An Open Digital Platform to Support Interdisciplinary Energy Research and Practice—Conceptualization

Stephan Ferenz (), Annika Ofenloch, Fernando Penaherrera Vaca, Henrik Wagner, Oliver Werth, Michael H. Breitner, Bernd Engel, Sebastian Lehnhoff and Astrid Nieße
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Stephan Ferenz: Department of Computer Science, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
Annika Ofenloch: Energy Division, OFFIS—Institute for Information Technology, 24105 Oldenburg, Germany
Fernando Penaherrera Vaca: Department of Computer Science, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
Henrik Wagner: Elenia Institute for High Voltage Technology and Power Systems, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Oliver Werth: Information Systems Institute, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Michael H. Breitner: Information Systems Institute, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Bernd Engel: Elenia Institute for High Voltage Technology and Power Systems, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Sebastian Lehnhoff: Department of Computer Science, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
Astrid Nieße: Department of Computer Science, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 17, 1-17

Abstract: Energy research itself is changing due to digitalization and the trend to open science. While this change enables new research, it also increases the amount of, and need for, available data and models. Therefore, a platform for open digital energy research and development is required to support researchers and practitioners with their new needs and to enable FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) research data management in energy research. We present a functional and technological concept for such a platform based on six elements: Competence to enable researchers and practitioners to find suitable partners for their projects, Methods to give an overview on the diverse possible research methods within energy research, Repository to support finding data and models for simulation of energy systems, Simulation to couple these models and data to create user-defined simulation scenarios, Transparency to publish results and other content relevant for the different stakeholder in energy research, and Core to interconnect all elements and to offer a unified entry point. We discuss the envisioned use of the outlined platform with use cases addressing three relevant stakeholder groups.

Keywords: energy research; digital platform; research data management (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: 2022
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