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Yngve Birkelund


Professor / Renewable energy / Centre Leader ARC

Job description

Professor in renewable energy. Department of physics and technology

Leader, UiT Arctic Center for sustainable energy (ARC): https://arc.uit.no


  • Eduard Khachatrian, Patricia Lea Elisabeth Asemann, Zhou Lihong, Yngve Birkelund, Igor Ezau, Benjamin Ricaud :
    Exploring the Potential of Sentinel-1 Ocean Wind Field Product for Near-Surface Offshore Wind Assessment in the Norwegian Arctic
    Atmosphere 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Yngve Birkelund, Benjamin Ricaud, Qixia Zhang :
    A southern, middle, and northern Norwegian offshore wind energy resources analysis by a transfer learning method for Energy Internet
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Yngve Birkelund, Qixia Zhang :
    Data science in wind energy: a case study for Norwegian offshore wind
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Qixia Zhang, Yngve Birkelund :
    Machine learning forecasts of Scandinavian numerical weather prediction wind model residuals with control theory for wind energy
    Energy Reports 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Yngve Birkelund, Bjørn-Morten Batalden, Abbas Barabadi :
    Noise-intensification data augmented machine learning for day-ahead wind power forecast
    Energy Reports 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Yngve Birkelund, Zhang Qixia :
    Data-augmented sequential deep learning for wind power forecasting
    Energy Conversion and Management 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Stian Normann Anfinsen, Yngve Birkelund, Fuqing Yuan :
    Probability distributions for wind speed volatility characteristics: A case study of Northern Norway
    Energy Reports 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Yngve Birkelund :
    An Evaluation on Diverse Machine Learning Algorithms for Hourly Univariate Wind Power Prediction in the Arctic
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Yngve Birkelund, Stian Normann Anfinsen, Reidar Staupe-Delgado, Fuqing Yuan :
    Assessing probabilistic modelling for wind speed from numerical weather prediction model and observation in the Arctic
    Scientific Reports 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Yngve Birkelund, Fuqing Yuan :
    Examination of turbulence impacts on ultra-short-term wind power and speed forecasts with machine learning
    Energy Reports 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hao Chen, Yngve Birkelund, Stian Normann Anfinsen, Fuqing Yuan :
    Comparative study of data-driven short-term wind power forecasting approaches for the Norwegian Arctic region
    Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kine Solbakken, Yngve Birkelund, Eirik Mikal Samuelsen :
    Evaluation of surface wind using WRF in complex terrain: Atmospheric input data and grid spacing
    Environmental Modelling & Software 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kine Solbakken, Yngve Birkelund :
    Evaluation of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with respect to wind in complex terrain
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Yngve Birkelund, Stefano Alessandrini, Øyvind Byrkjedal, Luca Delle Monache :
    Wind power prediction in complex terrain using analog ensembles
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) 2018 DOI
  • Thomas Ibsa Beka, Steffen G Bergh, Maxim Smirnov, Yngve Birkelund :
    Magnetotelluric signatures of the complex tertiary fold–thrust belt and extensional fault architecture beneath Brøggerhalvøya, Svalbard
    Polar Research 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Thomas Ibsa Beka, Kim Senger, Uula Autio, Maxim Smirnov, Yngve Birkelund :
    Integrated electromagnetic data investigation of a Mesozoic CO2 storage target reservoir-cap-rock succession, Svalbard
