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*NFDI4Energy News 3/2026*
Welcome to the third edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2026.
In this edition, we are pleased to share a brief report on the
presentation of the NFDI4Energy Progress Report to the DFG Expert
Committee in Bonn, an update on the new federal-state agreement on NFDI
funding, and a teaser for the upcoming conference season.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (outreach(a)nfdi4energy.org
<mailto:info@nfdi4energy.org>). We look forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading.
Presentation of the NFDI4Energy Progress Report
On July 7th, NFDI4Energy reached a major milestone: representatives of
the consortium presented the consortium’s progress to the NFDI Expert
Committee of the DFG in Bonn. They gave a 15-minute talk and contributed
to the 90-minute poster session, answering a wide range of questions on
community building, data, ontologies, industry connections, the vision,
and governance of NFDI4Energy.
Read the full report on our website!
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/updates/presentation-of-the-nfdi4energy-progress…>
New Federal-State Agreement on the NFDI
The Joint Science Conference (GWK) has decided on a new federal-state
agreement for the NFDI: the federal and state governments will continue
funding the NFDI from 2029 for another ten years, with up to €98.7
million annually. We're delighted about this long-term planning security
and thank everyone who advocated for the continuation of the NFDI.
Find more information on the NFDI Website!
<https://www.nfdi.de/gwk-beschliesst-weitere-foerderung-von-nfdi-ab-2029-dur…>
Read the Press Release by the GWK!
<https://www.gwk-bonn.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Dokumente/Pressemitteilungen/PM…>
It´s Conference Season!
The conference season is well underway, and NFDI4Energy is pleased to be
represented at a number of this year's events. You can find our
representatives at NFDI4Energy info booths and posters, or pick up
information material, at events including:
*
15th DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics in Linz
*
FDM@Campus 2026 in Göttingen
*
Openmod Workshop in Freiburg
Find more information on our Website!
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/get-involved/>
Event-Updates
NFDI4Energy at the London Climate Action Week
On June 26, 2026, NFDI4Energy representatives presented the Climate
Policy Atlas <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/service/climate-policy-atlas/>
Database at the London School of Economics during London Climate Action
Week. The Climate Policy Atlas is a wonderful example of what research
data infrastructures can enable: making complex, multi-dimensional
policy data accessible, interoperable, and ready for rigorous analysis.
Read the full report on LinkedIn.
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7477586750098563072>
NFDI4Energy at the meeting of the research network power grids
On June 16–17, NFDI4Energy participated in the 2026 Meeting of the
Research Network Power Grids in Bonn. This year’s meeting focused on the
network’s restructuring and the introduction of new thematic working
groups that will shape future collaboration and research activities.
Read the full report on LinkedIn.
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7475057633624879104>
Metadata Mapping Hackathon organized by NFDI4Energy
On July 16–17, 2026, our NFDI4Energy team hosted a Metadata Mapping
Hackathon in Karlsruhe, which turned out as two days of great
collaboration and progress! The result: 597 lines of code, 198 lines of
mappings, 162 lines of tests, 7 sample data sets + 6 manually
transformed metadata records, 537 lines of documentation, and tons of
great discussion!
Read the full report including the approach and takeaways on LinkedIn.
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7487733594950467584>
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
21. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik <https://wi2026.at/>:
September 6-10, 2026 - Linz, Austria.
ECPR General Conference <https://ecpr.eu/generalconference>: September
8-11, 2026 - Kraków, Poland.
DACH 2026 <https://energy-informatics2026.org/>: September 21-23, 2026 -
Linz, Austria.
Openmod Workshop Freiburg
<https://forum.openmod.org/t/openmod-workshop-freiburg-germany-2026/5660>:
September 28-29, 2026 - Freiburg, Germany.
FDM@Campus Göttingen
<https://www.eresearch.uni-goettingen.de/de/fdmcampus-event-information/>:
September 29 - October 1, 2026 - Göttingen, Germany.
NFDI4Ing + NFDI4Cat Conference
<https://dechema.de/en/Events/2026/2026_12_07_09_CuttingEdge+Conference-p-20…>:
December 7 - 9, 2026 - Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
*We look forward to meeting you there!*
NFDI4Energy
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Systems Research
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Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
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*NFDI4Energy News 2/2026*
Welcome to the second edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2026.
In this edition, we are pleased to share several exciting updates: We
look back on the 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference in Aachen, highlight new
collaborations through Memoranda of Understanding with fellow NFDI
consortia, introduce the NFDI4Energy Research Data Management
Commitment, and provide updates on upcoming events and community
activities.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (outreach(a)nfdi4energy.org
<mailto:info@nfdi4energy.org>). We look forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading.
3rd NFDI4Energy Conference in Aachen
The 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference in Aachen brought together researchers
and infrastructure experts to discuss current developments in research
data management for energy research, including FAIR infrastructures,
semantic technologies, and energy system modeling.
Read the full conference report on our website!
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/community-and-updates/3rd-nfdi4energy-conference/>
Strengthening Collaboration through MoUs
NFDI4Energy has recently signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)
with NFDI4ING, KonsortSWD - NFDI4Society, and NFDI-MatWerk. These
collaborations strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation in research data
management, foster interoperability between services and
infrastructures, and support FAIR research data practices across
different research communities.
Find all information on the signed MoUs on our Website!
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/updates/memoranda-of-understanding-signed-and-pu…>
Join the NFDI4Energy RDM Commitment!
The NFDI4Energy Research Data Management Commitment is a shared,
non-binding pledge to strengthen FAIR and sustainable research data
management in energy research. Individuals and institutions are invited
to join the initiative and support transparent, interoperable, and
reusable research practices.
Read more and join the commitment!
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/community-and-updates/rdm-commitment/>
Event-Updates
NFDI4Energy at the Research Data Day 2026 in Bremen
On March 19, 2026, NFDI4Energy participated in the Research Data Day
2026 in Bremen to discuss current developments in research data
management and AI in science.
Read the full report on LinkedIn.
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_nfdi4energy-researchdata-forschu…>
NFDI4Energy at the BERD@NFDI Community Networking Event in Munich
On April 29, 2026, NFDI4Energy participated in the BERD@NFDI Community
Networking Event in Munich.
The event provided opportunities for exchange on Open Science, research
data management, and research data infrastructures, while fostering
discussions on collaboration across different research communities.
Read the full report on LinkedIn.
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_nfdi4energy-rdm-nfdi-activity-74…>
NFDI4Energy at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Research Network on
Energy System Analysis
In April 28-29, 2026, NFDI4Energy participated in the 2026 Annual
Conference of the Research Network on Energy System Analysis in
Berlinand contributed with several workshops on research data management
and methodological transparency in energy research.
Read the full report on LinkedIn.
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_nfdi4energy-energysystemanalysis…>
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
Netzwerktreffen 2026 Forschungsnetzwerk Stromnetze
<https://www.forschungsnetzwerke-energie.de/events/de/netzwerktreffen-forsch…>:
June 16-17, 2026 - Bonn, Germany.
London Climate Action Week <https://londonclimateactionweek.org/> June
28-29, 2026 - London, England.
Metadata Mapping Hackathon: July 16-17, 2026 - Karlsruhe, Germany.
SciCAR Conference 2026 <https://26.scicar.de/scicar26/>: September
17-18, 2026 - Dortmund, Germany.
DACH 2026 <https://energy-informatics2026.org/>: September 21-23, 2026 -
Linz, Austria.
*We look forward to meeting you there!*
NFDI4Energy
National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy
Systems Research
In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/>
Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
info(a)nfdi4energy.org
Publisher:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Faculty II of Computing Science, Business Administration, Economics and Law
Department of Computer Science
Group of Digitalized Energy Systems
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DE - 26129 Oldenburg
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*NFDI4Energy News 1/2026*
Welcome to the first edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2026.
In this edition, we are happy to announce several exciting developments:
the 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference is just around the corner, our Progress
Report has been published, our website has been successfully relaunched,
and we have fresh updates on upcoming events to share with you.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (outreach(a)nfdi4energy.org
<mailto:info@nfdi4energy.org>). We look forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading.
The 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference is almost there - get the details!
The 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference is just around the corner! It will take
place on March 24–25, 2026, in Aachen, Germany, under this year´s motto
"Defining Energy Research Data Management Together". We look forward to
seeing you in Aachen!
Find all information on the conference website!
<https://events.hifis.net/event/3058/overview>
NFDI4Energy Progress Report is published
NFDI4Energy just published its progress report. The progress report
provides an overview of what the consortium has achieved over the last
few years. NFDI4Energy representatives are now looking forward to
discussing the report with the DFG expert committee.
Read the NFDI4Energy Progress Report! <https://zenodo.org/records/18744051>
NFDI4Energy Website Relaunch
Our website has been redesigned to provide a clearer structure, improved
usability, and updated content. The new layout aims to make it easier
for you to access relevant information and explore our services more
efficiently.
Explore the new NFDI4Energy website! <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
Event-Updates
NFDI4Energy at the 9th RetCon
Connecting with the Energy Research Community
On February 12–13, 2026, NFDI4Energy participated in the 9th RetCon
organized by and hosted at Hochschule Nordhausen. NFDI4Energy hosted a
booth and engaged with researchers from the energy research community.
Read the full report on LinkedIn.
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7432669508269412352>
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
OSMSES: <https://easychair.org/cfp/osmses2026> March 23-25, 2026,
Karlsruhe, Germany
NFDI4Energy Conference <https://events.hifis.net/event/3058/overview>:
March 24-25, 2026, Aachen, Germany
Research Data Day Bremen
<https://www.bremen-research.de/tag-der-forschungsdaten-2026>: April
15, 2026 - Bremen, Germany
Jahrestreffen Forschungsnetzwerk Energiesystemanalyse
<https://www.forschungsnetzwerke-energie.de/events/de/jahrestreffen-forschun…>:
April 28-29, 2025 - Berlin, Germany
*We look forward to meeting you there!*
NFDI4Energy
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Systems Research
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Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
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Department of Computer Science
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NFDI4Energy News 4/2025
Welcome to the fourth and last edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2025.
