Registration

Registration for the 2nd NFDI4Energy conference is open now! 

Register on Indico 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!

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
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.

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.

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 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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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.  

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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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 and LinkedIn Report. 

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.  

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. 

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 and LinkedIn Report.

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 and soon on our LinkedIn 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“: January 22, 2025 -Hannover,Germany

E-world: February 11-13,2025 - Essen, Germany

2nd NFDI4Energy Conference: March 24-25, 2025 - Karlsruhe, Germany

IEEE PowerTech 2025: June 29 - July 3, 2025 - Kiel, Germany

CoRDI 2025: August 26-28, 2025 - Aachen, Germany

We look forward to meeting you there!