4th DiGiSect Expert Workshop on Design and Operation of Digitalized Sector-Coupled Energy Systems (DiGiSect 2025)

Shape the future of sector coupling and digitalization of energy in Europe!

Following the great success of the previous workshops in Hamburg, Vienna and Stockholm, we aim again to bring together experts from Europe to exchange insights and create a roadmap on possible trends and research directions for design and operation of digitalization of
sector-coupled energy systems and sector integration

• Sector-coupling: Challenges, applications, and best practices in sector coupling and integration at both system and component levels, including pilot projects, energy communities, innovative technologies, and more
• Energy Data: Leveraging potential enablers in data spaces, interoperability, regulations, and standardization for effective sector coupling
• Digitalization: Digital technologies that support sector coupling and integration, such as AI, digital twins, IoT, communication systems, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and simulations
• Flexibility: System architectures and operational strategies to enhance flexibility management, energy markets, TSO-DSO-Customer coordination, congestion management, etc. 

Agenda

Day 1 (14 May 2025)

• Welcome / Introduction
• Keynote
  
  • Peter Schmidt, EWE GASSPEICHER GmbH
• Session 1 – Energy Data (Presentations & Panel Discussion)
  
  • Enno Wieben, EWE NETZ GmbH
  • Hussain Syed Kazmi, KU Leuven
  • Olivier Genest, Trialog
  • Astrid Nieße, OFFIS – Institute for Information Technology
• Session 2 – Flexibility (Presentations & Panel Discussion)
  
  • Venizelos Efthymiou, EPL Technology Frontiers
  • Tara Esterl, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)
  • Sören Clausen, Hamburger Hochbahn AG
  • Anke Weidlich, University of Freiburg
• Discussion & Brainstorming
  
  • Pitching
  • Working Dinner

Day 2 (15 May 2025)

• Keynote
• Session 3 – Sector Coupling (Presentations & Panel Discussion)
  
  • Tobias Hennig, Amprion GmbH
  • Christian Becker, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
  • Madeleine Gibescu, Utrecht University
  • Meysam Qadrdan, Cardiff University
• Session 4 – Digitalization (Presentations & Panel Discussion)
  
  • Moustafa Chenine, Vattenfall Netherlands
  • Matthias Postina, EWE AG
  • Luis-Martin Krämer, e-regio GmbH
  • Shari Maria Alt, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut
• Lab Tour
  
  • Discussion & Brainstorming
  • Wrap-up and Closing

Additional Information

• Workshop Page

Registration

• Registration Link

Organisers

• OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology
• KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• TUHH - Technische Universität Hamburg
• Hamburger Energienetze
• AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Sponsors

• EWE
• VDE

Supporters

• IEEE PES Austria Chapter
• IEEE PES & PELS Joint Chapter Sweden