Keynote I: Challenges of Energy Systems in Clean Transition
Abstract:
The clean transition relies mainly on the large-scale integration of renewable energy sources into the energy systems. By nature, these weather-dependent sources are very volatile, bringing high uncertainties to the picture. On the other hand, unlike the traditional setup, different energy sectors are becoming more interdependent and dynamically interacting with each other. Such aspects can introduce new challenges and at the same time great opportunities, depending on how they are treated.
The existing and upcoming challenges will be discussed, along with potential solutions and opportunities in this new era.
Speaker’s Biography:
MAHDI POURAKBARI-KASMAEI (Senior Member, IEEE) received his Ph.D. degree in electrical power engineering from the São Paulo State University (UNESP), Ilha Solteira, Brazil, in 2015. He was a postdoctoral fellow at UNESP and also a visiting researcher at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. He was a project executive or principal investigator of several practical and academic projects and also a consultant in an electric power distribution company. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Aalto University, Finland, where he used to be a Postdoctoral Researcher. He is responsible for the “Electric Energy and Hydrogen Systems” major at Aalto University and is the leader of the Aalto Power and Energy Systems Group (A!PES). He was the chair of the IEEE Finland PES&IES (IE13/PE31/34/PEL35) Joint Chapter, and currently the chair of the IEEE Finland Section, and Associate Editor of journals such as Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (SEGAN), IET GT&D, IEEE Access, and Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems. He was the General Chair of the IEEE PES ISGT-Europe 2021 Conference, and is the General Chair of the IEEE RTSI 2026. His research interests include power and Energy systems planning, operations, economics, and environmental issues, multi-energy sector dynamics, energy market, as well as power system protection and transients.