In my current role I'm developing flexibility market solution to enable the rapid electrification of the Finnish power system. I'm also working to increase demand side flexibility together with our stakeholders and by taking part in the development of the network code on demand response.

Specialist at Fingrid's Market Innovations unit. My main area of responsibility is to develop future flexibility markets in projects, where we aim to develop the markets to be able to facilitate the use of all kinds of flexibility. I'm responsible for Fingrid's tasks in the Horizon 2020 projects INTERRFACE and OneNet, where we work closely with our Finnish-Baltic colleagues to develop the architecture and IT-systems needed to facilitate an efficient flexibility market. Also representing Fingrid in several national R&D projects and actively collaborating with different stakeholders to increase market-based flexibility in the power system.

Working as a project engineer in the Finnish Datahub project. Datahub is the future centralised information exchange system for the Finnish electricity retail markets. My main tasks include:- Documentation for the procurement and requirements of Datahub’s data migration system- Communication to market parties on matters concerning data migration- Preparing the documentation for Datahub procurement and technical requirements During this time I have learned a lot about data systems and got a deeper knowledge about electricity markets.Since the Summer 2017 I have participated part time in Fingrid's smart grid development focusing on the information exchange in the smart grids. I have been representing Fingrid in an European working group which is aiming to harmonize the information exchange regarding flexibility trading. Working in these projects and attending different stakeholder events in the energy sector has been a great vantage point to the industry and an exciting opportunity to learn about all the initiatives around Europe which are aiming to bring more flexibility to the energy system.

Continuing my previous assignment, I focused on using different telecommunication methods to utilize the IEC 61850 standard on DG protection. I have also got familiar with the active control of DG which is required due to the fast increase of solar and wind power.Furthermore, I participated in a project called Roadmap 2025, which aimed to create a ten-year roadmap for Finnish electricity markets. The aim was also to create a common vision for the electricity markets in 2035. A group of Finnish universities and companies alike were involved in the project.

I was working as a research assistant at the University of Vaasa in a project that focuses on developing new protection methods for distributed generation. My duties included making a literature review on the latest Loss of Mains methods and how the utilization of IEC 61850 standard regarding DG control and LoM protection.

I was working for the University of Vaasa in the faculty of Electrical Engineering and my research was a part of the Energy Village project which aimed on utilising local energy sources to gain energy self-sufficiency. I wrote my master's thesis on wind power's local effects, which included the theoretical basics of wind power generation, PSCAD-simulations of single wind turbines in the rural power grid and the profitability of both new and used turbines. During this period I got a broad view on the different aspects of wind power generation and the impact of distributed generation on the power system.

During the summer and the fall I worked for the Vaasa Energy Institute and wrote my bachelor's thesis on "Local Energy Production in the Vaasa Housing Fair Area". My research consisted of collecting measurement data of different studies conducted in the area. The area uses sediment heat from below the seabed. The low heat energy is used in the buildings via heat pumps. The housing fair area was also a test site for the use of landfill gas in a microturbine and a fuel cell. The gas is collected from a nearby decommissioned landfill. During the summer I was excited to learn about different kinds of renewable energy production and it also motivated me with my later studies.Parts of the thesis were published in:Hiltunen, E., Martinkauppi, J. B., Mäkiranta, A., Rinta-Luoma, J., & Syrjälä, T. (2015). Seasonal temperature variation in heat collection liquid used in renewable, carbon-free heat production from urban and rural water areas. Agronomy Research, 13(2), 485-493.Hiltunen, Martinkauppi, Liandong Zhu, Mäkiranta, Lieskoski, Rinta-Luoma (2015). Renewable, carbon-free heat production from urban and rural water areas. Journal of Cleaner production 10/2015.

I worked two summers on the assembly line where drives are installed into cabinets. During the work period I got familiar with different frequency converter components and the practical side of drive structure. Occasionally I was allowed to do the more demanding tasks that included assembling the drive's control unit mounted on the cabinet door, which required the ability to read electrical schematics.