diff --git a/docs/courses/05_ontology.md b/docs/courses/05_ontology.md index 212bd55e..1d3ac286 100644 --- a/docs/courses/05_ontology.md +++ b/docs/courses/05_ontology.md @@ -102,6 +102,30 @@ Energy is a complex physical phenomenon and challenging to describe ontologicall 4. Afterwards, you can follow all instructions and explanations of the general workflow in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology/blob/dev/CONTRIBUTING.md) on GitHub. Also check out the wiki to [set up your work environment](https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology/wiki/Setup-your-work-environment-and-get-involved). 5. In all discussions, whether in an online meeting or on GitHub, we follow our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology/blob/dev/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). +### Annotation of Long-Term Scenario Data in IAMC Format +Disclaimer: This part is work in progress. + +Comparing long-term energy scenarios from different source is difficult because variables names are not standardised. However, to distill the best insights from +scenario study, comparisons are an excellent tool and therefore necessary for policy advice. To enable the seamless comparison of scenarios from different sources +one can map the individual scenarios to the OEO and thus make them available for automatic comparison. + +Nevertheless, mapping scenario variables to the adequate OEO term can be quite challenging for first time OEO users which is why decided to write this guide and give an extensive example +for the annotation. As an example we selected data from the Ariadne project (https://explorer.ariadneprojekt.de) which has its variables named in the IAMC format. + +An example for a variable in the IAMC format is this: Capacity Additions|Electricity|Solar|PV +Translating this into OEO Terms can be a little tricky since OEO terms, due to the way ontologies function, infer certain aspects that are explicity stated in the IAMC format. +For example for this variable the OEO term [*photovoltaic technology*](https://openenergyplatform.org/ontology/oeo/OEO_00010428) would be fitting but encompasses the three latter parts of the variable in the IAMC +format (PV as the name says, Solar because PV is a form of solar energy, and electricity because PV only produces electrical energy). +However, there is also an issue here since *Capacity Additions* has no well matching term in the OEO currently which is why we could either add this term with an appropiate definition or +let it be defined implicity through the unit of the variable (here GW/yr) which makes it clear that it is about capacity additions. Since long-term scenario represenation was not the inital aim of the OEO +we are still working on extending it for this purpose, but a lot of important variables for long-term scenarios can already be annotated with the OEO. + +Here is the full table in which every IAMC term used in Ariadne is annotated: +[Annotated IAMC Terms](https://openenergyplatform.org/dataedit/view/data/iamc_terms_oeo_proposals_2025) +This is however a preliminary version that will be updated in the next months, but it is good inital showcase how the process works. +The proposals for the tokens were partly annotated by the NFDI4Energy Annotator tool developed by TIB [Annotator](https://terminology.nfdi4ing.de/ts/sandbox/nfdi4energyAnnotator) + + --- ## About this course