You can download the pdf version of the call for papers at https://energy-informatics2021.org/call-for-papers/.

The template for papers and abstracts is available at this page: https://energy-informatics2021.org/instructions-for-authors/

Call for Papers
The European Union intends to reduce its emissions by 55% in 2030 and aims to be climate neutral in 2050. This makes the integration of intermittent renewable power generation a question of growing importance. Simultaneously, new demand-side resources are added both at the transmission level with newly installed large electrolysers and at the distribution level with a sharp increase in numbers of electric vehicles and heat pumps. Bridging the intermittency of generation and a load of new (flexible) consumers can only succeed through information and communication technology and related concepts.

The objective of the DACH+ conference series on Energy Informatics is to promote the research, development, and implementation of information and communication technologies in the energy domain and to foster the exchange between academia, industry, and service providers in the German-Austrian-Swiss region and its neighbouring countries (DACH+).

We seek high-quality original contributions addressing the design, adoption, operation and management of smart energy systems, the integration of intermittent renewable generation and energy efficiency gains through ICT, market approaches and mechanisms for ICT-enabled energy systems, and research on associated (decentralised) data-driven decisions. We welcome theoretical contributions as well as publications addressing system design, implementation, and experimentation. The list of topics of interest to the conference includes, but is not limited to:

ICT for future energy systems, sector coupling and the integration of intermittent renewable generation
Information and decision support systems for future energy markets and mechanisms
Energy system modelling
Protocols and architectures for IT systems in the energy sector
Data analytics and machine learning for smart energy systems and decentralised decision making, as well as platforms for data analysis
Open data and software for energy research
Management of distributed generation and demand-side management
ICT for (multi-) energy networks and micro-grids
Energy-efficient mobility, charging management for electric vehicles, energy-aware traffic control, and smart grid integration of mobile storage
Smart buildings, digital metering, occupant comfort, and user interaction
Adoption of ICT in the energy sector
Cross-cutting issues including cybersecurity and privacy protection, interoperability, verification of networked smart grid systems
Posters, Demos, and Workshops
Submissions for posters, demos, and workshop suggestions are welcome, too. Details can be found on the conference website.

Submission and Publication
Submitted papers will be reviewed in a double-blind process. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the Springer Open Journal Energy Informatics https://energyinformatics.springeropen.com. The conference language is English, and papers must be written in English. We solicit full research papers (max. 18 pages of content plus 2 additional pages for references) as well as short papers (max. 10 pages of content plus 2 additional pages for references).

Templates and instructions will be made available at https://www.energy-informatics.eu/. Further information on the submission of posters and demos is also available on the website. The Open Access fee for the journal article is included in the registration fee.