Energy Systems Modelling and Simulation: Challenges and Opportunities

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In his lecture, Prof. Dr. Benigni will highlight the needs and challenges related to the simulation of modern energy systems and present some of the solutions proposed by IEK-10 of Forschungszentrum Jülich. Decarbonization is one of the major goals for our economy. This is to be achieved through the use of renewable energies as well as an increase in energy efficiency with simultaneous integration of the various energy infrastructures. This results in increased coupling of e.g. electricity, gas, and heat networks using different conversion technologies, flexibility options, and storage. At the same time, the demands on information and communication systems as well as market designs are increasing. This results in interdependencies that greatly increase the complexity of planning and operation of multi-physical energy systems. Interactions between continuous dynamics on the one hand and discrete events, on the other hand, become more and more relevant due to the increasing number of controllable devices and the use of networked control schemes. These developments also make it necessary to further develop the optimization and simulation methods used as well as the control solutions that are deployed on increasingly powerful computing systems.