In this edition, we are happy to inform you about the ongoing call for
papers for the 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference, the newly adopted NFDI4Energy
mission, our new KgS-members, and to update you on past and upcoming events.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (outreach(a)nfdi4energy.org). We look
forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading.
Call for Papers for the 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference in Aachen, Germany
Defining Energy Research Data Management Together
Stakeholders interested in and working on research data management
solutions for the energy domain are invited to join the 3rd NFDI4Energy
Conference in Aachen.
The Call for Papers is still open (Submission deadline: December 14, 2025)!
We warmly invite you to contribute. Further information and submission
details can be found on the Conference Website
<https://events.hifis.net/event/3058/page/892-call-for-papers>.
We look forward to welcoming you to Aachen.
Welcome to our new KgS-Members!
We are delighted to welcome new KgS-members (the KgS is the Consortium
in the NFDI e. V.) to the NFDI4Energy community!
Together, we continue to strengthen the foundation for future-oriented
energy research, data sharing, and collaboration across Germany.
Please join us in welcoming:
*
*GFZ – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam for Geosciences*
*
*Hochschule Nordhausen*
*
*TU Dortmund University*
*
*Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)*
*
*Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)*
*
*FZI Research Center for Information Technology*
We look forward to working closely with all of you on advancing
Researach Data Management for interdisciplinary energy system research.
The newly adopted NFDI4Energy Mission
Following the adoption of our unifying vision earlier this year, we are
pleased to announce that NFDI4Energy has now officially adopted its
mission. This marks the next step in strengthening our strategic
foundation and guiding our community toward impactful progress.
*NFDI4Energy Mission:*
We empower energy researchers to manage, reuse, develop, publish, and
communicate data and software throughout the research process. To
achieve this, we train and support energy researchers in research data
management and research software engineering through our services that
are available in our quality-assured portfolio. By continuously
improving these services, we ensure simple usability for all
stakeholders. Through close partnership with industry, society, and
public administration, we make additional required data available and
reusable for research. This collaboration benefits industry, society,
policy, and public administration by providing accessible comprehensive
evidence-based information. Together, we advance energy research and
work towards a secure, sustainable energy future where data drives progress.
Event-Updates
Over the past three months, numerous events have accompanied and
provided support for our work, allowing for inspiring discussions and
valuable insights. To maintain a concise overview, we’ve compiled key
highlights and provided links to detailed event pages and LinkedIn
reports for further reading. We invite you to explore these updates and
stay connected via our LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/> channel to follow the
work of the consortium.
NFDI4Energy was present at and contributed to the following events:
*FDM@Campus - Göttinger Research Alliance*
*
_Details:_ September 29, 2025 - Göttingen, Germany.
*
_Describtion:_ The FDM@Campus conference gathered experts,
researchers, and practitioners from various institutions to exchange
experiences and best practices in research data management. The
event featured interactive world cafés, hands-on sessions, and
poster presentations that fostered discussions and practical
insights into data-driven research workflows.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution:_ NFDI4Energy took part in the conference
with a poster pitch and a subsequent poster session, presenting the
consortium’s vision and goals. The contribution offered attendees an
overview of how NFDI4Energy aims to advance the accessibility,
usability, and interoperability of energy research data within the
national research data infrastructure landscape.
*
_Further readings:_ Event Website
<https://www.eresearch.uni-goettingen.de/de/fdmcampus-event-information/>
and Linkedin Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_nfdi4energy-fdmatcampus-research…>.
*Open Science Conference 2025*
*
_Details:_ October 08 - 09, 2025 - Hamburg, Germany
*
_Describtion:_ In 2025, the Open Science Conference returned to
Hamburg as an international meeting for researchers, data stewards,
librarians, policymakers, and other stakeholders to discuss
developments in Open Science. The conference focused on the
intersection of Open Science and AI, exploring how the growing use
of AI tools in research creates new challenges and opportunities,
and how these can be aligned with the core principles of
transparency, accessibility, reproducibility, and reusability.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution:_ NFDI4Energy joined the discussion as a
participant at this event.
*
_Further readings:_ Event Website
<https://www.open-science-conference.eu/>
*Sharing ideas at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu*
*
_Details_: October 13, 2025 - Sibiu, Romania
*
_Description and NFDI4Energy Contribution:_ NFDI4Energy
representative Corinna Seiwerth visited the Department of Computer
and Electrical Engineering at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu.
Invited by Prof. Adrian Florea, she spoke with Master’s and PhD
students about Research Data Management and the work of NFDI4Energy.
The visit sparked an inspiring discussion on the importance of open
research data, transparency in science, and how data sharing
accelerates progress and collaboration across disciplines.
*
_Further readings_: Linkedin Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7389179233505378304>.
*Tag der Energieforschung an der Leibniz Universität Hannover*
*
_Details_: October 28, 2025 - Hanover, Germany
*
_Describtion_: At the Day of Energy Research at Leibniz University
Hannover, current results from the university’s interdisciplinary
energy research were presented. Researchers and interested
participants were invited to showcase their work and expertise
through poster presentations and to strengthen networking across
disciplines. The event aimed to foster exchange and inspiration,
support personal interaction, and deepen collaboration beyond
faculty boundaries. It particularly promoted interdisciplinary
networking and provided impulses for new research ideas and projects.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: NFDI4Energy was happy to contribute to
the discussion and showcased their work with a poster presentation.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://www.energie.uni-hannover.de/de/news-events-weiterfuehrende-infos/ve…>
*Energieforschungskonferenz des BMWE*
*
_Details_: November 11-12, 2025 - Berlin, Germany
*
_Describtion_: The Forschungsnetzwerke Energie met for the second
time to exchange insights on innovations in energy research. This
time under the theme “Energy Innovations for Competitiveness and
Resilience.” The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
(BMWi) invited experts to discuss pathways toward the energy
transition and to share research impulses from industry and academia.
Panel discussions, thematic tables, and poster sessions facilitated
not only knowledge exchange but also collaborative exploration of
potential solutions.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: Our spokesperson Astrid Nieße gave a
presentation on NFDI4Energy, introducing the consortium’s activities
within NFDI and highlighting how NFDI4Energy supports data and
software, as digital objects for energy research, to be optimally
used in research processes. NFDI4Energy furthermore presented their
consortium poster and was happy to engage in networking and discussion.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://www.forschungsnetzwerke-energie.de/events/de/energieforschungs-konf…>
and Linkedin Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7395050971955003393>
*Data Days Niedersachsen in Braunschweig*
*
_Details_: November 24 - 26, 2025 - Braunschweig, Germany
*
_Describtion_: The state initiative FDM-NDS invited all members,
researchers, research data management professionals, and NFDI
participants to Braunschweig for the second Data Days, a two-day
event dedicated to information sharing, exchange, and networking.
The fully in-person program featured contributions from
Hochschule.digital Niedersachsen (HdN) and the National Research
Data Infrastructure (NFDI), updates from the three pillars of
FDM-NDS, the FAIR Data and Software Award Lower Saxony ceremony, a
marketplace with NFDI and RDM4Braunschweig, and several hands-on
workshops designed for networking and discussion.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: NFDI4Energy contributed to the event
with a poster presentation and actively joined the discussion and
networking opportunities.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://fdm-nds.de/index.php/data-days-2025/>
**
*Workshop: Reducing carbon emissions in large-scale computational data
analysis***
*
_Details_: November 25-26, 2025 - Berlin, Germany
*
_Description_: The workshop was hosted by the Collaborative Research
Centre FONDA, together with the Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC,
University of Tübingen). Researchers from across Europe and the UK
presented their work on monitoring and predicting the carbon
footprint of large-scale computational data analysis and scientific
workflows.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: Mirko Schäfer from NFDI4Energy gave a
presentation on “Energy system data for granular emission accounting
of electricity consumption”, focusing on the need for detailed,
time- and space-resolved data to accurately calculate the carbon
footprint of large-scale computational analysis.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://fonda.hu-berlin.de/?page_id=2239>.**
*Many thanks to our representatives for their time and engagement that
allowed NFDI4Energy to contribute to and be represented at these events!*
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
9. Regenerative Energietechnik Konferenz in Nordhausen
<https://www.hs-nordhausen.de/forschung/in-ret-institut-fuer-regenerative-en…>:
Februar 12-13, 2026 - Nordhausen, Germany
2026 Open Source Modelling and Simulation of Energy System (OSMSES)
<https://www.osmses2026.kit.edu/>: March 23-25, 2026 - Karlsruhe, Germany
3rd NFDI4Energy Conference
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/community-and-updates/3rd-nfdi4energy-conference/>:
March 24-25, 2026 - Aachen , Germany
ABM4Energy 2026 <https://abm4energy.de/>: March 30-31, 2026 - Vienna,
Austria
*We look forward to meeting you there!*
Thank you for many great moments in 2025!
As the year comes to a close, we extend our sincere thanks to our
community, partners, and collaborators for their invaluable support and
for the many productive, constructive, and joyful moments and meetings
we’ve shared in 2025.
Since this is the last newsletter in 2025, we want to wish you and your
loved ones a peaceful holiday season and a successful start to the new
year. We look forward to continuing our collaboration in 2026 toward our
shared goal:
*Data and software as the scientific foundation for a sustainable energy
future.*
NFDI4Energy
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Systems Research
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Department of Computer Science
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Welcome to the third edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2025.