    Journal of Applied Geophysics 2017 DOI
  • Muhammad Bilal, Yngve Birkelund, Matthew Carl Homola, Muhammad Shakeel Virk :
    Wind over complex terrain e Microscale modelling with two types of mesoscale winds at Nygårdsfjell
    Renewable Energy 2016 DOI
  • Thomas Ibsa Beka, Maxim Smirnov, Yngve Birkelund, Kim Senger, Steffen G Bergh :
    Analysis and 3D inversion of magnetotelluric crooked profile data from central Svalbard for geothermal application
    Tectonophysics 2016 DOI
  • Muhammad Bilal, Kine Solbakken, Yngve Birkelund :
    Wind speed and direction predictions by WRF and WindSim coupling over Nygårdsfjell
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • Malin Abrahamsen, Yngve Birkelund :
    Coastal wind from satellite measurements and meteorological models for offshore wind power prediction
    ISOPE - International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. Proceedings 2015
  • Yngve Birkelund, Jarle André Johansen, Alfred Hanssen :
    High-precision surrogate data based tests for Gaussianity and linearity of discrete time random processes
    European Signal Processing Conference 2015 DOI
  • Thomas Ibsa Beka, Maxim Smirnov, Steffen G Bergh, Yngve Birkelund :
    The First Magnetotelluric Image of the Lithospheric-Scale Geological Architecture in Central Svalbard, Arctic Norway
    Polar Research 2015 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Muhammad Bilal, Yngve Birkelund, Homola Matthew :
    High Winds at Nygårdsfjell
    Journal of Clean Energy Technologies (JOCET) 2015 DOI
  • Muhammad Bilal, Guillermo Araya, Yngve Birkelund :
    Preliminary Assessment of Remote Wind Sites
    Energy Procedia 08. August 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Martin Hansen Skjelvareid, Yngve Birkelund, yngvar Larsen :
    Internal pipeline inspection using virtual source synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging
    NDT & E international 2013 DOI
  • Martin Hansen Skjelvareid, Yngve Birkelund, yngvar Larsen :
    Synthetic Aperture Focusing of Outwardly Directed Cylindrical Ultrasound Scans
    IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control 2012 DOI
  • Martin Hansen Skjelvareid, Tomas Olofsson, Yngve Birkelund :
    Three-dimensional ultrasonic imaging in multilayered media
    AIP Conference Proceedings 2012 DOI
  • Øystein Klemetsen, Svein Ketil Jacobsen, Yngve Birkelund :
    Radiometric temperature reading of a hot ellipsoidal object inside the oral cavity by a shielded microwave antenna put flush to the cheek
    Physics in Medicine and Biology 2012 ARKIV / DOI
  • Svein Ketil Jacobsen, Øystein Klemetsen, Yngve Birkelund :
    Vesicoureteral reflux in young children: a study of radiometric thermometry as detection modality using an ex vivo porcine model
    Physics in Medicine and Biology 2012 DOI
  • Martin H. Skjelvareid, Tomas Olofsson, Yngve Birkelund, yngvar Larsen :
    Synthetic Aperture Focusing of Ultrasonic Data From Multilayered Media Using an Omega-K Algorithm
    IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control 2011 ARKIV / DOI
  • Brent W. Snow, Arunachalam Kavitha, Valeria De Luca, Øystein Klemetsen, Yngve Birkelund, Paul R. Stauffer et al.:
    NONINVASIVE GRADE V VESICOURETERAL REFLUX DETECTION: AN ANIMAL STUDY
    The Internet Journal of Urology 2011
  • P R Stauffer, P F Maccarini, K. Arunachalam, Valeria De Luca, Sara Salahi, A Boico et al.:
    Microwave radiometry for non-invasive detection of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) following bladder warming
    Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering 2011 DOI
  • Yngve Birkelund, Frank Melandsø :
    Integrated ultrasound sensor for microwave heating and radiometry in medical applications
    IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings 2011 DOI
  • Martin Hansen Skjelvareid, Tomas Olofsson, Yngve Birkelund :
