User Experience Inquiry to Specify COFFEE: A Collaborative Open Framework For Energy Engineering

The aim of this article is to introduce COFFEE, a concept of open and collaborative platform in the field of electrical engineering. The platform intends to make energy research accessible, and improve collaborations between researchers, public authorities, design offices and citizen collectives. The COFFEE concept is presented supported by a literature review on open energy modeling and collaborative platforms. Following a “user experience” inquiry conducted with a representative panel, the results are used to specify a first implementation of the COFFEE concept, and can serve as guidelines for the implementation of open energy modelling platforms. These platforms could become the spearheads of electrical engineering laboratories, promoting reproducibility and collaborations between energy stakeholders.