Towards a Decision Support System for Cross-Sectoral Energy Distribution Network Planning Kirchhoff, Jonas Burmeister, Sascha Christian Weskamp, Christoph Engels, Gregor Breitner, Michael H. Lehnhoff, Sebastian Nieße, Astrid Staudt, Philipp Weinhardt, Christof Werth, Oliver Requirements for energy distribution networks are changing fast due to the growing share of renewable energy, increasing electrification, and novel consumer and asset technologies. Since uncertainties about future developments increase planning difficulty, flexibility potentials such as synergies between the electricity, gas, heat, and transport sector often remain unused. In this paper, we therefore present a novel module-based concept for a decision support system that helps distribution network planners to identify cross-sectoral synergies and to select optimal network assets such as transformers, cables, pipes, energy storage systems or energy conversion technology. The concept enables long-term transformation plans and supports distribution network planners in designing reliable, sustainable and cost-efficient distribution networks for future demands. 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject doc-type:conferenceObject text http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794 https://ris.uni-paderborn.de/record/21093 Kirchhoff J, Burmeister SC, Weskamp C, Engels G. Towards a Decision Support System for Cross-Sectoral Energy Distribution Network Planning. In: Breitner MH, Lehnhoff S, Nieße A, Staudt P, Weinhardt C, Werth O, eds. <i>Energy Informatics and Electro Mobility ICT</i>. ; 2021. eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess