Open energy data on the European Data Portal
Publication Date/Time
2019-05-01T09:00:00+00:00
Country
Europe
Discover open energy data and its applications on the European Data
Portal
OPEN ENERGY DATA 

Open energy data is one of the European Data Portal's
[https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/] (EDP) most popular data
domains due to its implications in the energy and environmental
sector. With growing awareness of topics such as climate change and
renewable resources and initiatives to increase energy efficiency,
governments around the world are introducing directives and targets
focusing on energy data. One example [/en/highlights/wind-power] is
the European Union Renewable Energy Directive
[https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/renewable-energy], which aims
to increase the use of renewable energy throughout Europe with energy
data - i.e. energy production per solar panel unit and wind energy
generated from wind turbines. The Directive sets the target that the
total EU energy usage will be generated from 20% renewable energy
sources by 2020, and 27% by 2030.

This article focuses on open energy data on the European Data Portal
[/data/#/datasets?categories=ener&page=1&locale=en] and its use cases
[/en/using-data/use-cases?title=&body_value=&field_country_value=All&field_region_value=All&field_sector_value=Energy&field_type_of_use_case_value=All].

OPEN ENERGY DATASETS 

The EDP offers over 1,300 datasets related to energy. For example:

 	* The resource productivity
[/data/#/datasets/cvgser5r2cyttz7ltqoerg] and energy productivity
dataset [/data/#/datasets/rtqrvkngfxltv46afz5qtq], which measures the
economic output of available energy produced per unit from the
European Union Open Data Portal
[http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data/].
 	* The points of energy supply datasets
[/data/#/datasets/b941643b-8c1f-4a8e-a938-e2b62a8155b1] from the
Belgian Open Data Portal [https://data.gov.be/nl], which highlight the
active, inactive and activated supply points for gas and electricity
across Belgium.
 	* The provincial registry for heating systems for gas and
electricity in different municipalities across Italy, such as the
Municipality of Ome
[/data/#/datasets/30-albo-provinciale-manutentori-impianti-termici-comune-ome]
and the Municipality of Montirone
[/data/#/datasets/comune-montirone-albo-provinciale-manutentori-impianti-termici].

These datasets are accessible on the European Data Portal, which
harvests metadata from national open data portals. The national open
data portals publish the data or harvest data from different
institutions within their countries, such as federal, regional and
local portals; national, regional and local government bodies;
national or international businesses; or research and academic
institutions.

OPEN ENERGY DATA USE CASES 

In the EDP library of open data use cases, there are ten use cases of
open energy data reuse. For example, the website _OpenOil _and the
service Sun _Energia_.

_OpenOil_ [/en/news/open-oil-website-provides-information-about-oil]
is a German company [http://openoil.net/] that gathers data from
government sources, NGOs and oil companies. The company aims to create
an open data framework to manage natural resources (such as oil), to
provide services that increase transparency in natural resource
management, and to provide a cost-benefit analysis of the industries
in this sector.

_Sun Energia_
[/sites/default/files/use-cases/use_case_finland_-_sun_energia.pdf] is
a Finnish service that uses energy data, such as open meteorological
data and weather data, to analyse energy production and potential
savings for buildings and homes. By assessing the solar energy
production of buildings and homes, Sun Energia advises its clients on
how many solar panels they will need on their roof to save energy and
money.

For more examples, look at the European Data Portal's datasets
[https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/] and use cases
[/en/using-data/use-cases?title=&body_value=&field_country_value=All&field_region_value=All&field_sector_value=Energy&field_type_of_use_case_value=All]
from different European countries that exemplify the value of open
data and aim to address the current and future challenges in energy.
If you know of any open energy data use cases, share them with us via
mail [/en/feedback/form?type=4], and follow us on Twitter
[https://twitter.com/EU_DataPortal], Facebook
[http://www.facebook.com/EuropeanDataPortal] or LinkedIn
[https://www.linkedin.com/company/10478056/admin/] to stay up to date!
