Community of practice - Data-Driven Decision-Making in Energy

Projects are expected to:

• Facilitate the coordination and cooperation of key actors in the energy value chains (e.g. grid operators, research and academia, providers of technologies and solutions, energy suppliers, providers of energy services traded on energy markets, representatives of consumers) to build a community of practice focused on developing and maintaining key tools and technologies for using data and analytics in planning, operating and maintaining the European electricity grids, while actively managing high shares of RES in the system;
• Involve, cooperate with, and/or build synergies with major European and international initiatives and groupings that are active in this field;
• Create a European ecosystem of innovation hubs that bring together key stakeholders in the energy sector to collaborate on digitalization projects, providing a space for experimentation and agile innovation;
• Showcase targeted cooperation between grid operators and research & academia for implementing specific projects and/or programmes;
• Build blueprints, methodologies, and repositories of open-source solutions for enhanced simulations, observation, forecasting, infrastructure asset management, and decision-making in energy with a view to reduce the overall costs of system operation;
• Promote the use of modern solutions, such as digital twins and AI-enabled systems.

Selected projects are expected to contribute to the BRIDGE initiative[[ https://bridge-smart-grid-storage-systems-digital-projects.ec.europa.eu/]] and actively participate in its activities.