How Visual Analytics can support decision-making based on Energy Systems Analysis

20 Mar 2025, 12:00 → 21 Mar 2025, 12:30 Europe/Berlin

ZT1204 (Konstanz)

Prepare for your target group! We use complicated modeling approaches but need to prepare results for high-level decision-making, e.g. of policy makers. Therefore, we need to make a trade-off between accurate modeling and trustworthy communication and want to make energy systems analysis explorable by non-experts.

 

In this workshop, we bring together experts from three sides, energy systems analyses, visual analytics and policy making, to discuss current approaches, learn what to improve and prepare for improved knowledge transfer using software tools. 

Securing the availability of critical raw materials 

This a key challenge for the energy transition in Germany. These raw materials are essential for renewable energy technologies, and their limited availability and potential supply risks could jeopardise the transformation to a sustainable energy supply. Recycling potential offers the opportunity to minimise these risks and ensure a more stable supply. In this context, the RESUME research project (funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action) aims to systematically analyse these relationships and develop robust strategies for the energy supply of the future.

How to find us / Accomodation

*Hint: If you are travelling by train via Stuttgart, you can use a regional train ticket to Konstanz

Thursday 20 March

1 A Visual Analytics Tool for Multi-Objective Energy Modeling

Presentation of the RESUME project and introduction to the VIS Tool

Speakers: Karl-Kien Cao, Lucas Joos (Universität Konstanz), Alexander Frings (Universität Konstanz)

2 Examples for Visual Analytics Tools in Other Domains

Speaker: Prof. Daniel A. Keim (Universität Konstanz)

14:30 Coffee Break

3 Energy Decision Support Dashboards

4 Energy systems analysts give 10min live-demos of their developed solutions for the visualization of energy system models

Speakers: Daniel Zapf (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Vernetzte Energiesysteme), Jacob Mannhardt (ETH Zürich), Lukas Trippe (TU Berlin), Moritz Elbeshausen (Jade Hochschule), Toni Busch (Jülich Systems Analysis (FZJ))

4 Fluid Interaction for Visual Data Analysis

Speaker: Dr Johannes Zagermann

19:00 Joint Dinner in Konstanz

Reservation on "Joos / Universität Konstanz"

Friday 21 March

5 Hands-On: Using and Improvoing the RESUME Visual Analytics Tool

incl. prepared feedback survey

6 Plenum Discussion - How to Approach Your Target Group - Tool-based?