin N.. (2019) Medium-Term Hydropower Scheduling: In a Multi-Market Setting. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Hjelmeland, Martin N.; Korpås, Magnus. (2015) Long-term Scheduling of Hydro Power Systems in Multiple Markets. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Master thesis

Outreach