Internship / Master Thesis - Profitability and System Value of Flexible Assets in European Power Markets

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Full-time
Posted June 15, 2026

Job Description

Internship / Master Thesis - Profitability and System Value of Flexible Assets in European Power Markets

At Institute of Climate and Energy Systems - Energy Systems Engineering (ICE-1), we develop advanced models and algorithms for the simulation and optimization of integrated multi-energy systems. As renewable generation, electrification, and sector coupling increase, energy systems are becoming more complex and volatile. To address these challenges, we are building a next-generation, high-performance simulation platform for large-scale energy grids, leveraging modern HPC architectures and advanced parallelization techniques. As part of our team, you will contribute to cutting-edge software solutions that enable robust and data-driven decision-making for the energy systems of the future.

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