PhD: Nordic Power Grids + Regional PV Modelling
Institutt for energiteknikk (IFE)
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The Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) in Norway invites applications for a PhD research fellowship focused on modelling how increasing PV generation affects Norwegian power grids. The position is part of the Solvar project and the Norwegian PV Research Centre, combining regional PV production modelling with power system analysis to support safe and cost-effective solar integration.
You will work with researchers from IFE and the University of Oslo, supervised by IFE and hosted by the
Qualifications
- MSc in electrical engineering, energy systems, physics, applied mathematics, renewable energy, computer science or closely related field.
- Strong programming skills preferred in Python, Julia or similar languages.
- Experience with time-series analysis, numerical modelling, optimisation, statistics or ML.
- Solid understanding of power systems, energy-system modelling or PV system modelling.
- English proficiency; Norwegian language is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Publish research results in peer‑reviewed journals and complete a doctoral thesis.
- Communicate and present results in various fora nationally and internationally.
- Establish and maintain research infrastructure relevant to the PhD work.
- Validate models using measured PV, irradiance and grid data.
- Integrate regional PV profiles into power system models of Norwegian grids.
- Analyze interaction between PV and wind/hydro resources.
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The Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) in Norway invites applications for a PhD research fellowship focused on modelling how increasing PV generation affects Norwegian power grids. The position is part of the Solvar project and the Norwegian PV Research Centre, combining regional PV production modelling with power system analysis to support safe and cost-effective solar integration.
You will work with researchers from IFE and the University of Oslo, supervised by IFE and hosted by the
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