– A blueprint for the Common European Energy Data Space (CEEDS) has been developed by int:net to guide the transition of the energy sector towards data space solutions and enable business use cases.
– The CEEDS architecture aims to interconnect existing data infrastructures and federated data spaces, with a focus on security, privacy, data quality, and governance.
– The CEEDS blueprint defines five representative business use cases, with a proposed model of creating an energy data space through distributed data ecosystems and a federated data space layer.
The blueprint for the ‘Common European Energy Data Space’ (CEEDS) is a foundational step for the digitalization of Europe’s energy system prepared by the Interoperability Network for the Energy Transition (int:net). It aims to transition existing energy sector data infrastructures towards data space solutions and define a general data space architecture. The idea is to interconnect existing data infrastructures with federated data spaces to enable business use cases and facilitate data exchange.
Key aspects to consider in creating the CEEDS include security, privacy, data quality, governance, and interoperability, among others. The blueprint outlines five representative business use cases involving data exchange among different actors in the energy sector. The proposed CEEDS architecture involves the creation of an energy data space by combining existing data ecosystems with a federated data space layer allowing data sharing and possibly trading.
The document emphasizes the need for interoperability measures, technical and semantic interoperability, and governance in deploying the CEEDS. The blueprint underscores the importance of data space solutions in the energy domain and highlights the benefits for stakeholders in terms of services and monetary compensation, calling for clear rules and policies to facilitate fair data exchange. The int:net initiative supported by EU Horizon Europe brings together stakeholders from the European energy sector to work on developing interoperable energy services. The blueprint will continue to be updated, with version 2 expected in June 2024.