In this edition, we are happy to inform you about the 3rd NFDI4Energy
Conference, report on our NFDI4Energy presence at the CoRDI, and to
update you on past and upcoming events.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (outreach(a)nfdi4energy.org). We look
forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading.
Call for Papers for the 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference in Aachen, Germany
Defining Energy Research Data Management Together
Stakeholders interested in and working on research data management
solutions for the energy domain are invited to join the 3rd NFDI4Energy
Conference.
The 3rd NFDI4Energy Conference offers a platform to discuss and exchange
on different tools, services, approaches, best practices, and ideas for
research data management in the energy domain. The conference will take
place fully *on-site in Aachen* on *March 24th and 25th in 2026*,
organized by NFDI4Energy <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> in cooperation
with RWTH <https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/a/>. English will be the
primary language of the conference. The conference is free of charge for
all participants. Feel invited if working in the field or interested in
current work in this area!
In 2026, for the first time, we will combine the community event with a
scientific track, to give our researchers the opportunity to publish
results from their scientific work, if they are interested in this option.
We are pleased to announce that the call for papers is now open and
warmly invite you to contribute. Further information and submission
details can be found on the Conference Website
<https://events.hifis.net/event/3058/page/892-call-for-papers>.
We look forward to welcoming you to Aachen.
NFDI4Energy at CoRDI
The second edition of the Conference on Research Data Infrastructure
(CoRDI) took place from 26 to 28 August 2025 at RWTH Aachen University.
As Europe’s leading research data infrastructure conference, it brought
together those who generate research data, those eager to use it, and
those working on processes and services for FAIR data and software to
improve exchange between the two.
With nearly 300 contributions, the three-day program was highly
interactive and diverse. We, as the NFDI4Energy Consortium, were
delighted to be part of it, meet the community, and to contribute
through posters, talks, demonstrations, and at the market of opportunities.
Find our contributions here:
*
Refining Metadata for Energy Simulation Software
<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16736271>
*
The Open Energy Platform in NFDI4Energy: A collaborative Data
Infrastructure for Energy, Climate, and Mobility Research
<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16736184>
*
Enhancing Requirements Engineering Through Transparent Collection
and Monitoring - A Metadata Schema and GitHub Repository Blueprint
for a Requirement Collection Process
<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16735998>
*
Developing an ontology for co-simulation scenarios of energy systems
<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16736210>
*
Examining Data Sharing and Open Access Publishing in Energy
Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of Current Practices
<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16736040>
*
Developing a Workflow for Using Simulation in Research
<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16736050>
*
Towards Common Metadata For Research Software in the NFDI
<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16735848>
Event-Updates
Over the past three months, numerous events have accompanied and
provided support for our work, allowing for inspiring discussions and
valuable insights. To maintain a concise overview, we’ve compiled key
highlights and provided links to detailed event pages and LinkedIn
reports for further reading. We invite you to explore these updates and
stay connected via our LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/> channel to follow the
work of the consortium.
NFDI4Energy was present at and contributed to the following events:
*9. Bibliothekskongress 2025*
*
_Details:_ June 24 - 27, 2025 - Bremen, Germany.
*
_Describtion:_ The Annual Conference of the library community is one
of the most important events in the field, bringing together
professionals and researchers to discuss current developments in
Open Science, bibliometrics, and related areas. The program includes
key sessions, workshops, and discussions that foster exchange and
collaboration within the library and research community.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution:_ Within the session "How open are we?",
Amanda Wein and a colleague from TIB presented insights from the
NFDI4Energy project. The contribution focused on open-access
publishing practices and open data-sharing in the field of energy
research, highlighting opportunities and challenges for more
openness in scientific communication.
*
_Further readings:_ Event Website
<https://www.bibliotheksverband.de/bibliothekskongress-2025>.
*Mastr4All Workshop*
*
_Details:_ July 17, 2025 - Berlin, Germany.
*
_Describtion:_ The workshop brought together more than 20
representatives from the energy data community to discuss how the
Core Energy Market Data Register (Marktstammdatenregister) can be
made more accessible and usable. The event focused on improving data
processing, validation, and collaboration across different stakeholders.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution:_ NFDI4Energy joined the workshop
discussions, with special attention given to the open-source tool
open-MaStR. This software, developed by NFDI4Energy members OFFIS –
Institute for Information Technology and Reiner Lemoine Institut
gGmbH, plays a central role in making MaStR data easier to use and
supports the community in improving data quality.
*
_Further readings:_ LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_workshop-im-projecttogether-comm…>
*Hackathon im Rahmen des Projekts Dateninstitut – Use Case Energie*
*
_Details_: August 20 - 21, 2025 - Berlin, Germany.
*
_Describtion_:The 24-hour hackathon, organized in cooperation with
Fraunhofer Energy & Climate, turned the Future Energy Lab into a
space for creativity and exchange. In three intensive sessions,
supported by inspiring keynotes and discussions, participants worked
in 10 teams on 8 challenges. They explored how data spaces function
technically and what opportunities they provide for the energy
sector. The results included 19 new data assets and contributions
from 26 participants with strong dataspace expertise.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: Representatives from OFFIS and RLI were
present on behalf of NFDI4Energy. NFDI4Energy contributed by
exploring two central aspects: The use of the Data Space for
transferring geodata and time series, which are highly relevant for
energy system planning and control, and the interplay between the
FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and
open data platforms such as the OpenEnergyPlatform and the Data Space.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://www.future-energy-dialog.de/de/veranstaltungen?action=details&id=21>
*CoRDI 2025*
*
_Details_: August 26-28, 2025 - Aachen, Germany.
*
_Describtion_: The second edition of the Conference on Research Data
Infrastructure (CoRDI), Europe´s leading conference on this topic,
brought together those who generate research data, those eager to
use it, and those working on processes and services for FAIR data
and software to improve exchange between the two. The three-day
program was highly interactive and featured nearly 300 contributions.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: The NFDI4Energy Consortium was actively
represented in Aachen with posters, talks, demonstrations, and at
the Market of Opportunities. Our contributions covered a wide range
of topics, including metadata for simulation software, the Open
Energy Platform, transparent requirements engineering, ontology
development for co-simulation, bibliometric analyses of data
sharing, workflows for simulation, and common metadata for research
software.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website <https://www.nfdi.de/cordi-2025/>
and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_nfdi4energy-cordi2025-nfdi-activ…>
*SciCAR Conference 2025*
*
_Details_: September 5-6, 2025 - Dortmund, Germany.
*
_Describtion_: The SciCAR Conference 2025 in Dortmund brings
together researchers and data journalists to share methods, learn
from each other, and initiate joint projects.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: Florian Kotthoff and Timo Beyer
presented the Market Master Data Register (MaStR) as a central
source for up-to-date analyses of the energy transition, while Mirko
Schäfer and Christina Speck led a workshop on open energy data,
their formats and platforms, and the mutual benefits for science and
journalism.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://netzwerkrecherche.org/wir-vernetzen/scicar/> and LinkedIn
Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_nfdi4energy-scicar-nfdi4energy-a…>
*3. Konferenz der Norddeutschen Wärmeforschung*
*
_Details:_ September 10-11, 2025 - Bremen, Germany.
*
_Describtion:_ The third Conference on Northern German Heat Research
took place at HSB Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences.
Researchers, companies, and municipalities came together to discuss
current developments, projects, and innovative approaches for
advancing the Wärmewende in Northern Germany. The program covered a
wide range of contributions, from geodata-based geothermal
assessments to AI-supported urban heating planning, simulation-based
energy dispatch, and gamification approaches to sustainability.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution:_ NFDI4Energy was represented by Oliver
Werth. In his presentation, he introduced the project National
Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy System
Research (NFDI4Energy), which is building a sustainable research
data infrastructure to support the energy transition. His
contribution highlighted the importance of FAIR and open data
practices for collaborative energy system research.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://www.hs-bremen.de/die-hsb/aktuelles/veranstaltung/3-konferenz-der-no…>.
*Workshop at the DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics*
*
_Details_: September 17, 2025 - Aachen, Germany.
*
_Describtion_: At RWTH Aachen University, the workshop /“Exploring
and Improving the Energy Research Process”/ took place as part of
the DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics. The workshop addressed
challenges of the traditional paper-oriented research style, where
valuable details of experiments and workflows often remain
undocumented. Through interactive discussions and an impulse talk by
Monica Gonzalez-Marquez on open science and research processes,
participants explored how to better model and document energy
research workflows.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: NFDI4Energy representatives organized
this workshop. The outcomes will feed into the development of
research data management services within NFDI4Energy, ensuring they
align with the real needs of the energy research community.
*
_Further readings_: Information on the DACH+ Conference on Energy
Informatics <https://energy-informatics2025.org/>.
*Many thanks to our representatives for their time and engagement that
allowed NFDI4Energy to contribute to and be represented at these events!*
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
FDM@Campus - Göttinger Research Alliance
<https://www.eresearch.uni-goettingen.de/de/fdmcampus-event-information/>:
September 29, 2025 - Göttingen, Germany
Open Science Conference 2025 <https://www.open-science-conference.eu/>:
October 08 - 09, 2025 - Hamburg, Germany (Online)
Tag der Energieforschung an der Leibniz Universität Hannover
<https://www.energie.uni-hannover.de/de/news-events-weiterfuehrende-infos/ve…>:
October 28, 2025 - Hanover, Germany
Energieforschungskonferenz des BMWE
<https://www.forschungsnetzwerke-energie.de/events/de/energieforschungs-konf…>:
November 11-12, 2025 - Berlin, Germany
*We look forward to meeting you there!*
NFDI4Energy
National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy
Systems Research
In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/>
Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
info(a)nfdi4energy.org
Publisher:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Faculty II of Computing Science, Business Administration, Economics and Law
Department of Computer Science
Group of Digitalized Energy Systems
Ammerländer Heerstraße 114 - 118
DE - 26129 Oldenburg
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NFDI4Energy News 2/2025
Welcome to the second edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2025.
