Publications
Here you can find all the scientific articles published in the RealSolar project.
2026
- L. Karttunen, V. Anttalainen, S. Jouttijärvi, J. A. Karhu, H. Huerta, S. Ranta, A. V. Lindfors, K. Miettunen, Robust Performance Loss Rate Calculation for Photovoltaic Systems in High Latitude Locations, Progress in Photovoltaics, 2026
- V. Anttalainen, L. Karttunen, S. Jouttijärvi, A. V. Lindfors, J. A. Karhu, H. Huerta, S. Ranta, T. Lipping, K. Miettunen, Photovoltaic power modelling in high latitudes with empirical and machine learning models using transfer learning, Solar Energy, Volume 315, 2026
- L. Karttunen, S. Jouttijärvi, J. J. Jasielec, J. Niskanen, H. Huerta, S. Ranta, K. Miettunen, The impact of battery scheduling strategies on profitability considering battery usage costs and dynamic electricity pricing in Nordic residential PV–battery system, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 154, 2026
- J. Varjopuro, A. Kamppinen, A. Poskela, A. V. Lindfors, S. Wang, S. Ranta, K. Miettunen, Evaluation of the panel temperature modeling parameters for bifacial photovoltaics with open-rack and vertical installations, Solar Energy, Volume 311, 114529, 2026
- N. Hosseinpour, J. A. Karhu, A. V. Lindfors, J. Lassila, Comparative Study of Snow Loss Models for PV Systems in Nordic Conditions: Townsend and Marion-Based Approaches, IET Renewable Power Generation, 2026
- T. Ekholm, S. Springare, H. Savolainen, J. Streeck, D. Wiedenhofer, Exploring global, economy-wide material trajectories and associated environmental pressures under shared socioeconomic pathways, Environmental Research Letters, 2026
- S. Jouttijärvi, M. Szarek, B. Viriyaroj, K. Miettunen, Solar energy for multi-story apartment buildings – Innovative façade solutions and energy sharing enable load-matching, Energy and Buildings, 2026
- S. Jouttijärvi, S. Seppälä, L. Karttunen, S. Ranta, S. Syri, K. Miettunen, Impact of growing national solar power capacity on the profitability of residential solar energy production in northern conditions, Renewable Energy, 125169, 2026
- I. Malmipuro, S. Syri, T. Koivunen, D. Heenatigala Kankanamge, Capacity adequacy in the electrifying Nordic and Baltic region, Energy, Volume 360, 141681, 2026
- D. Heenatigala Kankanamge, J. Jääskeläinen, S. Jouttijärvi, S. Syri, Economic viability of large-scale solar PV implementation in the Nordic power market: Case Finland, Renewable Energy Focus, Volume 56, 2026
- D. Heenatigala Kankanamge, S. Syri, L. Ulm, I. Palu, Impacts of the new EstLink transmission connection on the Nordic and Baltic Electricity Market, 2026 International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2026
- M. Szarek, S. Jouttijärvi, L. Karttunen, T. Hynnä, S. Ranta, K. Miettunen. Performance evaluation of high-latitude agrivoltaic systems with vertically mounted bifacial panels, Applied Energy, Volume 402, 2025
2025
- T. Ekholm, N-C. Freistetter, T. Mattlar, T. Schaber, A. Rautiainen, SuCCESs – a global IAM for exploring the interactions between energy, materials, land-use and climate systems in long-term scenarios (model version 2024-10-23), Geoscientific Model Development, 2025
- J. A. Karhu, A. V. Lindfors, W. Wandji Nyamsi, T. Salola, A. Poikonen, M. Pitkänen, T. Mielonen, O. Mantikka, Photovoltaic Power and Meteorological Datasets With Snow Detection From the Outdoor Solar Power Laboratories of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Geoscience Data Journal, Volume 13, 70039, 2025
- J. Varjopuro, A. Kamppinen, A. Poskela, J. Karhu, A. Lindfors, K. Miettunen. Computational simulation of perovskite and silicon solar panel operating temperatures in varying ambient conditions, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Volume 290, 2025
- S. Seppälä, S. Syri. Wind, PV, and Hybrid Power Plant Operation in Competitive Nordic Electricity Market With High Profit Cannibalization, International Journal of Energy Research, 2025
- K. Ruosteenoja, P. Räisänen, J. A. Karhu, A. V. Lindfors, Future PV production potential in Northern Europe under changing snow conditions: A multi-model assessment, Solar Energy, Volume 301, 2025
