Adam Jensen
Associate Professor
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolAdam Jensen is an Associate Professor at DTU with eight years of hands-on experience in solar resource assessment and PV system performance modeling, focused on accelerating the transition to 100% renewable energy. He advances open-source science as a core developer of the widely used pvlib-python library, where he has contributed key functionality, tests, and documentation for reading BSRN radiation data. His background spans PhD research on concentrating solar collectors to postdoctoral and visiting roles at leading U.S. labs, combining strong experimental measurement experience with modeling expertise. As a Topic Editor for the Journal of Open Source Software and a former Google Summer of Code contributor, he bridges rigorous research, community-driven software, and reproducible methods. An interesting quirk: he has practical engineering roots from building test rigs and innovative heat exchanger manufacturing methods during earlier research internships, which informs his pragmatic approach to simulation and measurement.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Paul J Hagerty High SchoolStudy abroad, Renewable Energy, Study abroad, Renewable Energy at The University of AucklandBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering at Engineering College of AarhusTechnical University of DenmarkStudy abroad, Mechanical engineering, Study abroad, Mechanical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
Danish, English, German
Stackoverflow
616reputation
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Github Skills (13)
testing10
pandas10
file-parsing10
python10
documentation10
data-analysis10
solar6
unidata6
datetime6
api6
gis6
thredds6
pvlib6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
pvlib/pvlib-python
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
A set of documented functions for simulating the performance of photovoltaic energy systems.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Documentation Specialist
Back-end Developer & Documentation SpecialistContributions:456 reviews, 21 commits, 132 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Adam significantly contributed to the development of the `pvlib-python` library by implementing the `read_bsrn` function to read data from the Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN). They focused on parsing BSRN files, simplifying the `read_bsrn` function, and adding the function to the API. Furthermore, the user improved code formatting, fixed indentation issues, and added tests for the new function, while also updating the documentation in several files, including the API documentation and "whatsnew" files. Their contributions involved modifying code to adhere to project standards and providing crucial documentation updates.
pythonsolar-energyenergy-systemsrenewablesphotovoltaic
AssessingSolar/dtu_solar_station
Feb 2024 - Apr 2025
Content for DTU Construct's weather data website
Contributions:2 reviews, 35 PRs, 70 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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