Services and resources

Services and resources

This section is where NFDI4Energy´s work comes to life. Discover our services, showcases, recommended tools, and guidelines that support sustainable research data management in energy system research. Explanatory materials and our Help Desk offer practical support to help you get started and make the most of our ecosystem.

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NFDI4Energy services

What service do I use when …

I want to upload my data for publication or want to make it available?

I want to simulate something?

I want to compare different publications?

I want to find data for my project?

I want to find an ontology/find a term in an ontology/find definitions of energy-related terminology?

I want to make my ontology publicly available?

NFDI4Energy service

Jupyter4NFDI

We provide ready-to-use Jupyter Notebook environments

NFDI4Energy service

Leibniz Data Manager

We federate research data management

NFDI4Energy service

Open Energy Database

We store energy research data and make it FAIR

NFDI4Energy service

Open Energy Databus

We link open energy data

NFDI4Energy service

Open Energy Scenario Bundles

We bundle information on scenarios, studies, models, and frameworks

NFDI4Energy service

Open Research Knowledge Graph

We make scientific work findable and comparable

NFDI4Energy service

Terminology Service

We provide a single point of access to terminologies from the energy domain

Future services

Candidate service

Anonymization Service

We anonymize your sensitive data

Candidate service

Best Practice Service

We make Energy System Research Knowledge accessible

Candidate service

Competence Service

We provide the right partner for your Energy Research Project

Candidate service

Simulation as a Service Hub

We run your Energy System Simulation

NFDI4Energy showcases

Discover how our services are applied in practice through examples from the energy research community.

Showcases

Streamlining long-term energy system scenario data annotation

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Showcases

Comparing state-of-the-art approaches in energy system research

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Showcases

Where do Germany’s electricity imports come from?

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Learning essentials for RDM in interdisciplinary energy system research

To better understand our work, it is helpful to know some of the key terms and concepts we rely on, such as ontologies, metadata schemas, and other standards. This section explains why these concepts matter, how they are used, and their specific relevance within NFDI4Energy. We also provide pointers to the task areas and services associated with them, along with links to additional resources.

Research Data Management

Data management plan

What is a data management plan? A Data Management Plans (DMP) is a structured document that outlines how research data will be col …

Research Data Management

Metadata standards (and schemas)

What is a metadata standard and schema? You have likely already read the term FAIR principles on our website or heard about it in …

Research Data Management

Ontologies

What is meant by ‘ontology’? Ontologies, as the term is used here, are formal descriptions of entities in a certain domain and the …

Recommended resources to leverage your research process

This section provides selected resources, including tools, educational courses and guidelines, that facilitate effective research data management.

Website

RDM-knowledge collection

A website offering comprehensive knowledge on research data management, including articles, guides, and interactive learning tools …

Online Course

RDM online course for energy researchers

An open, interactive online course introducing the fundamentals of research data management with a focus on energy research.

Tool

FAIR assessment tools

A curated collection of tools that allow you to evaluate how well datasets or software meet the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Intero …

Explore our NFDI4Energy glossary

Reach out to our help desk

Read our frequently asked questions