Managing data and complexity in energy systems

摘要

A decade ago, pioneers across the world began to think of information and communication technologies as key contributors to the transition of our energy system to a network of sustainable low-carbon producers and consumers. This idea was dreamt up some time before, but with recent technological advances in terms of computing power, communication bandwidth and significant reduction in system costs, more and more approaches became feasible. The worlds of electrical engineering on one side and informatics/information and communication technologies on the other side had a new connection point, which was called "smart grid". In those days, strong day-to-day efforts were required to explain the motivation for smart grid research.