In this edition, we're excited to share several highlights from the
NFDI4Energy community:
Get the recap of the 2nd NFDI4Energy conference, discover our newly
defined vision, and explore our Flex Fund Projects. Don’t miss the
chance to watch the keynote by our spokesperson Astrid Nieße, presented
at the annual meeting of the Energy Systems Analysis Research Network.
Plus, we offer a hands-on opportunity to navigate metadata development
for your energy research software.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (outreach(a)nfdi4energy.org). We look
forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading.
Recap of the 2nd NFDI4Energy Conference in Karlsruhe
From March 25–27, 2025, the 2nd NFDI4Energy Conference brought together
researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders at the Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (KIT). The event featured interactive workshops, inspiring
keynotes, and vibrant sessions on use cases, ontologies, FAIR data
practices, and energy system modeling.
A highlight was the Market of Consortia, where participants connected
with other NFDI initiatives, fostering collaboration across domains.
Informal exchange was further encouraged during the poster session and
conference dinner at Karlsruhe Castle.
Find more details on the conference on our website
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/conference/2025/> and in the LinkedIn
Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_nfdi4energy-nfdi4energyconferenc…>.
We thank all participants and partners for their contributions and look
forward to continuing the dialogue within the NFDI4Energy community.
/“No Energy Transition Without Data”/
On May 6-7, 2025, the annual meeting of the Research network /Energy
System Analysis /took place in Berlin and brought together experts and
researchers to discuss the role of data, transparency, and innovation in
the future of energy systems analysis. The event served as a key
platform for sharing insights and fostering collaboration across
institutions. Our Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Astrid Nieße opened the second
day with a keynote on/ Research Data Infrastructure for
Interdisciplinary Energy Systems Research/. She explained how FAIR data
and open software solutions enhance transparency and collaboration in
energy systems research and why a well-structured data foundation is
essential for making the energy transition a success.
The recording of the keynote is now available on Youtube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNlT0axTr8o>.
Enhancing Energy Research Software: Share Your Perspective!
As NFDI4Energy, we are working to improve the management of research
software in energy research. Research software plays a vital role in
various aspects of energy research, including data analysis and
simulation of scenarios.
To facilitate the *sharing and reuse of energy research software*, we
have developed a *metadata schema* to describe it in a structured and
standardized way. This schema aims to enhance the discoverability and
reusability of energy research software, advancing energy research as a
whole.
*We Need Your Feedback!*
We invite you to participate in our survey to evaluate and refine the
metadata schema for energy research software. Your feedback will help us
test and further improve our metadata schema, ensuring it meets the
needs of the energy research community.
*What to Expect:*
· Create structured metadata for your own energy research software that
you can add to your repositories
· The creation of the metadata is done in a semi-automated way
· The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 60 minutes to complete
· The survey will run until August 15, 2025
*Click here to access the survey*:
https://umfrage.offis.de/index.php/369355.
We appreciate your participation and look forward to your feedback! Your
input will help us create a more effective metadata schema that benefits
the entire energy research community.
NFDI4Energy Vision
We are happy to share that NFDI4Energy has officially adopted a unifying
vision:
/*Data and software as the scientific foundation for a sustainable
energy future.*/
This vision was officially adopted during the last meeting of the
consortium in the NFDI e. V., which took place during the 2nd
NFDI4Energy Conference in Karlsruhe on March 27, 2025. We are excited to
see our vision guiding our progress and uniting the community toward a
shared goals.
Start of NFDI4Energy Flexfund Projects
To foster innovation and collaboration, NFDI4Energy is funding small
*Flexfund Projects* that support FAIR data practices in energy research.
These projects aim to complement or improve services, demonstrate
successful data usage, and engage the community.
*We are happy to present you the three Flexfund projects that startet in
2025:*
*Open Energy Platform Improved:* This project works on enhancing the
Open Energy Platform by focusing on increased security, bug reduction,
and improved usability. It aims to deliver an upgraded version of the
platform, enabling easier access to energy data and boosting overall
*SOMMER - Search over Multi-Layer Metadata for NFDI4Energy Repositories:
T*his project aims to deploy an interdisciplinary metadata catalog
(Databus) integrated with a metadata annotation and search interface
(MOSS) for energy research datasets. The goal is to enhance the user
interface (UI) and user experience (UX) by setting up a user community,
improving the MOSS system, and providing tools for seamless data upload
and publication. Additionally, KPI dashboards will be implemented to
monitor and evaluate the project's impact. This initiative promotes
efficient data management and collaboration within the energy research
sector.
*Standards and Scopes for Interoperable Energy Related Ontologies:* This
project focuses on developing standards and scopes for interoperable
energy-related ontologies. The aim is to create a standardized framework
that allows different energy systems and platforms to communicate
seamlessly. This project enhances data interoperability and promotes
collaboration across the energy sector.
The three Felxfund projects will soon be presented in more detail on our
LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/> channel.
New Publication: Ten Recommendations for Engineering Research Software
in Energy Research
We’re happy to announce our new paper, /“Ten Recommendations for
Engineering Research Software in Energy Research,”/ published at ACM
E-Energy.
In this work, Stephan Ferenz and colleagues present ten key
recommendations to improve the development of energy research software —
from planning and coding to testing and publishing. These insights are
based on two workshops with energy researchers and aim to support better
software practices, especially for early-career scientists.
Well-designed software is essential for reproducibility and progress in
energy research and we hope this paper helps move the field forward.
You can read the paper here <https://doi.org/10.1145/3679240.3734606>
Event-Updates
Over the past three months, numerous events have accompanied and
provided support for our work, allowing for inspiring discussions and
valuable insights. To maintain a concise overview, we’ve compiled key
highlights and provided links to detailed event pages and LinkedIn
reports for further reading. We invite you to explore these updates and
stay connected via our LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/> channel to follow the
work of the consortium.
NFDI4Energy was present at and contributed to the following events:
*ABM4Energy*
*
_Details:_ March 31 - April 1, 2025 - Copenhagen, Danemark.
*
_Describtion:_The ABM4Energy Conference focused on agent-based
modeling approaches for energy economics and policy. It highlighted
the importance of capturing dynamic, decentralized behaviors in
energy systems – a key challenge for future-oriented, data-driven
research.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution:_ NFDI4Energy was represented by Nick
Harder and Gunter Grimm (INATECH, University of Freiburg), who
brought materials and merch to the conference and helped raise
awareness about our work in the research data infrastructure landscape.
*
_Further readings:_ Event Website <https://abm4energy.de/> and
LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_nfdi4energy-rdm-abm4energy-activ…>
*Wärmewende Nordwest Consortia Meeting*
*
_Details:_ April 3–4, 2025 – Oldenburg, Germany.
*
_Description:_ The Wärmewende Nordwest Consortia Meeting brought
together researchers and stakeholders to share updates and shape
future pathways for sustainable heating in Northwestern Germany. The
event highlighted key challenges in research data management and
laid the groundwork for stronger cooperation within the region's
energy research landscape.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution:_ Oliver Werth presented NFDI4Energy’s
vision and service offerings aimed at fostering collaborative energy
research. His presentation focused on the role of research data
infrastructures in supporting regional heating transitions and
underlined the value of cross-consortia synergies.
*
_Further readings:_ LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nfdi4energy_heute-trafen-sich-zahlreiche-kol…>
*DigiSect*
*
_Details:_ May 14-15, 2025 - Oldenburg, Germany.
*
_Description:_ The international workshop /DigiSect.eu/ brings
together leading experts to discuss digitalization in sector-coupled
energy systems. Hosted at OFFIS – Institute for Information
Technology at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, the
event offers a unique opportunity for exchange and collaboration in
a rapidly evolving field.
*
_Further readings:_ Event Website <https://www.digisect.eu/> and
LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/astridniesse_well-prepared-our-international…>
**
*3rd Bremen Research Data Day*
*
_Details_: June 11, 2025 - Bremen, Germany.
*
_Description_: The 3rd Research Data Day organized by the U Bremen
Research Alliance (UBRA) focused on equipping researchers and
students with practical competencies in research data management
aligned with the FAIR principles -Findable, Accessible,
Interoperable, and Reusable. The event featured workshops and talks,
interactive sessions, exhibitions, and posters, followed by an
evening event with inspiring talks and the Data Champion Award
Ceremony 2025.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: Together with other NFDI Consortia
NFDI4Energy shared an Info Booth to inform everyone interested in
Research Data Management and related topics about NFDI activities
and services.
*
_Further Readings_:Event Website
<https://www.bremen-research.de/en/research-data-day-2024> and
LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7340350893076213761>
*Many thanks to our representatives for their time and engagement that
allowed NFDI4Energy to contribute to and be represented at these events!*
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
9. Bibliothekskongress
<https://www.bibliotheksverband.de/bibliothekskongress-2025>: June
24-27.2025 - Bremen, Germany
16th IEEE PowerTech <https://2025.ieee-powertech.org/>: June 29, 2025 -
Kiel, Germany
CoRDI 2025 <https://www.nfdi.de/cordi-2025/>: August 26-28, 2025 -
Aachen, Germany
SciCAR Conference 2025
<https://netzwerkrecherche.org/wir-vernetzen/scicar/>: September 5-6.
