Open Energy Transition gGmbH
Budget
€1,653,681
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.3 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Open Energy Transition (gGmbH) is a non-profit organization based in Germany. Our mission is to accelerate the global energy transition through open-source, transparent, and high-resolution energy system planning tools and methodologies. We support public institutions, regulators, and system operators in infrastructure planning, scenario analysis, and capacity-building, with a focus on enabling data-driven, cost-effective, and equitable energy policy.
EU Legislative Interests
OET supports the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and open-source approaches in the context of EU energy system planning. Our work aligns with the following frameworks, which we use for reference for our work (NOTE: we do not influence these frameworks, we only work with them. We do not undertake any lobbying activities): - Regulation (EU) 2022/869 (TEN-E Regulation) – relevant to cross-border electricity planning and offshore grid coordination. - Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (Governance Regulation) – relevant to the development and evaluation of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). - Directive (EU) 2023/1791 (Energy Efficiency) and Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (Renewables Directive) – relevant to scenario-based system assessments and capacity planning. Through policy briefs such as “Free the Models”, we highlight the importance of open, verifiable modeling in EU policymaking. While OET does not engage in commercial lobbying or client-driven representation, we contribute to policy discussions from a public-interest, non-profit perspective.
Communication Activities
OET communicates its work and recommendations through publicly accessible channels and non-commercial platforms. Notable publications and activities include: - The policy brief “Free the Models” (2023), calling for greater transparency in modeling used to inform EU energy and climate policy. - Public webinars and collaborative workshops on open-source energy modeling frameworks (e.g., PyPSA, power system expansion planning). - Contributions to external events, including ENTSO-E stakeholder meetings and open modeling community roundtables. - Technical documentation and public repositories released under open licenses to support institutional transparency, replicability and reproducibility. These activities aim to inform and support the broader energy modeling community, institutions, and civil society — not to advocate for commercial or client-specific outcomes.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Open Energy Transition (OET) participates in the Open Energy Modelling Initiative (openmod - https://forum.openmod.org/) and the PyPSA community (https://pypsa.org/), contributing tools and research aligned with transparent, open-source energy system modeling. These are informal technical communities rather than formal associations or federations.
Organisation Members
Open Energy Transition (gGmbH) is a non-profit company without members or affiliated entities.
Additional Information
In 2024, Open Energy Transition received project-based grants from philanthropic and public-interest organizations to support open-source energy system modeling and infrastructure planning across Europe. No unrestricted funding was received during the last financial year nor has been received sine. Therefore, only overhead funding portions are reported here, in line with register guidelines. All other funding was tied to specific deliverables or third-party activities and is excluded accordingly.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.