Innovation area II
Trustworthy self-organization
The aim of this innovation area is to develop an energy management system (EMS) platform based on a common trust model instance. The platform will enable specific perspectives to be realised in individual energy management systems. Technical and non-technical information sources will be integrated in a perspective- and task-specific manner. At the same time, a sociologically reflected procedural model is used, whereby social contexts and power constellations between the organisational and individual actors involved are continuously reflected in the development process. This makes it possible to critically scrutinise negotiation processes, interpretative sovereignty and role attributions and to make the basic assumptions that flow into the design of technical solutions more transparent.

Sub-project II.1
Development of a target group-specific EMS platform
The aim of this sub-project is to develop an energy management system platform that is geared towards the specific needs and requirements of different target groups - in particular as a home energy management system (HEMS) for prosumers and as a neighbourhood energy management system (QEMS) at neighbourhood level, taking into account system characteristics and specifications at this aggregation level.
Researchers
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Lehnhoff
Universität Oldenburg/OFFIS
Sub-project II.2
Sociologically reflected technology development
In this sub-project, actor constellations and the resulting power dynamics during the development of the EMS and the corresponding trust model as well as their effects on the actual design of the energy management systems are analysed from a sociological perspective and the development process is reflexively designed. As part of the iterative development process of the trust model, the findings are incorporated into the target group-specific implementation of the EMS monitoring and the design of the planned campaigns.
Researchers
Prof. Dr. Jannika Mattes
Universität Oldenburg