2025 - Dortmund, Germany
Norddeutsche Wärmekonferenz
<https://www.hs-bremen.de/die-hsb/aktuelles/veranstaltung/3-konferenz-der-no…>:
September 10-11. 2025 - Bremen, Germany
*We look forward to meeting you there!*
NFDI4Energy
National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy
Systems Research
In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/>
Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
info(a)nfdi4energy.org
Publisher:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Faculty II of Computing Science, Business Administration, Economics and Law
Department of Computer Science
Group of Digitalized Energy Systems
Ammerländer Heerstraße 114 - 118
DE - 26129 Oldenburg
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NFDI4Energy News 1/2025
Welcome to the first edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2025.
In this edition, we are happy to inform you about the upcoming
NFDI4Energy conference, share the Call for Contributions for the CoRDI
25 and KonsortSWD – NFDI4Society, and provide further updates from the
consortium and its ecosystem.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (outreach(a)nfdi4energy.org). We look
forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading.
Join Us at the 2nd NFDI4Energy Conference in Karlsruhe!
We are excited to welcome the community to the *2nd NFDI4Energy
Conference*, taking place on-site in Karlsruhe from March 25-27, 2025.
This event brings together researchers, experts, and stakeholders in the
energy domain to discuss the latest trends in research data management,
foster new collaborations, and shape a shared vision for the future.
The conference will feature engaging presentations, a poster session,
and the Market of Consortia, offering plenty of opportunities for
networking and exchanging ideas. Hosted at the KIT Campus (main
conference building: Building 20.30, Englerstraße 2), it provides a
great setting for exchange and discussions.
Find more details on our website
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/conference/2025/> or reach out to us
at conference(a)nfdi4energy.org.
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Call for Use Cases: Research Data Management Across Disciplines
KonsortSWD – NFDI4Society is looking for *multidisciplinary use cases to
develop sustainable solutions for challenges in research data management*!
*Why participate?*
Interdisciplinary research data often come with complex challenges -
from documentation to archiving and interoperability. The goal of the
Call for Use Cases is to develop practical, transferable solutions that
can be applied across different research areas.
*Who can participate?*
This call is aimed at researchers who document, process, publish, and
share data—especially those dealing with interdisciplinary datasets
where no established workflows or solutions exist.
As NFDI4Energy, we already have good collaborations with KonsortSWD. We
see potential for multidisciplinary use cases in the area of social
science & energy-related data, e.g., for acceptance research in the
energy transition or technical data for social science research in Smart
Grids. Therefore, we encourage all *researcher working in the area of
social science and energy research* who face research data management
challenges to apply!
*How to apply?*
Find more details about the submission process and participation
requirements on the KonsortSWD - NFDI4Society Website
<https://www.konsortswd.de/flexfunds/>.
Astrid Nieße as spokesperson of the NFDI Consortium Assembly Strategy
Committee
Astrid Nieße, spokesperson of NFDI4Energy, has been elected
*spokesperson of the strategy committee of the NFDI consortium
assembly*. In this new role, she will focus on the implementation of the
NFDI strategy adopted by the Scientific Senate. The Strategy Committee
of the Consortium Assembly will set the course for the further
development of the NFDI.
Call for Contributions: CoRDI 2025
As part of the *National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI)*, we are
pleased to share that the *2nd Conference on Research Data
Infrastructure (CoRDI)* will take place from August 26-28, 2025, at RWTH
Aachen University. This conference serves as a key platform for national
and international stakeholders to exchange ideas and advance research
data management (RDM) under this year’s theme: *“RDM in Action.”*
The Call for Contributions <https://www.nfdi.de/cordi-2025/call/> is
still open! Researchers and practitioners working on RDM solutions are
invited to submit their work by *April 17, 2025*, via EasyChair.
Contributions should highlight experiences, innovations, and best
practices in RDM and its infrastructure.
We encourage our community to participate and look forward to engaging
discussions in Aachen!
Event-Updates
Over the past three months, numerous events have accompanied and
provided support for our work, allowing for inspiring discussions and
valuable insights. To maintain a concise overview, we’ve compiled key
highlights and provided links to detailed event pages and LinkedIn
reports for further reading. We invite you to explore these updates and
stay connected via our LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/> channel to follow the
work of the consortium.
NFDI4Energy was present at and contributed to the following events:
*Lecture Series „Transformation des Energiesystems“*
*
_Details_: January 22, 2025, Hanover, Germany.
*
_Describtion_: The 14th lecture series “Transformation of the Energy
System” features interdisciplinary talks from academia, industry,
and politics on key energy transition topics.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: Keynote by our Spokesperson Astrid Nieße
titled "Meine Daten, mein Modell, …? NFDI4Energy - Paradigmenwechsel
in der Energieforschung."
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://www.sustainability.uni-hannover.de/de/green-office/news/aktuelles-d…>.
*E-world*
*
_Details_: February 11-13, 2025, Essen, Germany.
*
_Describtion_: E-world energy & water is the leading European energy
industry meeting point, bringing together international
decision-makers in Essen each year as a key information platform for
the sector.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: Over three days NFDI4Energy
representatives provided insides at their stand into NFDI4Energy and
discussed concrete solutions for sharing industrial data.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://www.e-world-essen.com/de/> and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7297530799191420929>
*deRSE25 - Conference for Research Software Engineering in Germany*
*
_Details_: February 25-27, 2025, Karlsruhe, Germany.
*
_Describtion_: deRSE (German Research Software Engineering
Conference) is a conference focused on the role of software in
research across disciplines. It brings together researchers,
software engineers, and infrastructure providers to discuss best
practices, challenges, and innovations in research software
development, maintenance, and sustainability. The event emphasizes
interdisciplinary collaboration, open science, and the importance of
software as a key enabler of modern research.
*
_NFDI4Energy Contribution_: The NFDI4Energy-team had the opportunity to
engage with the research software engineering community, exchange
ideas,
and discuss how open, FAIR, and sustainable software can drive
innovation.
*
_Further readings_: Event Website
<https://events.hifis.net/event/2050/overview> and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7304761685918019584>
*Many thanks to our representatives for their time and engagement that
allowed NFDI4Energy to contribute to and be represented at these events!*
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
2nd NFDI4Energy Conference
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/conference/2025/>: March 24-25, 2025 -
Karlsruhe, Germany
ABM4Energy <https://abm4energy.de/>: March 31 - April 1, 2025 -
Copenhagen, Danemark
Jahrestreffen des Forschungsnetzwerks Energiesystemanalyse
<https://www.forschungsnetzwerke-energie.de/news/de/workshops-einreichen-jah….>:
Mai 6, 2025 - Berlin, Germany
DigiSect: May 14-15, 2025 - Oldenburg, Germany
3rd Bremen Research Data Day
<https://www.bremen-research.de/en/research-data-day-2024>: June 11,
2025 - Bremen, Germany
16th IEEE PowerTech <https://2025.ieee-powertech.org/>: June 29, 2025 -
Kiel, Germany
CoRDI 2025 <https://www.nfdi.de/cordi-2025/>: August 26-28, 2025 -
Aachen, Germany
*We look forward to meeting you there!*
NFDI4Energy
National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy
Systems Research
In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/>
Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
info(a)nfdi4energy.org
Publisher:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Faculty II of Computing Science, Business Administration, Economics and Law
Department of Computer Science
Group of Digitalized Energy Systems
Ammerländer Heerstraße 114 - 118
DE - 26129 Oldenburg
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NFDI4Energy News 4/2024
Welcome to the fourth and last edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2024.
In this edition, we are happy to announce that the *submission system
and the registration for the 2nd NFDI4Energy Conference are now open*!
Furthermore, we introduce our Task Areas 6 and 7 and update you on past
and upcoming events.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (info(a)nfdi4energy.org). We look
forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading.
Updates for the upcoming 2nd NFDI4Energy Conference
Stakeholders interested in and working on research data management
solutions for the energy domain are invited to join the 2nd NFDI4Energy
Conference, taking place on March 24-26, 2025, in Karlsruhe. The
conference is organized by NFDI4Energy in cooperation with KIT.
We are happy to announce that the *submission system* for presentation
and poster abstracts, as well as the*registration, are now open!*
_*Registration*_
Registration for the 2nd NFDI4Energy conference is open now!
Register on Indico
<https://events.hifis.net/event/1924/registrations/> to
participate in the conference. Please use the external
registration form if you are not a member of the NFDI4Energy
consortium and the internal registration form if you are a
consortium member.
Note that the conference is free of charge for both external
and internal participants. However, the number of
registrations is limited. So please register timely!
Registration <https://events.hifis.net/event/1924/registrations/>
_*Submission*_
_**_
We are excited to announce that the submission system is now
open for abstract submissions for posters and presentations.
This is your opportunity to share your research, ideas, and
insights on different tools, services, approaches, best
practices, and ideas for research data management in the
energy domain with the community.
*Key Details for submission:*
Submission Deadline*:* December 17, 2024
Submission Portal: Submit here <https://nfdi4energy25.hotcrp.com/>
Author notifications: 06.02.2025
Conference: 24.03.25 – 26.03.2025
Follow the link below to find all details including the list of topics
of interest for submission.
Submission <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/conference/2025/CfA2025/>
Meet the Task Areas (TA) of NFDI4Energy
In this section, we introduce the task areas (TAs) of NFDI4Energy to
provide a clearer understanding of our objectives and make our
consortium´s work more tangible.
The work in NFDI4Energy is structured in seven task areas - in this
edition, we present TAs 6 and 7, shedding light on NFDI4Energy topics
regarding Use Cases for Community Services (TA6) and Organization &
Management (TA7). These TAs play a major role in demonstrating the
practical application of NFDI4Energy services through use cases (TA6)
and ensuring efficient project management, communication, and
integration within the NFDI landscape (TA7).
