DataFleX - Use of Interoperable Data Ecosystems for Digital Sector Coupling

Managing energy networks in Germany is becoming increasingly complex due to the integration of renewable energy production facilities, as well as the additional consumers resulting from the transition to electric vehicles and heating. Furthermore, the information required for planning is becoming more dispersed and difficult to obtain. Data formats and models, and the type of access and retrieval, often differ depending on the source, leading to further complexity. Meanwhile, other sectors, such as production and mobility, require information from the energy industry to enable them to plan more effectively. Connecting these data sources often requires individual configuration.

Building on the results of the ed-X project, our aim is to establish semantic interoperability between data ecosystems. This will simplify the integration of data sources and enable cross-sector exchange, allowing us to tap into decentralised energy flexibilities.

We will demonstrate the interoperability of data ecosystems using two use cases: Firstly, the use of energy flexibility in grids, and secondly, the transmission of information for calculating the product carbon footprint. For the first use case, we are developing models and methods to collect flexibility from decentralised sources and offer it to consumers, as well as distribute the resulting schedules back to the sources.

The Dataflex project aims to promote the digital integration of the energy, heating and transport sectors. This should result in the utilisation of the potential offered by decentralised flexibility, increased power grid stability, and reduced energy costs.

To this end, existing data ecosystems will be connected digitally across sectors.

TenneT, TransnetBW, avacon, Fraunhofer, FFE, Siemens, d-fine, Amprion, Mercedes-Benz, MAN, EnBW, Smight, Bosch, bayernwerk, MVVNetze, Stuttgart Netze, westnetz, Netze BW, EWEnetz, DFFIS, Catena-X, envelio, Spherity, Valiant, Viessmann, Maingau

DataFlex is supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy based on a resolution of the German Bundestag and financed by the European Union.