Experience

TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology

• Estonia
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Tenured Associate Professor

  • May 2022 - Present

  Thermal engineering professor. Field of research: district heating, district cooling, large-scale heat pumps, power-to-heat, CHPs

• Senior Researcher

  • Jan 2017 - May 2022

  Department of Energy TechnologyField of interest: energy, climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, district heating, co-generation (combined heat and power), heat pumps

• Researcher

  • May 2012 - Dec 2016

  Department of Thermal Engineering (later Department of Energy Technology)Field of research: CHP, thermal energy storage, district heating, renewable energy

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • May 2009 - May 2012

  Department of Thermal Engineering: topic of research "Small-scale cogeneration plants in Estonian towns"Organisation of 12th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling, September 5th–September 7th, 2010, Tallinn, ESTONIA



TalTech Research Group of Smart District Heating Systems

• Estonia
• Research Services

• Head of research group

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  RESEARCH GROUP OF SMART DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS OF GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS Group deals with developing new technical solutions for the transition of district heating (DH) systems towards an intelligent, highly efficient and regenerative energy supply concept and with integrated assessment analysis of greenhouse gases emissions. The main research topics are related to transition and improvement measures for existing and technical solutions for planned district heating systems. Group recent research activities are connected with the analysis of : -Existing large-scale DH system transition towards 4th generation DH; -Thermal energy storage coupling with biomass CHP; -Low temperature DH networks -Large heat pumps integration into DH systems; -Power plant operation strategy integrating accumulator tank; -Development plans for DH regions; - GIS based optimisation of district heating networks; -Sustainable district heating promotion mobile app NutiSoojus; -Parallel consumption impact on district heating; -Optimisation of district heating networks -Calculation of primary energy factors for district heating and cooling -Planning of district heating regions -Return temperature reduction impact on high temperature district heating system -Low temperature district heating network's (LTDHN) heat supply option from the return line of a well-established high temperature district heating system Show less



Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte (Riga Technical University)

• Latvia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Institute of Energy Systems and Environment

• Senior Researcher

  • Jul 2008 - Sep 2009

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2008

• Researcher

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2008

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2003 - Jan 2006



Rural Support Service, Ministry of Agriculture

• Riga, Latvia

• auditor

  • Jul 2002 - Mar 2003