Electric power is the foundation of modern society, yet Europe is currently facing an energy crisis, increasing interest in power generation, energy infrastructure, and grid resilience. However, power plant data are complex and multidimensional, making it difficult to gain an overview or understanding. Visualization methods can help to reduce cognitive load and facilitate exploration of such data. In this paper, we propose EuroEnergyVis, a web-based visualization approach designed for the interactive exploration of power plant data across European countries. The design requirements were motivated by gaps identified in prior work. We conducted interviews with six domain experts in power systems and energy, which indicate that our tool enhances the user experience when exploring European power plants. Their reflections also suggest directions for future work.
This research is part of the project “Visual Analytics of Large and Complex Multilayer Technological Networks” supported by the ELLIIT environment for strategic research in Sweden (project D4).