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Data-driven energy research produces large amounts of data. However, the majority of databases don’t allow for re-analysis of data, and lack integration of interdisciplinary and complex data. Tapping the enormous potential of energy data is crucial for informed decision-making, guiding the successful transition to a clean energy system, and accelerating the uptake of research results. AIT is partner in the EERAdata consortium, led by the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Together, the project partners from Norway, Turkey, Austria, Italy, Belgium, and Poland strive to advance efforts on opening databases and making low-carbon energy data findable, accessible, interoperable, and re-usable – in short: FAIR.
"The players in the energy system need open and systematic access to databases," says AIT project manager Manfred Paier, Scientist at the Center for Innovation Systems & Policy. "Our aim is to link existing databases via modern web technologies and to provide access and analysis tools on a common community platform, not least to support research into the transition of the energy system towards greater sustainability".
About EERAdata
The EERAdata project develops, explores, and tests a FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, re-usable) and open data ecosystem in the low-carbon energy field. The new data infrastructure will be established through broad community involvement and applied in four use cases. EERAdata also implements an open platform for seamless access to energy data and establishes a pool of experts and data stewards to facilitate a mental shift towards FAIR and open data practices. EERAdata is linked to the European Open Science Cloud and various national open science initiatives. It is run by Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), İzmir University of Economics (IUE), Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Central Mining Institute (GIG), and European Energy Research Alliance (EERA). The European Commission funds EERAdata with €1m from 03/2020 to 02/2023.
More:https://www.eera-set.eu/research/projects/20-projects/78-eeradata.html