    Ultrasonic imaging of pitting using multilayer synthetic aperture focusing
    IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings 2011 ARKIV / DOI
  • Brent W. Snow, Kavitha Arunachalam, Valeria De Luca, Paolo Maccarini, Øystein Klemetsen, Yngve Birkelund et al.:
    Non-invasive vesicoureteral reflux detection: Heating risk studies for a new device
    Journal of Pediatric Urology 2011 DOI
  • Yngve Birkelund, Øystein Klemetsen, Svein Ketil Jacobsen, Kavitha Arunachalam, Paolo Maccarini, Paul R. Stauffer :
    Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children: A Phantom Study of Microwave Heating and Radiometric Thermometry of Pediatric Bladder
    IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2011 DOI
  • Yngve Birkelund :
    Renewable energy in Arctic regions, UiT research perspective.
    2022
  • Jia Yi Jin, Muhammad Shakeel Virk, Yngve Birkelund :
    Study of Atmospheric Ice Accretion on Wind Turbine Blades
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
  • Bjarte Hoff, Matteo Chiesa, Yngve Birkelund, Berit Kristoffersen :
    A renewable arctic: Green energy transitions
    2019
  • Trond-Ola Hågbo, Yngve Birkelund, Cathrine Henaug :
    North Atlantic Energy Network, Appendix D, Norway
    2016 FULLTEKST
  • Thomas Ibsa Beka, Maxim Smirnov, Yngve Birkelund :
    Reconnaissance Geothermal Resource Assessment Using Magnetotelluric Imaging on Svalbard, Norway
    2015
  • Muhammad Bilal, Yngve Birkelund, Guillermo Araya :
    Wind Flow Over a Complex Terrain in Nygårdsfjell, Norway.
    2015
  • Muhammad Bilal, Yngve Birkelund, Guillermo Araya, Gutierrez Walter, Ruiz-Columbie Arquimedes :
    Evaluation of aerodynamic loads in wind farms due to katabatic winds.
    2015
  • Thomas Ibsa Beka, Maxim Smirnov, Yngve Birkelund :
    Magnetotelluric imaging on Svalbard: Fitting data having anisotropic behavior with 3D inversion
    2014
  • Muhammad Bilal, Yngve Birkelund :
    Empirical modeling of wind power production during winter season
    2013
  • Kirsti Midttømme, Nalan Koc, Yngve Birkelund, Ole Øiseth, Alvar Braathen, Magnus Eriksson et al.:
    Geotermisk energi for Svalbard
  • Thomas Ibsa Beka, Yngve Birkelund, Maxim Smirnov :
    Correlating magnetotelluric sounding with borehole data for geothermal parameter characterization in Sulitjelma area, Norway
    2013
  • Kjell Øystein Netland, Yngve Birkelund, Hans-Georg Køller :
    Undervisning av globale klimaendringar
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2012
  • Silje Sanderud Haaland, Yngve Birkelund :
    Estimation of production loss due to icing on wind turbines
    2012
  • Brent W. Snow, Kavitha Arunachalam, Valeria De Luca, Øystein Klemetsen, Yngve Birkelund, Paul R. Stauffer et al.:
    NONINVASIVE GRADE V VESICOURETERAL REFLUX DETECTION: AN ANIMAL STUDY
    2011

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    Research interests

    Renewable energy, wind power resources, wind power prediction, time series analysis, machine learning, statistical signal processing, nonlinear systems, higher order statistics, microwaves, ultrasound and hypertermia.

    Leader UiT Arctic Center for sustainable energy (ARC): https://arc.uit.no

    Research projects:

    Supervision of PhD students:

    Teaching

    Recent courses:

    Older topics/experience:

    • FYS-1006 Innføring i signaler og sensorer
    • FYS-2007 Statistical signal theory / STA-2003 Tidsrekker
    • FYS-2014 Digital design
    • FYS-3027 Geothermal energy
    • FYS-3011 Detection theory
    • MNF-6001 Temaer i Naturfag trinn I
    • AUT-1001 Programmering med mikrokontroller
    • AUT-2005 Reguleringsteknikk

    Development and projects:

    • Flexible introductory courses in physics (FYS-0100)
    • Education in science for teachers (MNF-6001/6002)

    Supervision of master's students:


    Member of research group


    Member of project