Abhijith SivaprasadanThermal engineering & energy systems

Expertise / evidence dossier

Energy systems

Energy-system modelling across buildings, district heat, electricity networks, storage and hydrogen, connecting demand and technology assumptions to cost, emissions and operational trade-offs.

IDA ICE · HOMER Pro · LEAP · SAM · PyPSA · Pyomo

21 projects · 2 related roles · 17 courses

Projects & studies

Relevant work from the public portfolio, with each case study listed once.

Independent project · 2026 · Independent educational research software

OpenSteamOpt · Steam & power RTO

An open-source two-boiler steam-and-power twin with a carbon-aware Pyomo/HiGHS scheduler, OpenModelica FMI 2.0 simulation and a local Streamlit advisory GUI. Synthetic and uncalibrated; not an ABB product or live control system.

Python · Modelica · Pyomo · HiGHS · FMI/FMPy · Streamlit · pytest

Independent project · 2026 · Independent exploratory research software

GB-FLEXABM · Electricity investment

Local electricity-investment GUI and shared Pyomo/HiGHS planner, with audited market coverage and 175 extracted public input references. Synthetic and uncalibrated; normalization, price-target decisions and weather conversion still gate historical fitting.

Python · Pyomo · HiGHS · Streamlit · NumPy · pytest

Independent project · 2026 · Portfolio project

PyPSA-NL · Grid flexibility

How do corridor limits and flexibility change dispatch? A Netherlands-inspired screening model with hand-checkable congestion and storage tests. Synthetic topology; not a validated Dutch grid.

PyPSA · Linopy · HiGHS · Streamlit · Python

Independent project · Portfolio project

PyNEXUS · Multi-vector dispatch

Electricity, hydrogen and heat dispatch (Pyomo/HiGHS) on a real fetched year of ERA5 wind, with independent verification on every run and an interactive Streamlit GUI.

Pyomo · HiGHS · Python · Streamlit · Hydrogen

Independent project · 2026 · Self-initiated portfolio project

ThermoTwin-F · Educational gas turbine

How do degradation and thermal transients affect a gas turbine? A Make-built educational simulator checked against hand calculations, an analytical transient and repeatable sensor-noise tests. Not commercial-engine validation.

Fortran 2008 · Python · Win32/GDI+

Internship methodology · Dec 2024 - Jun 2025 · Alleima

Alleima Industrial Energy Performance Mapping

Industrial energy performance methodology covering KPI/EnPI design, metering readiness, load-driver logic, deviation detection and regulatory comparison for decarbonization decisions.

Python · ISO 50001 · EU EED · Excel

Academic project · KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Hylkysaari Smart Energy Island Modelling

IDA ICE, HOMER Pro and Excel modelling for Valo Finland's Hylkysaari smart sustainable tourism concept, comparing energy demand reduction, renewable supply and waste-heat recovery pathways.

IDA ICE · HOMER Pro · Heat Pumps · Building Energy

Academic project · KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Germany Energy-Environment-Economy Transition Analysis

Structured analysis of Germany's energy transition pathways using LEAP modelling tool, evaluating electricity cost and carbon implications across technology scenarios.

LEAP · Energy Policy · Energy Transition · Scenario Analysis

Independent project · Portfolio project

Distribution Grid Study

CIGRE MV network-style power-flow, N-1 and 24-hour simulation study with EV charging, PV and storage impacts.

Python · Power flow · Scenario analysis

Independent project · Portfolio project

Heating Demand Forecasting

Day-ahead building heating-demand forecasting using weather and temporal features, baseline models and neural networks.

Python · Machine learning · Time series

Academic project · Aug 2019 · APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

Peltier Refrigerator

Compressor-free refrigeration concept based on Peltier cooling with no rotary power-consuming component.

Thermoelectric cooling · Temperature sensing · Prototype design · Design report

Work & related roles

Professional experience, internships and relevant student responsibilities are labelled separately.

Internship · Dec 2024 - Jun 2025

Energy Efficiency Intern · Alleima

Developed and independently validated a quantitative methodology for industrial energy performance mapping, covering KPI/EnPI design, load-driver logic, metering-gap assessment, deviation detection from noisy operational data and regulatory comparison. The work was desk-based method development and decision-support framing rather than hands-on plant execution, with electrical utilities and compressed air treated as relevant electrification pathways. Proprietary site detail is not republished.

Python · ISO 50001 · EU EED · KPI/EnPI Design · Energy Performance Mapping · Industrial Energy Analysis · Structured Reporting

Education & coursework

Academic foundation · 2023–2026 · KTH Royal Institute of Technology

M.Sc. Sustainable Energy Engineering

Master’s programme in heat and power, energy systems and numerical methods. Thesis completed; 115 hp recorded in the May 2026 transcript.

Academic foundation · 2017–2021 · College of Engineering Perumon / APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering foundation with coursework, design competitions and the final-year interactive robot project.

Relevant courses

  • MJ2507AI applications in Sustainable Energy EngineeringKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2426Applied Heat and Power TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • AAE-E3121Circular Economy for Energy StorageAalto University
  • MJ2511Energy ManagementKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2386Energy Storage TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2508Energy Systems for Sustainable DevelopmentKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2509Energy in the Built EnvironmentKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2438Modeling of Energy Systems - Heat and Power GenerationKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2505Practical Optimization of Energy NetworksKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2411Renewable Energy TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2503Small Scale PolygenerationKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2405Sustainable Power GenerationKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • ME403Advanced Energy EngineeringAPJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
  • CE482Environmental Impact AssessmentAPJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
  • BE103Introduction to Sustainable EngineeringAPJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
  • ME405Refrigeration & Air ConditioningAPJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
  • ME205ThermodynamicsAPJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

Full course descriptions and project connections

Further learning & certifications

Training records support the work above; they are not substitutes for project evidence. Issuer links are not credential-verification links.

  • Assessing a Commercial Product's SustainabilitySchneider Electric · Jun 2024
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Publications & supporting resources

Academic CV (PDF)

Scope & limitations

Course studies and independent screening tools are identified separately. OpenSteamOpt and GB-FLEXABM are synthetic and uncalibrated; PyPSA-NL uses a synthetic topology. None is a validated operational or national-system model. Local applications run outside GitHub Pages.

This dossier groups related public records. It does not imply equal depth across every tool or independent validation of every result. Source case studies remain authoritative; restricted inputs and private documents are not included.

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