Department

Energy Systems Analysis

High-resolution simulation of power grids
The Energy Systems Analysis department works with modelling tools, some of which were developed in-house. For the high-resolution simulation of power grids, for example, we have a server infrastructure with 14 TB of RAM, 500 computing cores and eight graphics processors at our disposal.
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The Energy Systems Analysis Department provides information to use as guidance to successfully implement the energy transition. By means of scientific methods, it promotes farsighted identification and evaluation of the economic, environmental and social effects of various possible transformational routes.

Our research groups develop and use methods and tools that have been specifically designed to address the issues and research questions intrinsic to systems analysis and technology assessment in the field of energy supply. They attach great importance to transparency and the reproducibility of methods and data in the interest of creating a robust and reliable foundation for developing and assessing various possible courses of action. This way, policymakers from science, industry, politics and society receive reliable information backed by solid scientific evidence that can be used to develop long-term research agendas and design policy structures related to energy, the environment and research.

Energy systems analysis constitutes an essential component of DLR’s energy research activities due to its relevance for policymakers both in Germany and abroad and because the topic is now so important. With more than 80 researchers now at the Oldenburg and Stuttgart sites, there is a wealth of wide-ranging expertise available for consulting on and addressing current technological and systemic issues.

Scenario development, agent-based modelling and the analysis of funding and other promotional instruments form the core focus of the research conducted at the Stuttgart site. The researchers at the Oldenburg site focus on energy meteorology, electricity and gas grid modelling and urban energy systems modelling. The teams focus jointly on overall energy systems modelling, market and business models and technology assessment. This ensures that the entire spectrum of systems analysis research is covered, from developing basic methods for simulation and analysis, assessing technologies and instruments, to scenarios for designing future energy systems.

Scientific publications of the department

Current scientific publications of the department Energy Systems Analysis can be found in the electronic publication directory (elib).

Research groups in the department Energy Systems Analysis

Research Group

Energy System Modelling

The Energy System Modelling research group is developing methods and solutions for the planning and operation of future energy infrastructures. The primary focus lies in examining how various technologies can contribute to creating energy systems that are sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective.

Research Group

Energy Scenarios and Technology Assessment

The Energy Scenarios and Technology Assessment research group assesses alternative options and pathways for the transformation towards a sustainable energy economy. The aim is a holistic assessment across the entire life cycle of the technologies.

Research Group

Energy Economics

In order to identify both effective and efficient framework conditions for the transformation of the energy sector, the Energy Economics research group analyses the effects of energy policy instruments on the electricity market and at a macroeconomic level.

Research Group

Energy Meteorology

In the Energy Meteorology research group, we analyse how various observation systems and numerical models can be methodically optimised. We operate our own measurement networks for ground- and satellite-based collection of energy meteorological data to provide optimal information for the energy supply.

Current research projects involving the department Energy Systems Analysis

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Dr Thomas Vogt

Head of Division
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Networked Energy Systems
Energy Systems Analysis

Prof. Patrick Jochem

Head of Division
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Networked Energy Systems
Energy Systems Analysis