Reference data representing the status quo of the German electricity, heat, and natural gas sectors was compiled within the research project ‘LKD-EU’. The data set aims to increase transparency of energy infrastructure data in Germany, with a focus on the electricity sector. Where not otherwise stated, the data included is given with reference to the year 2015.
Use Cases
- Modeling the German electricity system within a European framework based on sector status quo data.
- Analyzing energy infrastructure transparency based on compiled reference data.
- Long-term planning and short-term optimization of integrated energy systems based on electricity, heat, and gas sector coverage.
- Benchmarking energy system models against a documented reference data set.
Strengths
- Data represents the status quo of three integrated energy sectors: electricity, heat, and natural gas.
- The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
- Data is documented in DIW Data Documentation 92.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), University of Duisburg-Essen.
- Collection Method
- Compiled within the research project ‘LKD-EU’.
- Time Range
- 2015
- Geography
- Germany