_*Task Area (TA) 6: Use Cases for Community Services*_
▶ Brief overview:
TA6 focuses on applying and evaluating the services developed in TA1 to
TA5 through applications from energy research. The primary goal of TA6
is to define additional requirements from these examples, ensuring the
developed services meet the core needs of the energy system research
community. TA6 plays a critical role in demonstrating the usability of
the developed services, identifying new requirements, and generating
additional visibility within the community.
▶ (Interim) Results:
*
Evaluation and selection of a co-simulation scenario with
heterogenous simulators and real hardware from EnergyLab 2.0 at KIT.
*
The need for transparent and open comparative information and data
on long-term energy system scenarios has been discussed at the 1st
Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI) and at the 1.
NFDI4Energy Conference.
▶ Next steps:
*
Compatibility check of simulators and co-simulation framework as
well as requirement collection for scenario ontology.
*
Integration of German and European long-term energy system scenario
data into the Open Energy Platform https://openenergyplatform.org/.
*
Publication of a website for the selection of flexibility models
based on given criteria and a Best Practices video on how the Open
Research Knowledge Graph https://orkg.org/ can be used for energy
system research.
_* Task Area (TA) 7: Organization & Management*_
▶ Brief overview:
The main goal for TA 7 is to efficiently manage and govern the
NFDI4Energy consortium. It is also necessary to ensure proper
accounting and compliance with legal obligations. In addition,
the organization of the internal and external communication
and information infrastructure, as well as the quality
assurance of the project and the project work are among
our responsibilities. TA7 also takes
care of the integration of NFDI4Energy into the NFDI landscape.
▶ (Interim) Results:
*
Formation of the Project Office (PO) to manage day-to-day operations
and maintain project oversight.
*
Establishment of internal communication frameworks to facilitate
information sharing and collaboration.
*
Achievement of initial steps toward integrating NFDI4Energy into the
wider NFDI landscape.
Find all TAs on our website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/tas/>
Event-Updates
Over the past three months, numerous events have accompanied and
provided support for our work, allowing for inspiring discussions and
valuable insights. To maintain a concise overview, we’ve compiled key
highlights and provided links to detailed event pages and LinkedIn
reports for further reading. We invite you to explore these updates and
stay connected via our LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/> channel to follow the
work of the consortium.
NFDI4Energy was present at and contributed to the following events:
*19. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik *
*
Details: September 16-19,2024, in Würzburg, Germany.
*
Brief describtion: The WI Conference 2024 focused on shaping
AI-driven information systems for meaningful automation, sustainable
innovation, and societal impact.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Joint tutorial with BERD@NFDI on research
data solutioins.
*
Further readings: WI Website <https://wi2024.de/> and LinkedIn
Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7242420189768626176>.
*KonKIS 24 – Conference of German AI Service Centers*
*
Details: September 18-19, 2024, in Göttingen, Germany.
*
Brief describtion: The event brought together over 200 participants
from academia, industry, and SMEs to discuss the role of AI in
critical infrastructures, with a focus on the energy and healthcare
sectors.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Keynote on AI as a catalyst for innovation
in the energy system, participation in a panel discussion, and a
shared info booth with other NFDI consortia.
*
Further readings. Conference Website
<https://events.gwdg.de/event/615/> and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7246398412923752449>.
*FDM@Campus in Göttingen*
*
Details: September 23 - 25, 2024, in Göttingen, Germany.
*
Brief describtion: This in-person event, organized by the Göttingen
eResearch Alliance, focused on strategies and best practices in
research data management (FDM), with a central theme of integrating
various levels of FDM development to deliver effective services for
researchers.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Active participation and poster
presentation (“An Energy Data Service Platform for Whom?
Understanding the Needs of the Energy Research Community”) sharing
insights from NFDI4Energy's requirements analysis to address the
needs of energy researchers.
*
Further readings: Event Website
<https://www.eresearch.uni-goettingen.de/news-and-events/fdmcampus/?utm_sour…>
and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7251502039254417408>.
*Research Infrastructure Automation Workshop*
*
Details: September 24-25, 2024, in Roskilde, Denmark
*
Brief describtion: This hands-on event, organized by ERIGrid 2.0,
RISEnergy, DERlab, ISGAN, and NEST, aimed to explore the role of
digitization and automation in research. The focus was on enhancing
research collaborations, accelerating experiments, and advancing the
energy transition through European research infrastructure services.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Presentation on the consortium's ideas and
services designed to support energy research across Europe,
fostering collaboration among European energy researchers and
garnering valuable feedback for future initiatives.
*
Further readings: Event Website
<https://erigrid2.eu/successful-research-infrastructure-automation-workshop/…>
and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7244933751862923264>.
*int:net General Assembly*
*
Details: September 30 - October 2, 2024, Brussels, Belgium
*
Brief describtion: The event, held in a hybrid format, focused on
presenting the latest project results and discussing next steps
across all work packages, driving further progress in int:net’s
initiatives.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Presentation about insights from
NFDI4Energy, highlighting opportunities for collaboration and
fostering discussions around interoperability, a key enabler for
advancing the energy transition across sectors.
*
Further readings: LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7248935125122506753>.
*13th DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics*
*
Details: October 9-11, 2024, in Lugano, Switzerland.
*
Brief describtion: The event brought together academia and industry
from the DACH+ region to promote research, development, and
implementation of ICT solutions in the energy domain.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Research presentations on "Monitoring
Germany's Core Energy System Dataset: A Data Quality Analysis of the
Marktstammdatenregister" and "Choosing the Right Ontology to
Describe Research Data in the Energy Domain"
*
Further readings: Conference Website
<https://energy-informatics2024.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com> and
LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7252196614813966336>.
*EOSC Symposium*
*
Details: October 21-23, 2024, virtuall and on-side in Berlin, Germany
*
Brief describtion: Organized by the EOSC Association, the event
focused on advancing research, development, and the implementation
of comprehensive services for research data in the scientific
domain, fostering collaborations between academia and industry
across Europe and beyond. The symposium marked the launch of EOSC's
first node, offering diverse services for researchers across Europe.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Collaboration and poster presentation with
Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) on research data
infrastructure for energy research and active participation in the
EOSCxNFDI event to explore synergies and discuss integration
opportunities with the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI).
*
Further readings: Event Website <https://eosc.eu/symposium2024/> and
LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7256915201923399684>.
*HMC Conference 2024*
*
Details: November 11, 2024, online.
*
Brief describtion: The 2024 HMC Conference invited scientists, data
experts, software developers, users, and anyone working with or
interested in metadata to exchange ideas and foster collaboration.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Keynote on the development and application
of metadata standards under the motto “A Glimpse into the Future of
Metadata”.
*
Further readings: Conference Website
<https://helmholtz-metadaten.de/de/veranstaltungen/hmc-conference-2024>
and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7259493322916773888/>.
*FDM Tag Niedersachsen 2024 - Data days Lower Saxony 2024*
*
Details: November 13, 2024, in Hanover, Germany.
*
Brief describtion: The event, supported by the Ministry of Science
and Culture Lower Saxony, aimed to advance research data management
(RDM) across the region by fostering collaboration among
researchers, professionals, and data enthusiasts.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: A talk on the National Research Data
Infrastructure (NFDI) and its potential integration with the State
Initiative and an in-depth overview of NFDI4Energy’s objectives and
ongoing efforts, sparking productive discussions among attendees.
*
Further readings: Event Website
<https://fdm-nds.de/index.php/en/data-days-2024-eng/#:~:text=The%20State%20I….>
and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264880148863180800>.
*Base4NFDI User Conference*
*
Details: November 20-21, 2024, in Berlin, Germany.
*
Brief describtion: This collaborative event brought together
researchers, developers, and experts from various NFDI consortia to
exchange ideas on innovative solutions and tackle shared challenges
in research data management.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: With a dedicated team of five, NFDI4Energy
engaged in discussions on emerging basic services, explored their
potential integration, and evaluated their relevance for both
national and European research infrastructures.
*
Further readings: Conference Website
<https://base4nfdi.de/?catid=8&id=55%3Asave-the-date-user-conference-2024&vi…>
and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7266688315511230464>.
*ERSE (Energy Research Software Engineering) Workshop *
*
Details: November 12, 2024, in Hanover, Germany.
*
Brief describtion: This event brought together researchers from
across Germany who develop and manage software in the energy domain
to explore ways to improve software engineering practices
specifically for energy research and discussed the most relevant
best practices and priorities for energy researchers.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Active participation, exchange, and
discussion with other researchers in the field.
*
Further readings: LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7262705842024591360>.
*Energiewendebauen Hackathon *
*
Details: November 19, 2024, in Munich, Germany.
*
Brief describtion: The event focused on networking and knowledge
sharing and included a Hackathon regarding working with geodata and
discussing and applying research software development best practices.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Active participation and a talk on best
practices for developing energy research software.
*
Further readings: LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7267794359826202624>.
*Oemof 10th anniversary meeting *
*
Details: November 20-22, 2024, in Oldenburg, Germany.
*
Brief describtion: This event is a user-meeting of the open energy
modelling framework (oemof) at which participants presente their
work with oemof and that features flexible discussion rounds on
specific themes.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: NFDI4Energy contributed a 2-minute pitch
about the consortium, a poster at the poster session, and a Research
Data Management Workshop.
*
Further readings: Event Website
<https://oemof.org/2024/03/26/save-the-date-10th-anniversary-meeting-in-olde…>
and LinkedIn Report
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7269953618592624641>.
*NFDI4Energy at KonsortSWD Netzwerktreffen*
*
Details: November 26-27, 2024, in Bamberg, Germany
*
Brief describtion: The 2024 KonsortSWD Network Meeting is a
non-public annual gathering to advance research data infrastructure
for the social, behavioral, educational, and economic sciences.
*
NFDI4Energy Contribution: Presentation.
