FAIR Metadata Standards for Low Carbon Energy Research—A Review of Practices and How to Advance

August Wierling, Valeria Jana Schwanitz, Sebnem Altinci, Maria Bałazińska, Michael J. Barber, Mehmet Efe Biresselioglu, Christopher Burger-Scheidlin, Massimo Celino, Muhittin Hakan Demir, Richard Dennis, Nicolas Dintzner, Adel el Gammal, Carlos M. Fernández-Peruchena, Winston Gilcrease, Paweł Gładysz, Carsten Hoyer-Klick, Kevin Joshi, Mariusz Kruczek, David Lacroix, Małgorzata Markowska, Rafael Mayo-García, Robbie Morrison, Manfred Paier, Giuseppe Peronato, Mahendranath Ramakrishnan, Janeita Reid, Alessandro Sciullo, Berfu Solak, Demet Suna, Wolfgang Süß, Astrid Unger, Maria Luisa Fernandez Vanoni and Nikola Vasiljevic
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August Wierling: Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, 6856 Sogndal, Norway
Valeria Jana Schwanitz: Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, 6856 Sogndal, Norway
Sebnem Altinci: Sustainable Energy Division, Izmir University of Economics, Balçova, Izmir 35330, Turkey
Maria Bałazińska: Central Mining Institute, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Michael J. Barber: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, 1210 Vienna, Austria
Mehmet Efe Biresselioglu: Sustainable Energy Division, Izmir University of Economics, Balçova, Izmir 35330, Turkey
Christopher Burger-Scheidlin: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, 1210 Vienna, Austria
Massimo Celino: ENEA Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile, 00196 Roma, Italy
Muhittin Hakan Demir: Sustainable Energy Division, Izmir University of Economics, Balçova, Izmir 35330, Turkey
Richard Dennis: Copenhagen University Library, University of Copenhagen, 1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nicolas Dintzner: Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, 2628 ZC Delft, The Netherlands
Adel el Gammal: European Energy Research Alliance, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Carlos M. Fernández-Peruchena: CENER National Renewable Energy Center, Sarriguren, 31621 Navarra, Spain
Winston Gilcrease: Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società, University of Turin, 10153 Torino, Italy
Paweł Gładysz: Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Carsten Hoyer-Klick: German Aerospace Center, Department of Energy Systems Analysis, Institute of Networked Energy Systems, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
Kevin Joshi: Centre for Urban Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
Mariusz Kruczek: Central Mining Institute, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
David Lacroix: Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LEMTA, F-54000 Nancy, France
Małgorzata Markowska: Central Mining Institute, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Rafael Mayo-García: CIEMAT Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Robbie Morrison: Independent Researcher, 10627 Berlin, Germany
Giuseppe Peronato: Idiap Research Institute, 1920 Martigny, Switzerland
Mahendranath Ramakrishnan: Reiner Lemoine Institut, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Janeita Reid: Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology, University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany
Alessandro Sciullo: Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società, University of Turin, 10153 Torino, Italy
Berfu Solak: Sustainable Energy Division, Izmir University of Economics, Balçova, Izmir 35330, Turkey
Demet Suna: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, 1210 Vienna, Austria
Wolfgang Süß: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Astrid Unger: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, 1210 Vienna, Austria
Maria Luisa Fernandez Vanoni: European Energy Research Alliance, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Nikola Vasiljevic: Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-20

Abstract: The principles of Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (FAIR) have been put forward to guide optimal sharing of data. The potential for industrial and social innovation is vast. Domain-specific metadata standards are crucial in this context, but are widely missing in the energy sector. This report provides a collaborative response from the low carbon energy research community for addressing the necessity of advancing FAIR metadata standards. We review and test existing metadata practices in the domain based on a series of community workshops. We reflect the perspectives of energy data stakeholders. The outcome is reported in terms of challenges and elicits recommendations for advancing FAIR metadata standards in the energy domain across a broad spectrum of stakeholders.

Keywords: FAIR data; energy metadata; data standards; energy transition; low carbon energy research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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