ZSW provides reliable and independent support to political decision-makers at the state, national and EU levels in the form of calculations, reports and analyses. For stakeholders in the fields of administration and business, ZSW produces studies on the performance of new energy technologies, compatibility of economic and ecological goals and the impact of change. A model developed at ZSW also allows for the simulation and optimisation of hybrid and virtual power plants. Feed-in forecasts based on machine learning methods complete the range of services in the field of energy industry system analysis.