Personal profile
Research interests
Intelligent Energy Systems, Energy System Integration, Power-to-Heat, Demand-Side Management, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development
Expertise area
Energy System Modelling, Building Stock Energy Modeling, Linear Programming
Education/Academic qualification
Science, Master, Master of Science (Tech.), Aalto University
1 Sept 2010 → 15 Nov 2015
Award Date: 15 Nov 2015
Science, Doctorate, Part-time DSc candidate, Aalto University
29 Jan 2021 → …
External positions
Part-time graduate student, Aalto University
29 Jan 2021 → …
Research Assistant, Aalto University
1 Mar 2015 → 31 Oct 2015
Research Assistant, Aalto University
1 Jun 2014 → 31 Dec 2014
Skills and expertise
- Julia
- GAMS
- LaTeX
- Modelling
- Energy systems
- Linear programming
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SolarCarbon: Solar power on cutaway peatlands - combining renewable energy generation and soil carbon sequestration
Rasku, T. (Manager), Helistö, N. (CoPI) & Tupala, A. (Participant)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research Council of Finland
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MOPO: Comprehensive, fast, user-friendly and thoroughly validated open-source energy system planning framework
Kiviluoma, J. (PI), Helistö, N. (PI), Rasku, T. (Participant), Soininen, A. (Participant), Savolainen, P. T. (Participant), Ikäheimo, J. (Participant), Putkonen, N. (Participant), Louis, J.-N. (Participant) & Gutierrez, A. W. (Participant)
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: EU project
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Support for the aFXR tool
Rinne, E. (Manager), Rasku, T. (Participant) & Sarala, R. (Participant)
8/02/21 → 30/04/21
Project: Consultancy
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FlexiB: Integration of building flexibility into future energy systems
Rasku, T. (Manager), Kiviluoma, J. (PI), Hasan, A. (CoPI), Rinne, E. (Owner), Lindholm, O. (Participant), Divshali, P. (Participant), Safdarian, A. (Participant), Ramesh, R. (Participant), Rehman, H. (CoPI), Lastusilta, T. (Participant) & Harrison, E. (Participant)
1/09/20 → 31/08/24
Project: Research Council of Finland
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HOPE: Highly Optimised Energy Systems
Rinne, E. (Manager), Lindroos, T. J. (Participant), Kiviluoma, J. (Participant), Rasku, T. (Participant), Pursiheimo, E. (Participant), Ikäheimo, J. (Participant) & Sundell, D. (Participant)
1/08/20 → 31/07/22
Project: Business Finland project
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gg-smr-representatives: Representative period selection from the Backbone North European model dataset using TSAM, initially made for the GG-SMR-2025 project.
Rasku, T. (Developer), 10 Nov 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Software › Scientific
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Comparison of SpineOpt and PyPSA in Hydro Power System Modelling
Liu, Y., Amelin, M. & Rasku, T., 2024, 20th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2024 - Proceedings. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, (International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Economic benefits of residential heating and cooling flexibility: consumer and system perspective
Harrison, E., Rasku, T. & Helistö, N., 1 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other conference contribution › Scientific
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Sensitivity of a lumped-capacitance building thermal modelling approach for energy-market-scale flexibility studies
Rasku, T., Simson, R. & Kiviluoma, J., 1 Jun 2024, In: Buildings. 14, 6, 1614.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Economic model-predictive control of building heating systems using Backbone energy system modelling framework
Rasku, T., Lastusilta, T., Hasan, A., Ramesh, R. & Kiviluoma, J., 12 Dec 2023, In: Buildings. 13, 12, 20 p., 3089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)261 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Finnish building stock detailed RT-card structural data
Rasku, T. (Creator), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 25 Apr 2022
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:61b72dc7-2e51-4598-bd65-95b099fabd0c
Dataset
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Finnish building stock forecasts for 2020, 2030, 2040, and 2050
Rasku, T. (Creator) & Vainio, T. (Creator), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 25 Apr 2022
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:a567a84b-fea4-4ca8-84a1-fe97f52caff4
Dataset
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Finnish building stock default structural data
Rasku, T. (Creator), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 22 Apr 2022
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:att:6c6697fc-c601-40b7-a1c9-ad85b0423d38
Dataset
Activities
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SpineOpt overview
Rasku, T. (Speaker)
13 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public or invited talk
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New SpineOpt input data structure
Rasku, T. (Speaker)
31 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public or invited talk
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University College Dublin
Rasku, T. (Visiting researcher)
26 Feb 2024 → 24 Apr 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external organisation
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Second International Energy Agency, Energy in Buildings and Communities, Annex 83 Ph.D. Summer School “Principles of energy system modelling for Positive Energy Districts”
Rasku, T. (Participant)
14 Jun 2023 → 16 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Stochastic model-predictive control of district-scale building energy systems using SpineOpt
Rasku, T. (Speaker)
5 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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