- N. Taheri, L. Karttunen, S. Jouttijärvi, A. Piazzi, M. Tucci, K. Miettunen, Enhancing residential load forecasting accuracy through dynamic feature selection and ensemble machine learning models: A real-world scenario in Southern Finland, Energy and Buildings, Volume 349, 2025
- L. Gardemeister, J. Liikkanen, A. Meriläinen, A. Kosonen, J. Ruusunen, A. V. Lindfors, E. Atlaskin, J. Ahola, Spatial optimization of solar PV and wind power capacity in Finland and correlation analysis, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 173, 2025
- S. Tervo, P. Hiltunen, S. Syri, Data center waste heat utilization in district heating in a volatile low-carbon electricity market, Cleaner Environmental Systems, Volume 19, 2025
- S. Jouttijärvi, L. Karttunen, M. Szarek, B. Viriyaroj, S. Ranta, K. Miettunen, Economic Value of Building-Integrated PV Production at High-Latitude Locations, EU PVSEC 2025, 4BV.4.9, 2025
- H. Huerta, J. Karhu, S. Wang, S. Jouttijärvi, S. Ranta, A. Lindfors, K. Miettunen, Satellite-Derived Irradiance Data for PV Performance Assessments in High Latitudes, EU PVSEC 2025, 4BV.3.26, 2025
- S. Wang, S. Kord, H. Huerta, A. Lajunen, S. Ranta, Irradiance Management in Agrivoltaic Systems with Varying Designs Across Latitudes: Toward Finland’s First Significant Demonstration, EU PVSEC 2025, 4DV.1.11, 2025
- M. Szarek, S. Jouttijärvi, L. Karttunen, S. Ranta, K. Miettunen, Performance Analysis of Agrivoltaic System Configurations in Nordic Conditions, EU PVSEC 2025, 4DV.1.10, 2025
- M-E. Männistö, S. Mäkinen, L. Hietanen, H. Sudentaival, Social Dynamics and Energy Autonomy: Exploring the Formation of Solar Energy Communities, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (ICE), 2025
- T. Koivunen, S. Syri, I. Mikola, The Impact of District Heat Electrification on Electricity Market Scarcity Situations in Finland, 2025 International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2025
- S. Seppälä, S. Syri, Impacts of Wind Power Forecast Error in the Finnish Electricity Market in 2030, 2025 International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2025
- I. Malmipuro, S. Syri, T. Koivunen, Lessons Learnt from Two Crisis Situations on the Finnish Electricity Market, 2025 International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2025
2024
- S. Jouttijärvi, L. Karttunen, S. Ranta, K. Miettunen. Techno-economic analysis on optimizing the value of photovoltaic electricity in a high-latitude location, Applied Energy, Volume 361, 2024
- S. Ranta, E. Akulenko, H. Huerta, S. Wang, S. Jouttijärvi, K. Miettunen. Feasibility and greenhouse gas emissions of timber structures in solar photovoltaic carport construction, Front. Built Environ., Volume 10, 2024
- T. Koivunen, S. Syri. Analysis of Severe Scarcity Situations in Finland’s Low Carbon Electricity System Until 2030, Energies, Volume 17, 2024
- S. Tervo, S. Jouttijärvi, K. Miettunen, S. Syri. Profitability of Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Systems in Finland, EU PVSEC 2024, 5DV.3.34, 2024
- D. Kankanamge, J. Jääskeläinen, S. Syri. The Impacts of Large-Scale Implementation of Solar Power in the Nordic Power Market, EU PVSEC 2024, 5DV.3.9, 2024
- S. Seppälä, S. Syri, I. Moradpoor, The Benefits of a Hybrid Wind-PV Power Plant at Competitive Wholesale Electricity Market – Case Finland, EU PVSEC 2024, 5DV.3.33, 2024
- S. Jouttijärvi, L. Karttunen, S. Tervo, H. Huerta, S. Ranta, S. Syri, K. Miettunen. Sensitivity of Electricity Price in the Finnish Market Conditions with Increasing Solar Energy Production, EU PVSEC 2024, 5DV.3.27, 2024
- L. Karttunen, S. Jouttijärvi, J. Niskanen, J. Jasielec, H. Huerta, S. Ranta, K. Miettunen. Techno-Economic Analysis of Residential PV-Battery Energy System in Nordics, EU PVSEC 2024, 5DV.2.1, 2024
- S. Wang, H. Huerta, S. Jouttijärvi, A. Heinonen, J. Karhu, A. Lindfors, K. Miettunen, S. Ranta. Snow Losses for Different PV Module Designs: Modelling and Validation in Southern Finland, EU PVSEC 2024, 4BV.3.46, 2024
- B. Viriyaroj, S. Jouttijärvi, M. Jänkälä, K. Miettunen, Performance of Vertically Mounted Bifacial Photovoltaics on High-Rise Buildings in the Nordic Conditions, EU PVSEC 2024, 4BV.4.1, 2024