Name: Bringing Open Energy Models To GIS: Interoperability With ESDL in ArcGIS and QGIS - Thomas van Dijk, TNO
Start: 2026-09-15T15:20:00+0200
End: 2026-09-15T16:05:00+0200

15 - 16 September | Berlin, Germany
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Bringing Open Energy Models To GIS: Interoperability With ESDL in ArcGIS and QGIS - Thomas van Dijk, TNO

Tuesday September 15, 2026 15:20 - 16:05 CEST

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We present how the open Energy System Description Language (ESDL) is translated into GIS environments to enable interoperable and transparent spatial energy planning, across domains. ESDL is a modelling language designed to represent multi-carrier energy system components, their relationships, and dynamic behavior, while structuring assets, network topologies, and scenarios in a consistent way.

In the Netherlands the spatial dimension of the energy transition is critical and diverse stakeholders (grid operators, municipalities, industry, and modelers) have to exchange, aggregate, and iteratively refine energy scenarios. This makes a shared standard, that connects different models across domains (e.g. heat, gas and electricity) and seamlessly links to GIS, important.
In this session, we demonstrate how Esri and ArcGIS are integrating ESDL and explore what this means for interoperability and the open-source ecosystem. How can a leading GIS platform evolve into an open environment for open energy simulation models?

We will share the latest status of ESDL integration in both ArcGIS and QGIS, including practical examples such as hydrogen network simulations: https://arcg.is/9rP0y

Speakers

Thomas van Dijk

Digital Energy Business Developer, TNO

Thomas has wondered most of his career how global challenges can be solved collectively. From a battery start-up, microgrids to an opensource NGO, he works at TNO since 2025, a Dutch research organization, to bring their long history of public collaborative innovation in the energy... Read More →

Tuesday September 15, 2026 15:20 - 16:05 CEST
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