Education

BSc. Mechanical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

MSc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria          

PhD., Environmental Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

A1. Current PhD Students @ NMBU

• Yibeltal T Wassie - Assessment of Patterns of Renewable Energy Utilization and Consumption in Southern Region of Ethiopia. (Co-supervisors: Abebe Damte Beyene and Meley Mekonen Rannestad)   – in progress (Start: January 2017)
• Saeed Abdul-Ganiyu - Performance analysis and enhancement of hybrid photovoltaic /thermal (PVT) solar systems (Co-supervisor: Razak Seidu (NTNU, Ålesund); Emmanuel Ramde (KNUST, Ghana); David A Quansah (KNUST, Ghana))   – in progress (Start: March 2017)

A2. Former PhD Students @ NMBU

• Pablo Ignacio Adolfo Durán Flores - High resolution wind farm simulations with CFD for Wind Resource Assessment and Forecasting (co-supervisors: Catherine Meissner (WindSim AS Tonsberg), Arne Reidar Gravdahl, Sukanta Basu (TU Delft)) -May 2020
• Denis Dzebre - Analyses of model for wind resource assessments in coastal Ghana. (Co-supervisors: Joshua Ampofo (KNUST) and Akwasi Afrifa (KNUST)) – December 2019
• David Ato Quansah - Degradation of Photovoltaics modules in sub-Saharan Africa climatic conditions (Co- supervisor: Gabriel Takyi (KNUST)) - December 2018
• Franz Mühle (PhD) An experimental study on rotor-wake interactions of wind turbines.  (Co-supervisors: Arne Gravdahl and Lars Sætran) - September 2018

A3. Current and former MSc Students @ NMBU

• Lars Fredrick (2019) - Synergy between solar and wind energy resources in Norway 
• Thea Sigtveit von Hirsch (2018) - Solar water heating system application in Uganda
• Oskar Aadle (MSc, 2018) - Hybrid renewable-diesel energy system in an offgrid in arctic community Svalbad Norway
• Nils Ola Hansen (MSc, 2018) -Feasibility study for different grid-connected hybrid renewable energy system configurations, for five selected locations in Norway
• Monika Mannes (MSc, 2017) - Analysis of Solar Home System project in South Africa
• Peder Røhnebæk (MSc, 2017) - Assessment of solar power plant for partial coverage of the electricity requirements of pumps and equipment at a district heating centre (Other supervisor: Monica Havskjold)
• Vegard Bøe (MSc, 2017) - Evaluate of renewable energy based hybrid energy systems in Norwegian climatic conditions
• Ingvild Veddeng (MSc, 2017) - Solar PV and Bioenergy system for small-sacle application use in rural areas of Myanmar (Other supervisor: Erik Eid Hohle - Energigården: Senter for Bioenergi)
• Tor Atle Solend (MSc, 2017) - Analysis of dust and soiling impact on solar photovoltaics (Other supervisor: Josefine Selj - Institutt for Energiteknikk (IFE))
• Peder Alexander Wiik Wessel (MSc, 2016) - Validation of flow models in forest-affected areas (Other supervisor: Arne Gravdahl )
• Fredrik Seim (MSc, 2015) - Validating analytical wake models in complex terrain with CFD (Other supervisor: Arne Gravdahl ). For journal article based on this thesis, click  here.
• Emil Elias Traaholt Vågnes (MSc, 2014) - Performance assessment of a solar PV-grid connected installation in Ås, Norway. For journal article based on this thesis, click here

B1. Current PhD Students @ Outside NMBU

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi Ghana

• Emmanuel Yeboah Osei - Optimisation of wind turbine blade profile for low wind speed application,  (Other supervisors: Albert K Sunnu (KNUST) and Richard Opoku (KNUST))
• Dramani Bukari - Enabling sustainable development of decentralised renewable hybrid mini-grids for the electrification of isolated communities in Ghana. (Other supervisors: Francis Kemasour (KNUST) and David A Quansah (KNUST))
• Maane Tabuah Ankoh - Field Performance evaluation of solar photovoltaic module under various installations and ambient conditions. (Other supervisors: Reuben Tamakloe (KNUST); Lena D Mensah (KNUST))

Mekelle University (MU) Mekelle Ethiopia

• Dawit Abay Tesfamariam - A technical feasibility investigation of pumped hydropower storage in Ethiopia (Other supervisor: Asfafaw H Tesfay - MU Ethiopia)
• Angesom Gebrezgabiher Tesfay - Characterization of Biomass Composition and kinetics: Investigation for combustion and gasification (Other supervisor: Asfafaw H Tesfay - MU Ethiopia)
• Michael Gebreyesus Bidir - Biofuel blending formulation and experimental emission characterization (Other supervisor:  NK Millerjothi-MU Ethiopia)
• Hailekiross Abadi - Wind farm modeling and control for power optimization and grid stability (Other supervisor:  Mulu Bayray- MU Ethiopia)

Moi University (MU) Eldoret Kenya

• Samuel Maina Ngure - Performance, degradation and reliability of solar PV module (Other supervisors: Augustine B Makokha and Edwin O Ataro, MU Kenya)

B2. Former PhD Students - non-NMBU

• Frank Nyarko (PhD, 2019)- (Other supervisors: Gabriel Takyi (KNUST); Emeka Amalu (Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK))
• Adebunmi P Okediji (PhD, 2016) - Structure of the impinging jet flow. (University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria). (Other supervisor: Lanre Oyewola, University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
• Olayinka S Ohunakin  (PhD, 2014)- Impact of climate change on solar radiation and energy in Nigeria (Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria).  (Other supervisors: Richard Fagbenle and Lanre Oyewola)

C. Conferences