With years of experience in implementing data and enterprise architecture in large organizations, as well as leading research efforts in these fields (both within organizations as well as through Horizon Europe projects like int:net, and Mopo), I offer a unique perspective and experience that can help organizations in the energy sector start, or continue, their journey on the way to data and information management that supports their goals and strategies.

In the data catalog you can find some examples of datasets uuidea has contributed to.

Presentations

Publicly available presentations by me.

SEPA Architecture Working Group Meeting 15-7-2025
title Adopting CIM at a DSO, experiences and lessons
description Presentation on data management challenges and applying CIM at DSO’s
creator Joep van Genuchten
subject DSO, standardization, data management
created 2025-07-15
accessURL here

Smart Grid Technical Forum
title Standardization in an agile world, a grassroots approach
description A lot of architecture practices have remained unchanged as organizations have adopted an agile way of working. This means that these practices have become even less effective. As teams are becoming more independent, how can we design data architecture in such a way that it supports these teams doing their job, all while making architecture an emergent property?
creator Joep van Genuchten
subject Standardization, Agile, Complexity
created 2025-03-20
accessURL [Can be found here](content/publications/Standardization in an agile context.pdf)

G-PST meeting, January 2025, Amsterdam

lessons from CIM
title What we can learn from CIM
description Presentation on what the multi energy system modelling community can learn from the IEC-CIM at the G-PST meeting in Amsterdam.
creator Joep van Genuchten
subject interoperability, multi energy system modeling, standardization
created 2025-01
accessURL https://globalpst.org/wp-content/uploads/4_Joep_what-we-can-learn-from-CIM-Read-Only.pdf

AI and Interoperability
title Interoperability, can’t we just get AI to do it for us?
description Presentation on the degree to which AI can/should be used for transforming data between data models. At the G-PST meeting in Amsterdam.
creator Joep van Genuchten
subject AI, Interoperability
created 2025-01
accessURL https://globalpst.org/wp-content/uploads/3_Joep-Interoperability-and-AI-1-Read-Only.pdf

CIMug 2024, Arnhem
title SHACL for grid data validation
description How can SHACL be used for grid data validation and what can it do beyond typical schema validation. How can it be used for standard compliance testing and what can it tell us about data quality?
creator Joep van Genuchten
subject SHACL, Data, Data Quality, Grid Data Management
created 2024-05-15
accessURL On the cimug website
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Articles

Publicly available articles authored by me.

Redefining the concept of interoperability: A multidimensional approach for the energy sector
title Redefining the concept of interoperability: A multidimensional approach for the energy sector
description Interoperability is a foundational concept in the development of modern energy systems, yet its traditional definitions, centered on technical compatibility and information exchange, fail to capture the complexity of the energy transition. As energy infrastructure becomes increasingly decentralized, digitalized, and governed by diverse actors, a broader understanding of interoperability is required.
creator Joep van Genuchten, Laia Guitart, Carlos Aynon Mac Gregor, René Kuchenbuch, Thomas I. Strasser
subject Interoeprability, energy transition, definition
created in review
accessURL https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-250/v1

Interoperability as Emergent Property
title Interoperability as Emergent Property
description Achieving interoperability in the energy sector is complex due to the involvement of multiple stakeholders, including those who create technology (producers), those who use it (users), and communities that focus on ensuring these technologies can work together (interoperability communities). Each group has its own behaviors and goals, which collectively influence how well interoperable solutions can be developed. This paper examines the interactions between these different groups within the energy industry.
creator Joep van Genuchten, Mark McGranaghan
subject Interoeprability, Emergence, Complex Adaptive System
created 2025-03-21
accessURL https://www.epri.com/research/products/000000003002031713

EMINENT, a method for assessing interoperability maturity
title EMINENT, a method for assessing interoperability maturity
description The energy transition involves accelerated renewable energy integration and the electrification of energy systems. Many of these changes have dramatic impacts on the distribution planning and operation system infrastructure. A diverse and interconnected energy system is more flexible and resilient to changes and disruptions. Interoperability enables different components of the energy system to communicate and coordinate effectively. There is a need for interoperability with increasing diversity of energy sources, as we shift from traditional, centralized fossil-fuel based systems to a more decentralized and diverse set of energy sources. This paper describes the development of EMINENT, an Interoperability Maturity Model (IMM) created by int:net, the actors involved, the goals of the model and how it can be used to track progress across the entire energy interoperability community. The constant evolution and improvements within the sector’s environment contribute to a cyclical nature, shaping the maturity of systems over time. Rather than a straightforward progression, the level of maturity serves as a dynamic snapshot, encapsulating a specific period in the ever-changing landscape of the energy sector. Applying the IMM will allow various communities to evaluate their current levels of interoperability. It will involve organizational alignment, while highlighting the various community strengths and in turn reflect the current state of the energy sector.
creator Joep van Genuchten, Jemima Hurley, Rene Kuchenbuch, Laia Guitart, and Gianluca Lipari
subject Interoeprability, energy transition, maturity
created 2024-07-01
accessURL here

Shacl for grid data validation
title Enhanced Grid Model Validation: A SHACL Primer
description As more facts about the world we operate in are captured as data, the more likely data from different sources will have errors included. Users experience these errors as data quality issues. Whenever any of these errors occur, the consequences are that a computer/application either cannot interpret the data or interprets it incorrectly. In the context of meter data, it might mean a customer gets charged the wrong amount. In the context of grid model data, this often means that a powerflow or state estimation cannot be performed (it literally “doesn’t compute”). Even more serious are the situations where data gets misinterpreted; for example, a power value intended to be expressed as kilo Watts is interpreted as Mega Watts. In these situations, the application won’t give an error. The reasons for why this happens are many, however resolving them starts with the ability to observe them; for this we use data validation. This report presents methodologies for data validation, specifically in the context of grid data, but generalizable to other domains. The report focuses on SHACL, the SHApes Constraint Language, and how it can be used to define data validation rules, specifically for grid data. It also discusses future work needed to maximize the value from data validation in the industry.
creator Joep van Genuchten
subject grid data, data validation, SHACL, data quality, data architecture
created 2023-12-21
accessURL here
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