Journal article · Preprint article
Opening the black box of energy modelling: Strategies and lessons learned
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich1
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH2
Imperial College London3
Europa-Universität Flensburg4
Reiner-Lemoine-Institut gGmbH5
German Aerospace Center6
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy7
German Institute for Economic Research8
KTH Royal Institute of Technology9
University of Cambridge10
Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change11
University of Basel12
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research13
Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark14
Systems Analysis, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark15
University of Frankfurt16
University of Groningen17
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis18
...and 8 moreThe global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data are of particular importance.
Here we provide a practical how-to guide based on the collective experience of members of the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (Openmod). We discuss key steps to consider when opening code and data, including determining intellectual property ownership, choosing a licence and appropriate modelling languages, distributing code and data, and providing support and building communities.
After illustrating these decisions with examples and lessons learned from the community, we conclude that even though individual researchers' choices are important, institutional changes are still also necessary for more openness and transparency in energy research.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Elsevier |
Year: | 2018 |
Pages: | 63-71 |
ISSN: | 22114688 and 2211467x |
Types: | Journal article and Preprint article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.esr.2017.12.002 |
ORCIDs: | 0000-0002-8420-9498 , 0000-0002-6438-6278 , 0000-0001-5898-1911 , 0000-0003-0687-414X , 0000-0002-3798-7633 and Wiese, Frauke |