Juha Kiviluoma
Principal at Nodal-Tools
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolJuha Kiviluoma is a principal energy systems expert with over two decades of research and eight years of senior-level experience building models and tools that enable high shares of variable renewables. Currently at Nodal-Tools after a long tenure at VTT, he specializes in wind power integration, power system flexibility and cost‑effective operational and planning solutions. He combines a PhD in New Energy Technologies with hands-on developer experience creating energy system modelling tools, bridging rigorous research and practical software. Juha’s background includes international collaboration (Harvard, UCD) and a track record of translating wind resource insights into grid-ready flexibility strategies. Notably, he focuses on pragmatic pathways to increase system flexibility rather than theoretical maximization, emphasizing economically realistic solutions for future grids.
8 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) New Energy Technologies, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) New Energy Technologies at Aalto UniversityMSc Environmental Science and Studies, MSc Environmental Science and Studies at University of Helsinki
Swedish, Finnish, English, Spanish
Github Skills (46)
simulation10
linear-optimization10
electricity10
python10
toolbox10
modeling-tool10
scenarios10
simplex10
energy10
agent-based-modeling10
anaconda10
miniconda10
quadratic-programming10
spine10
mixed-integer-programming9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
irena-flextool/flextool
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
IRENA FlexTool is an energy and power systems model for understanding the role of variable power generation in future energy systems.
Contributions:3 releases, 4 reviews, 418 commits in 1 year 10 months
electricityenergyenergy-system-modellingenergy-systemsmodelling-framework
ines-tools/ines-spec
Feb 2024 - Mar 2025
Interoperable energy system data specification
Contributions:4 releases, 5 PRs, 28 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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