Dataset: ABM's Contribution to an Accelerated Energy Transition: Insights from a World Café Session at the ABM4Energy Conference 2026

This dataset contains the contributions collected during a World Café session held at the ABM4Energy Conference 2026 at BOKU University in Vienna, Austria. The workshop brought together approximately 40 researchers and practitioners from nine countries, representing a broad range of career stages, from PhD students and early-career researchers to senior academics and industry stakeholders. The discussion was structured around the following prompts: Table 1: Where is ABM uniquely irreplaceable? What energy transition questions produce “wrong” or incomplete answers without ABM? “Could a model of any other method answer this just as well?” Table 2: What prevents broader adoption? Methodological, data, validation, and credibility barriers “What would you tell a skeptical reviewer who questions your choice of ABM?” Table 3: What are lessons learned and next steps? What has ABM delivered/achieved and where has it overpromised? What should the community prioritize in the next 2–3 years, and in the long term? “Would you recommend ABM to a PhD student or colleague entering this field and under what conditions?”