Electricity Markets and Energy System Planning
Electricity Markets and Energy System Planning – EMESP
Electricity markets, energy-system planning and intelligent decision-making for a flexible and sustainable energy future.
Research spanning flexibility, optimisation, digitalisation and AI, connecting market design with the operation and planning of future energy systems.
sustainable and resilient
energy future.
People
Our research is driven by people – dedicated to a sustainable, secure and flexible energy future.
Academic Staff
Our academic staff work on a broad range of topics within electricity markets, energy system planning and the green transition. Below you can find an overview of our professors and associate professors, their research interests and teaching.
Magnus Korpås
Professor
- Energy Storage Optimization
- Energy Policy
- Energy Systems Integration
- Offshore Grids
- Power Systems Flexibility
- Smart Grids
- Market Design
Jayaprakash Rajasekharan
Associate Professor
- Energy informatics
- Machine learning and AI for energy
- Demand-side flexibility
- Balancing markets
- Smart grids
Arild Helseth
Professor
- Hydropower optimization
- Power market modeling and simulation
- Energy storage
- Renewable energy integration
Steve Völler
Associate Professor
- Energy Systems Analysis
- Energy Storage
- Solar Energy
- Hydrogen
- Renewable Energy Integration
Kasper Emil Thorvaldsen
Associate Professor II
- Flexibility utilization
- Voltage regulation
- Optimization models and modelling techniques
- Low-/medium-voltage distribution systems
- Smart grids
Gro Klæboe
Associate Professor II
- Market design
- Market modelling & price forecasting
- Hydropower optimization
- Reserve markets
- Flow-based market coupling
Karen Byskov Lindberg
Associate Professor II
- Building flexibility
- Distributed flexibility resources
- Heat pumps and water heaters
- Smart grids
Hossein Farahmand
Professor
- Power Markets
- Power System Balancing
- Energy Systems Integration
- Energy Communities and Local Markets
- Reserve Markets
- Energy Storage
- Smart grids
Research Projects of EMESP
RES100 | NFR | 2023 - 2027
RES100 | NFR | 2023 - 2027
| Abbreviation | Project | Framework | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| RES100 | The project takes the perspective of a 100% renewable European electricity system, where hydropower will play a crucial role together with new technologies on the supply and demand side. | NFR 2023-2027 |
Arild Helseth |
Ideal4Green | EU-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | 2025 - 2028
Ideal4Green | EU-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | 2025 - 2028
| Abbreviation | Project | Framework | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal4Green | The project is dedicated to innovative microgrid technologies that enhance the reliability and sustainability of energy systems while addressing global decarbonisation challenges. | EU 2025-2028 |
Steve Völler |
OceanGrid | NFR | 2021 - 2025
OceanGrid | NFR | 2021 - 2025
| Abbreviation | Project | Framework | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| OceanGrid | Our vision is that offshore wind farms connected to an offshore grid will provide a large share of the energy supply in Europe to reach climate targets. | NFR 2021-2025 |
Hossein Farahmand |
HONOR | ERA-Net | 21-24
HONOR | ERA-Net | 21-24
| Abbreviation | Project | Framework | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| HONOR | Holistic flexibility market integration of cross-sectoral energy sources | ERA-Net 2021-2024 | Hossein Farahmand |
IntHydro | NFR| 20-25
IntHydro | NFR| 20-25
| Abbreviation | Project | Framework | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| IntHydro | Intelligent dispatching and optimal operation of cascade hydropower plants based on big spatiotemporal data | NFR 2020-2025 | Hossein Farahmand |
+CityxChange | EU H2020 | 2018-2020
+CityxChange | EU H2020 | 2018-2020
| Abbreviation | Project | Framework | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| +CityxChange | Co-creating the future we want to live in | EU H2020 2018-2020 | Magnus Korpås |
FME NTRANS
Energy transition strategies and pathways towards a sustainable energy system.
AI:Decision
Norwegian centre for artificial intelligence supporting better and more transparent decisions.
FME NorthWind
Offshore wind research and integration into future power and energy systems.
FME HYDROGENi
Hydrogen pathways, value chains and integration with future energy systems.
Involvement in NTNU Projects
EMESP contributes to strategic NTNU initiatives that bring together expertise across disciplines to accelerate the transition towards secure, sustainable and flexible energy systems.
Research and innovation supporting the transition towards a sustainable energy future.
Integrated solutions for climate-neutral, resilient and sustainable cities.
Cross-disciplinary research for a secure, flexible and sustainable energy system.
Research Partners
Research Partners
EMESP collaborates with leading universities, research institutes, system operators and energy companies in Norway and internationally.
Energy Systems Seminars
The NTNU Energy Transition Seminar is a monthly presentation series that brings together researchers from multiple disciplines working on energy transition topics, ranging from societal perspectives to systems, markets, and economics. A key objective of the series is to foster collaboration among academia, industry, and society in an interdisciplinary energy research environment, ultimately aiming to accelerate the pace of the energy transition.
It is co-hosted by the Department of Electric Energy and Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management research groups in collaboration with the NTNU Energy Transition Initiative and SINTEF Energy Research.
Publication output
Research publications from the Electricity Markets and Energy System Planning group during the last five years.
| Year | Publications | Research output |
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Infrastructure
The EMESP research group has access to a broad spectrum of advanced laboratories and scientific equipment:
Useful External Links
- OpenAIRE
- Strategic Energy Technologies Information System (SETIS)
- IEEE Power and Energy Society
- European Network of Transmission System Operators
Collaboration within NTNU
EMESP works across disciplines at NTNU, connecting expertise in electrical engineering, economics, digital technologies, sustainable energy systems, humanities and the built environment.
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (IE)
Faculty of Economics and Management (ØK)
Faculty of Engineering
- Thermal Energy
- Energy and Indoor Environment
- Industrial Ecology
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Selected Research Collaborations
EMESP researchers collaborate with universities, research organisations, public-sector institutions and industry through joint research projects, academic exchange, supervision and international research activities.
Universities
International academic collaboration, research exchange and joint activities.
Research Organisations
Collaboration on applied research, energy-system modelling and technology development.
Public-Sector & System Institutions
Research interaction related to electricity-system operation, regulation and planning.
Open Positions
Explore current PhD, postdoctoral, research and academic opportunities connected to the Electricity Markets and Energy System Planning research group at NTNU.