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Research Projects#

The research projects that are/were involved in the development of the Open Energy Family are presented here.

open_eGo#

General#

The aim of the open_eGo project is to develop and use models to generate cost-optimised solutions for the expansion and conversion of the electricity grid for the energy transition. The open-source tool landscape created around the eGo grid planning tool can model all voltage levels in Germany, simulate the basic functioning of the electricity market taking into account the physical AC load flow behaviour and simultaneously optimise grid and storage expansion in an integrated way.

Tasks#

The Open Energy Platform was created within the research project, with the aim of enabling the systematised, cross-model use of open energy data. In addition all input data and results have been published on the OEP and the first version of the OEMetadata has been created.

Partners#

  • RLI
  • Next Energy
  • ZNES
  • OVGU

Funding

Grant number: 0325881

open_FRED#

open feed-in time series based on a Renewable Energy Database

General#

In open_FRED, the requirements, assumptions and possibilities of energy system analysis and climate models are examined in order to create high-quality, transparent and citable data sets. These are then linked to open source simulation models that generate feed-in time series of fluctuating renewable energies.

Tasks#

The aim of open_FRED is to create a data basis for energy system analyses with a uniform standard. For this purpose, the project made availlable relevant data sets for power plant, geospatial and basic data. The result is a special weather data set with high spatial and temporal resolution that meets the requirements of the feed-in models pvlib, windpowerlib and hydropowerlib.

Partners#

  • Reiner Lemoine Institut
  • Helmholz-Zentrum Geesthacht: Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung
  • Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg

Funding

Grant number: 0324006

SzenarienDB#

General#

The aim of SzenarienDB is to create a publicly accessible database on which scenario data, i.e. all data related to a scenario calculation, are summarised and published. This includes both input and output data of the calculation. In addition, the data is linked to the model descriptions.

Tasks#

The Open Energy Platform (OEP) has been reworked and redesigned. As a major output, the Open Energy Ontology (OEO) has been created and developed collaboratively. This is significantly improving transparency and the exchange of scenario data.

Partners#

  • Reiner Lemoine Institut
  • Frauenhofer IEE
  • Öko-Institut e.V.
  • Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg

Funding

Grant number: 03ET4057

SIROP#

Automated comparison of energy scenarios

General#

The SIROP project aims to enable and (partially) automate scenario interoperability and scenario comparisons. This is an important step towards more comprehensible and reproducible energy system research. SIROP builds on the predecessor project SzenarienDB.

Tasks#

In order to use the OEO, the Open Energy Knowledge Graph (OEKG) is beeing developed. As part of the Open Energy Family it is enabling transparency, traceability and reusability of results in energy system research. It is the basis for new Factsheets and a scenario comparision tool. In addition, the OEP is extended by workshop concepts and tutorials to make everything understandable and accessible.

Partners#

  • Reiner Lemoine Institut
  • Frauenhofer IEE
  • Öko-Institut e.V.
  • Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg

Funding

Grant number: 03EI1035

open_MODEX#

Model experiment to compare and determine synergy potentials of open-source frameworks in energy system analysis

General#

In the open_MODEX project, five open source frameworks for energy system analysis are being examined and compared with each other. The aim is to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the individual frameworks and to analyse commonalities, differences and possible synergies between the them.

Tasks#

The aim is to develop open modelling frameworks and use the OEP to give access to the scenario data. Most of the input data and alls results from open_MODEX are available on the OEP under open licences. The main result is the development of the Open Energy Datamodel (OEDatamodel) and an API for automated data access in the models.

Partners#

  • Reiner Lemoine Institut
  • Forschungsnetzwerk Energie
  • RWTH Aachen
  • Technical University of Denmark
  • TU Berlin
  • Europa-Universität Flensburg
  • TU München

Funding

Grant number: 03ET4076

LOD-GEOSS#

Linked Open Data and use of the Global Earth Observation System GEOSS in energy system analysis

General#

In the LOD-GEOSS project, a networked database concept is to be developed on the basis of Linked Open Data (LOD) and the Semantic Web for input and result data of modelling in energy system analysis. In addition, a connection to the global earth observation system (GEOSS) will be realised, especially for spatio-temporally resolved input data.

Tasks#

The Energy Databus is created as a data publication and search index. All data of the OEP will be registered.

Partners#

  • Reiner Lemoine Institut
  • Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
  • Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt – Institut für Vernetzte Energiesysteme
  • Jülich Fosrschungszentrum
  • Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
  • Institut für Angewandte Informatik
  • Universität Stuttgart – IER

Funding

Grant number: 03EI1005