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From Start to Finish- The Ideal Process of Using Simulation Software in Energy Research Projects

Seiwerth, Corinna; Steinert, Alexandro; Fuentes Grau, Laura; Schwarz, Jan Sören; Liu, Nan; Schmurr, Philipp; Qussous, Ramiz; Pan, Zhiyu; Ferenz, Stephan; German, Reinhard

Publisher
Zenodo
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.17710286
Repository
zenodo.org
Language
en

Abstract

There are many methods for conducting research in literature. The research and transfer cycle within energy system research projects by Stephan Ferenz describes how to carry out a FAIR research project in six steps. However, these steps are very general and do not focus on research software. In energy research, simulation software is especially a vital research artifact. Therefore, we are developing services to support researchers using simulations in their research within the National Research Data Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Energy System Research (NFDI4Energy).To better analyze the needs of researchers, we have collected multiple use cases that describe the different steps of energy system research with simulation software. Subsequently, we organized these use cases and designed a process for using simulation software in energy research. The process begins with providing teaching materials on simulation in energy system research. It ends with providing the simulation scenarios and the research results in a suitable data repository and a software registry. The process links the use cases relatively simply, but researchers with different levels of prior knowledge can also apply it. To this end, we have defined various entry points so that experienced researchers can skip the first steps and start directly with creating a simulation scenario, for example. The aim of the process is to support the research process and share the results of the simulations FAIRly in the end. In research, not only the data generated in a simulation is interesting, but also the developed models and software, so we encourage them to share these in a software registry. Our aim within NFDI4Energy is to develop services and tools from scratch and offer existing services by linking them to our platform.We would like to present our process for using simulation software in energy research as a poster to get some feedback from the RSE community. This overview fits perfectly with the scope of the deRSE conference 2025.

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From Start to Finish - The Ideal Process of Using Simulation Software in Energy Research Project Corinna Seiwerth et al. Search for simulation software Compare simulation software and models Find best-suited cosimulation framework Find simulation model and data for cosimulation Find and reuse existing co-simulation scenarios Creation of simulation scenario Automated execution of a simulation scenario Investigating and reproducing the results of a cosimulation Sharing the results of a co-simulation FAIRly Add software to the NFDI4Energy research software registry Add simulation model to the NFDI4Energy research software registry No No Yes Yes Model and software in registry? Create new scenario? •Technical Barriers: Complexity in deploying and managing simulation environments. •Lack of Standardization: Limited interoperability between tools and models. •Simplify the use of simulations for energy research through a Simulation-as-a-Service (SimaaS) approach. •Enable complex simulations without requiring high IT resource investments. •Easy access to powerful tools for energy system analysis. •Faster scenario evaluation, e.g., integration of renewable energies. •Providing critical insights for decision-making. Challenges Goal Key Benefits of a SimaaS-Hub What existing services could support each step of this process? Scan this QR-code for more detailed information on each use case