*
Further readings: Event Website
<https://www.lifbi.de/Start/News-Media/Events/details/35876> and
soon on our LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/> channel.
*Many thanks to our representatives for their time and engagement that
allowed NFDI4Energy to contribute to and be represented at these events!*
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
Lecture Series „Transformation des Energiesystems“
<https://www.energie.uni-hannover.de/en/study-knowledge/lecture-series>:
January 22, 2025 -Hannover,Germany
E-world <https://www.e-world-essen.com/de/>: February 11-13,2025 -
Essen, Germany
2nd NFDI4Energy Conference
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/conference/2025/>: March 24-25, 2025 -
Karlsruhe, Germany
IEEE PowerTech 2025 <https://2025.ieee-powertech.org/>: June 29 - July
3, 2025 - Kiel, Germany
CoRDI 2025 <https://www.nfdi.de/cordi-2025/>: August 26-28, 2025 -
Aachen, Germany
*We look forward to meeting you there!*
Thank you for many great moments in 2024 and happy holidays!
As the year comes to a close, we extend our sincere thanks to our
community, partners, and collaborators for their invaluable support and
for the many productive, constructive, and joyful moments and meetings
we’ve shared in 2024.
We wish you and your loved ones a joyful Christmas, a peaceful holiday
season, and a successful start to the new year. We look forward to
continuing our collaboration in 2025 toward our shared goal of
establishing a sustainable, transparent, and reproducible research
infrastructure as the foundation for a sustainable energy future.
NFDI4Energy
National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy
Systems Research
In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/>
Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
info(a)nfdi4energy.org
Publisher:
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Department of Computer Science
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NFDI4Energy News 3/2024
Welcome to the third edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/> Newsletter in 2024.
In this edition, we are happy to announce the 2nd NFDI4Energy
Conference, introduce our Task Areas 4 and 5, and update you on past and
upcoming events.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (info(a)nfdi4energy.org). We look
forward to hearing from you!
We hope you had a jouyfull summer and wish you a productive week! Happy
reading.
Save the Date for the 2nd NFDI4Energy Conference on March 25 and 26, 2025!
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/conference/>
*Stakeholders interested in and working on research data
management solution for the energy domain are cordially
invited to save the date for their participation at the 2nd
NFDI4Energy conference in Karlsruhe.*
The conference goals are bringing the community together, discussing
current and future research trends, and identifying opportunities for
cooperation. Further, we aim for convergence of the different activities
in the community to a common understanding, a shared vision, and an
overall goal regarding research data management.
The conference will take place in Karlsruhe organized by NFDI4Energy in
cooperation with KIT. English will be the primary language of the
conference.
Go to website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/conference/2025/>
Meet the Task Areas (TA) of NFDI4Energy
*In this section, we introduce the task areas (TAs) of NFDI4Energy to
provide a clearer understanding of our objectives and make our
consortium´s work more tangible. *
*The work in NFDI4Energy is structured in seven task areas - in this
edition, we will present TAs 4 and 5, shedding light on NFDI4Energy
topics regarding FAIR data infrastructures for Energy System Research
(TA4) and Simulation in interdisciplinary Energy Research (TA5). These
TAs play a major role in providing FAIR Data and Software in Energy
System Research.*
**
*Task Area (TA) 4: FAIR Data for Energy System Research*
▶ _Brief overview:_
TA4 develops ontologies and metadata standards to help with cataloguing
energy systems research data. TA4 also integrats several services into
the NFDI4Energy platform: a terminology service for searching
ontologies, a registry for datasets, a knowledge graph to link datasets,
and more. Our goal with all of these artifacts is to make it easier for
energy system researchers to find data and share their results.
▶ _(Interim) Results_:
*
TA4 has formed an internal working group with members of other TAs
to get involved in the ontology development process.
*
In concert with other TAs, TA4 is leading the creation of
architecture documentation for the NFDI4Energy platform and the
various services that will be integrated into the platform.
*
An NFDI4Energy Terminology Service has been created, allowing users
to explore energy-related ontologies.
▶ _Next steps_:
*
Continue to refine the requirements that the ontologies need to
meet, in coordination with the other Task Areas.
*
Work on expanding an energy domain ontology that will be used in the
NFDI4Energy platform.
*
Integrate the Leibniz Data Manager (a data set registry tool) into
the platform.
* Task Area (TA) 5: Simulation in Interdisciplinary Energy Research*
▶ _Brief overview:_
Task Area 5 aims to enhance the use of simulation in energy research for
experts and non-experts by adhering to FAIR principles (Findability,
Accessibility, Interoperability, Reusability) for data and software. It
focuses on improving the findability of research software through a
registry based on a software ontology and providing an ontology-based
approach for reusing existing simulation models in energy system
scenarios. Additionally, it aims to improve the interoperability and
reusability of research software through a simulation middleware,
offering Simulation-as-a-Service.
▶ _Next steps:_
*
Implement an ontology of energy simulation software and invite
experts to contribute to it
*
Use the scenario ontology to configure simulation scenarios
*
Conceptualize the Simulation-as-a-Service including mosaik,
VILLAS-framework and DaceDS.
Find all TAs on our website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/tas/>
Event-Updates
*NFDI4Energy at the FOIS 2024*
On July 15-19, 2024 NFDI4Energy representatives joined the 14th
International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS
2024) <https://www.utwente.nl/en/eemcs/fois2024/> in Enschede,
Netherlands. The weeklong event brought together researchers from around
the world to discuss current projects and developments in formal
ontology, from theory to application, across diverse scientific domains.
NFDI4Energy representatives presented the paper "Developing
Interoperable Ontologies for Research Data Management in the Energy
Domain" at the Emsusto (Energy, Materials and Sustainability Ontology)
workshop.
They met up with other energy-domain ontologists and got great feedback
on their plans for ontologies in the energy systems research domain. The
tips, tools, and techniques shared at the conference will help to
proceed with creating the semantic backbone of the NFDI4Energy services.
*NFDI4Energy at the Dialogtag Wirtschaft und Technologie*
The 5th Dialogtag Wirtschaft und Technologie
<https://www.wiwi.kit.edu/dialogtag.php> took place on July 17, 2024 in
Karlsruhe, Germany. This event offered a diverse program on the topic of
'Openness and Transparency in Economics', with many opportunities for
exchange. Furthermore, the event included presentations of current
research projects. NFDI4Energy collegues had the opportunity to present
and discuss public involvement in open energy research at this event.
*NFDI4Energy at OSMSES 2024*
On September 3-6, 2024 NFDI4Energy representatives were part of the Open
Source Modelling and Simulation of Energy Systems (OSMSES
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=osmses&highlightedUpdateUrn…>)
2024 workshop in Vienna! The event focused on open-source tools for
power and energy systems modeling, bringing together component and
system manufacturers, power grid operators, energy suppliers, and
research institutions. NFDI4Energy representatives engaged with the
community and promoted discussions on research data management for
interdisciplinary energy system research. The event underscored the
importance of open-source in energy research, aligning with
NFDI4Energy’s goals of advancing research data management practices in
the field.
*Many thanks to our representatives for their time and engagement that
allowed NFDI4Energy to be represented at these events!*
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
19. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik: <https://wi2024.de/>
September 16-19, 2024 - Würzburg, Germany
KonKIS 24: <https://events.gwdg.de/event/615/> September 18, 2024 -
Göttingen, Germany
DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics:
<https://energy-informatics2024.org/> October 09-11, 2024 - Lugano, Italy
EOSC Symposium: <https://eosc.eu/events/eosc-symposium-2024/> October
21-23, 2024 - Berlin, Germany
2nd NFDI4Energy Conference
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/conference/2025/>: March 24-25, 2025 -
Karlsruhe, Germany
CoRDI 2025 <https://www.nfdi.de/cordi-2025/>: August 26-28, 2025 -
Aachen, Germany
We look forward to meeting you there!
NFDI4Energy
National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy
Systems Research
In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/>
Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
info(a)nfdi4energy.org
Publisher:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Faculty II of Computing Science, Business Administration, Economics and Law
Department of Computer Science
Group of Digitalized Energy Systems
Ammerländer Heerstraße 114 - 118
DE - 26129 Oldenburg
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National Research
Data Infrastructure
for Interdisciplinary
Energy Systems Research
NFDI4Energy News 2/2024
Welcome to the second edition of theNFDI4Energy
<https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>newsletter in 2024!
In this edition, we are happy to share a report on the first Industrial
and Scientific Advisory Board meeting, to introduce our Task Areas 1-3,
and to update you on upcoming events.
If there are specific topics you'd like us to cover in future editions,
feel free to let us know (info(a)nfdi4energy.org). We look
forward to hearing from you!
We wish you a productive week and a joyfull summer! Happy reading.
First Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) comprises experts in the field of
both FAIR
research data and software and energy system research. Its purpose is to
reflect major decisions from the Steering Committee and to consult the
consortium on content-related questions. The committee comes together
annually in a meeting organized by the Coordination Office of NFDI4Energy.
The first meeting of the SAB was an online meeting and took place on May
13, 2024. Around 12 scientific representatives from around the world
participated. The main objective was to introduce participants to one
another, to present NFDI(4Energy) in general and to present the
consortium´s first insights and interim results.
First Meeting of the Industrial Advisory Board
The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) supports the inclusion of both
requirements and limiting factors from the energy-technical and
-economical practice into the development of services in NFID4Energy.
Just as the SAB, the IAB comes together in an annual meeting organized
by the Coordination Office of NFDI4Energy.
The first meeting of the IAB took place online on May 15, 2024, with
around ten industrial partners participating. Since it was the first
meeting of the committee, the main goal was that the participants get to
know each other, become familiar with NFDI4Energy, and to share the
consortium´s first insights and interim results.
