New data for the energy transition

Connecting Data for Smarter, Faster, and More Sustainable Energy Solutions.

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Goals

Streamlining Energy Planning for a Sustainable Future

Integrating Conventional and Synthetic Data for Efficient, Automated Energy System Planning

Optimizing Data Integration

Integrate existing data sources like the Energy Atlas to create a unified, reliable data ecosystem for energy planning.

Enhancing Data with Synthetic Solutions

Provide and validate synthetic data to fill gaps in conventional data, ensuring robust energy planning tools.

Building a Unified Knowledge Graph

Consolidate data sources into a knowledge graph, enabling real-time monitoring and enhanced decision-making.

Validation Through Practical Applications

Validate the NEED platform with real-world applications like heat conduction planning to demonstrate its effectiveness.

Comprehensive Energy Planning: A Step-by-Step Approach

Project Structure

Explore our detailed overview of the NEED project, where we break down each phase of our comprehensive energy planning process. From analyzing key questions to integrating advanced data systems, our project is designed to optimize energy planning through collaborative efforts and innovative technologies. Dive into how we categorize data, develop synthetic solutions, and implement a micro-service architecture to create a seamless and effective energy planning platform.

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NEED Platform

Innovation requirements of the research project

Discover how the NEED project is pioneering new methods in energy planning through innovative data integration and platform development. Learn about the creation of the NEED database, which combines conventional and synthetic data, the development of a decentralized data hub, and the implementation of advanced planning tools. Our project aims to revolutionize the way data is used and shared across different planning levels, paving the way for automated and interoperable energy solutions.

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Our Partners

We gratefully acknowledge financial support through the project executing agency Jülich (PTJ) with funds provided by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) due to an enactment of the German Bundestag under Grant No. 03EN3077A.