Before joining academia, I thought that writing papers is a kind of side activity that should not take much time and effort. Now I see that I was completely mistaken. Writing a…
G-PST Research Summit, Copenhagen
It is hard to believe that this stunning photo from a 65-meter-high offshore wind turbine…
Power Systems Computation Conference 2024, Paris
The Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC) is a significant event in the field of power…
Siemens Energy Manchester
This summer I had the opportunity to visit Siemens Energy office in Manchester. The tour…
IEEE PowerTech 2023 conference, Belgrade
PowerTech 2023 was the second PowerTech conference that I have participated in. Compared to the…
UKERC Energy Summer School 2023, Newcastle
This June I travelled to Newcastle for the first time to take part in the…
The University of Edinburgh
Having travelled to Edinburgh for a few days, I couldn’t miss visiting the University of…
University of Manchester High Voltage Lab
Walking down Grosvenor Street, I often stared at the massive high-voltage equipment behind the engineering…
Tenerife renewable energy
The Canary Islands are a perfect example of modern isolated power systems. The islands integrate…
Montenegro transmission lines
With over 80% of its territory covered by mountains, Montenegro has a power system supplied…
Scout Moor wind farm, Manchester
You may see the blurry silhouettes of this wind farm even from the south of…
Testing Electric Snowbike prototype at Skoltech
Almost every vehicle nowadays can be driven by electric motors, which are a quiet and…
PhD Thesis Defense
Finally, the moment has come! I have defended my Ph.D. thesis! At the beginning of…
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IEEE PowerTech conference 2019, Milan
The IEEE PowerTech 2019 conference coincided with the summer 2019 European heat wave. Multiple countries got affected by the hot weather, which killed hundreds of people and disturbed the operation of power…
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Literature survey on Security Constrained Optimal Power Flow (SCOPF) and Contingency Preventive/Corrective Control
I always feel uncomfortable when doing literature reviews and surveys. There is a feeling that I would never find all the important and relevant references. Even though it is easy to navigate…
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Symposium on Asia International Grid Connection, Tokyo
My first visit to the “Land of the Rising Sun” was owing to the Renewable Energy Institute. Japan, being one of the key participants of energy cooperation in Northeast Asia, performs its…
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Global Energy Interconnection Forum, Beijing
We are used to the news of how China surpasses any other country in economic indicators. Usually, we hear this information in terms of numbers and charts. However, there is no real…