Meet the Task Areas (TA) of NFDI4Energy
*In this section, we introduce the task areas (TAs) of NFDI4Energy to
provide a clearer understanding of our objectives and make our
consortium´s work more tangible. The work in NFDI4Energy is structured
in seven task areas - in this edition, we will present TAs 1-3, shedding
light on NFDI4Energy topics regarding energy researchers (TA1), society
and policy (TA2), and energy-related industry (TA3). These TAs have the
lead in covering the stakeholder involvement and community process.*
* Task Area (TA) 1: Building and Serving the Energy Research Community*
▶ _Brief overview:_ Task Area 1 will collect and update service
requirements by the energy modeling and simulation communities. TA1 is
devoted to creating services for sharing best practices and community
guidelines as well as a central platform to serve as an access point to
the services. Continuously monitoring, adapting, and improving of
offerings according to community feedback are envisioned. Also, TA1
develops guidelines, materials, and tutorials for best practices in
energy system research.
▶ _(Interim) Results_: TA1 has conducted an extensive requirements
analysis through interviews and workshops with energy researchers.
Currently, TA1 performs an in-depth analysis of the collected material.
These results will lead the further developments of the service
portfolio by NFDI4Energy and its partners.
▶ _Next steps_: The requirements from the scientific audience will be
further extracted and orchestrated with the findings of other Task Areas
in NFDI4Energy. Also, TA1 will focus on the integration of the base
services provided by the BASE4NFDI consortium.
* Task Area (TA) 2: Integrating Society and Policy in Energy Research*
▶ _Brief overview:_ The primary objective of TA2 is to
*include**societal stakeholders, ranging from citizens to
policymakers,**and societal factors* into energy research. Through this
engagement, we aim to give greater consideration to the societal
challenges inherent in energy system transformation and foster both
*interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research collaborations* over
the long term. Our contribution involves identifying energy modelling
use cases within the NFDI4Energy context, where enhanced data collection
from, and communication of results to, societal stakeholders can elevate
research quality. These use cases aim to identify service features that
actively involve societal stakeholders and facilitate the participation
of social science energy researchers, such as political scientists and
sociologists, in the planned NFDI4Energy services.
▶ _(Interim) Results:_
*
We identified a lack of *systematic typology for gathering energy
policy instrument data* during the initial stages of social and
political data collection. Consequently, we proposed a well-defined
and theoretically grounded ontology, which was well received by
stakeholders and the Open Energy Ontology (OEO). We are refining
this typology through feedback from academic and policy data
communities to enhance the new research data infrastructure.
*
To examine societal, political, and economic challenges related to
energy system transformation, specific *research topics and case
study regions have been selected*. Over the next years, new data
will be collected using qualitative research methods, and scenario
analysis will integrate socio-technical factors. The research
procedure will be documented, and potential challenges and
requirements for the NFDI4Energy services will be evaluated.
▶ _Next steps:_
*
Regulation and policy are crucial for driving the energy transition
but are often inadequately incorporated into energy modelling. This
is partly due to the scarcity or inaccessibility of open-access
social and political research datasets. We aim to develop *practices
for collecting this data* to facilitate its use in empirical
analysis and modelling.
*
In our ongoing design science research, we are developing an
*interactive energy policy comparison tool* for open data platforms.
This tool should help energy researchers communicate model outcomes
to local decision-makers by offering advice on key model elements,
corresponding interactive design elements, and associated metadata.
Our design knowledge is drawn from a software artifact review and
effective model communication analysis.
*
How is the *demand side represented in models for long-term energy
system scenario* studies for Germany and Europe? We aim to provide
an overview about the assumptions and parameterizations used to
model future energy service demand in different sectors like
transport or buildings. Are such demand levels modelled endogenously
or extrapolated from current data, and what kind of corresponding
explicit or implicit societal narratives are applied?
*Task Area (TA) 3: Transparency and Involvement of the Energy-Related
Industry*
▶ _Brief Overview:_ The main goal of TA3 is to involve the
energy-related industry for the successful development of community
services for energy system research. On the one side, industry partners
can contribute with technical as well as business-related data sets. On
the other side, industry partners can also be users of our services and
access existing data or services provided by NFDI4Energy, e.g., to
validate new business models.
▶ _(Interim) Results:_ TA3 has conducted the first NFDI4Energy design
thinking workshop with energy-related industry on November 9, 2023.
Furthermore, TA3 published results based on the first work at the
NFDI4Energy conference: “Drivers and Challenges of Open Data from an
Energy Industry Perspective”.
▶ _Next Steps:_
• Conduct a survey about the data management requirements of industry
partners.
• Organize interviews with industry partners to better understand
their requirements.
Find all TAs on our website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/sites/tas/>
Event-Updates
*NFDI4Energy at ABM4Energy Conference*
On March 21- 22, 2024 NFDI4Energy representatives joined the ABM4Energy
Conference <https://abm4energy.de/> on Agent-Based Modeling for Energy
Economics and Energy Policy in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The
conference provided a platform for researchers and practitioners to
delve into discussions on agent-based modeling in energy-related topics.
The event featured presentations and workshops, with a keynote by
NFDI4Energy´s spokesperson Astrid Nieße. Discussions at the event
underscored the need for research data management, emphasizing the
importance of unified data and processes for modelers.
*NFDI4Energy at the Openmod24*
NFDI4Energy representatives participated in the annual Openmod24
<https://www.ecemf.eu/events/openmod-2024/> workshop on energy systems
modelling in Grenoble, France, on March 26 - 28, 2024. With 35 lightning
talks and poster sessions, participants engaged in exchange about
various themes like optimization models, sector coupling, and long-term
energy planning. During a lightning talk session, NFDI4Energy was
presented, emphasizing the adherence to the FAIR principles and the
overall goal to enhance accessibility and collaboration in energy system
research. The key consensus was that leveraging open-source models and
data is fundamental for advancing energy system research. This aligns
well with the work in NFDI4Energy.
*NFDI4Energy at GeoDPA24*
On April 24, 2024 NFDI4Energy joined the GeoDPA24
<https://geodpa2024.welcome-manager.de/front/index.php> in Oldenburg.
Our representatives presented our consortium-poster during the /Energy
Poster Session with Networking/ and enjoyed discussions with researchers
working in Energy Meteorology, Solar Resource Assessment, Solar
Forecasting, Energy Infrastructure Detection by Remote Sensing
Techniqes, and Energy Transition.
*NFDI4Energy at the kickoff of the project Software CaRD*
On May 30 and 31, 2024, NFDI4Energy representatives joined the kickoff
event of the project Software CaRD <https://lnkd.in/d4g_bK8B>. The
Software CaRD project aims to improve software publication processes by
focusing on metadata curation and enhancement. By leveraging a
user-friendly dashboard, researchers will efficiently handle metadata,
adhere to institutional policies, and obtain valuable insights for
evaluation and reporting. This open-source tool supports the FAIR4RS
principles and enables the development of high-quality software research
in the field. Representatives of our NFDI4Energy team presented the tool
SMECS <https://lnkd.in/dg-dQKAX> (Software Metadata Extraction and
Curation Software) which is already able to extract software metadata
from GitHub and GitLab. Also, SMECS allows researchers to curate their
software metadata and export it as CodeMeta json.
*NFDI4Energy at the DPE Forum*
On June 4 and 5, 2024, NFDI4Energy representatives joined the DPE
(Digital Platform Economy) Forum
<https://www.dpe.uni-passau.de/en/dpe-forum> in Passau. The event
centered around the digital platform economy, featured top-tier speakers
and inspiring presenters from diverse disciplines such as business
management, information systems, economics, communication science,
marketing, and law. NFDI4Energy representatives presented first results
of their research on launch strategies of non-private digital platforms.
*NFDITalk featuring NFDI4Energy*
On June 17, 2024, our NFDI4Energy Spokespoerson Astrid Nieße gave a talk
titled "FAIR Research Artifacts for Energy Research", which was embedded
into the NFDITalk series. The presentation was recorded and can be
watched on Youtube
<https://www.youtube.com/live/QevBXB7w-IY?si=JK64fjRLzuoRpsNw>.
*NFDI4Energy at the Research Data Day in Bremen*
On June 18, 2024, the Research Data Day in Bremen
<https://www.bremen-research.de/tdf2024> offered the possibility to come
together and share insights on the challenges and best practices in
handling research data. Through poster-sessions, talks, and information
booths participants could connect in the field of research data
(Management). Togehter with other consortia of the National Research
Data Infrastructure (NFDI) <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi-de/>
we present our work, promoting sustainable data infrastructures.
*Many thanks to our representatives for their time and engagement that
allowed NFDI4Energy to be represented at these events!*
*Upcoming Events*
If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can
find them at the following upcoming events:
Dialogtag Wirtschaft und Technologie:
<https://www.wiwi.kit.edu/dialogtag.php> July 17, 2024 - Karlsruhe, Germany
19. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik: <https://wi2024.de/>
September 9, 2024 - Würzburg, Germany
KonKIS 24: <https://events.gwdg.de/event/615/> September 18, 2024 -
Göttingen, Germany
DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics:
<https://energy-informatics2024.org/> October 10-11, 2024 - Lugano, Italy
EOSC Symposium: <https://eosc.eu/events/eosc-symposium-2024/> October
21, 2024 - Berlin, Germany
We look forward to meeting you there!
NFDI4Energy
National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy
Systems Research
In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfdi4energy/>
Website <https://nfdi4energy.uol.de/>
info(a)nfdi4energy.org
Publisher:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Faculty II of Computing Science, Business Administration, Economics and Law
Department of Computer Science
Group of Digitalized Energy Systems
Ammerländer Heerstraße 114 - 118
DE - 26129 Oldenburg
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