Be Energized Podcast

In the energy industry, evolving customer demand, accelerating technology innovation, and the rollout of progressive regulations and policies point to a transformation well underway. Linear value chains supporting one-way power flow from centralized generation to end customers are already giving way to a digital, integrated and dynamic energy ecosystems supporting two-way power flows. Customer choice, innovation, and agility are the new reality utilities are faced with offering both new opportunities and challenges to traditional utilities worldwide. 

In this episode Steffen Funck from Statkraft Ventures GmbH shares his insights on the platform business model and how it is changing utility strategies and mindsets. You will find out how a platform strategy can be leveraged to address key strategic and operational challenges facing utilities in the energy sector today. It will cover a variety of platform business models for utilities and offer unique insights from a VC perspective.

• What are platform and multi-sided platform models
• Innovation vs transaction platforms
• Benefits of a platform model for utilities
• Examples platform business models in the energy sector
• Recommendations for utilities

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New requirements and regulations are demanding DSO in Germany take on new responsibilities. According to the Energy Industry Act, electric network operators are obliged to ensure the security and reliability of the electricity supply in their network. Redispatch measures are carried out to ensure grid stability and to avoid network bottlenecks. 

In this podcast Remigiusz Pluciennik, Renewable Energy Expert at E.DIS | E.ON Distribution Grids introduce a new definition of the distribution system operator in German: DSO 2.0 and share his insights as well as offer tips to utilities challenged by the new regulations and digital transformation. You will learn:

• What is Redispatch 2.0 
• How does it affect utilities
• What utilities need to do to prepare
• Tips towards DSO 2.0

What is redispatch?

The term "redispatch" stands for a change in the intended use of the power plant to avoid network bottlenecks. In order to ensure grid stability, the transmission system operators are currently primarily producing and using an overview (load flow or network load calculation) of the expected feed-in and feed-out at the various grid levels. If network congestion can be expected from the load flow or network load calculation, so-called redispatch measures are taken. As a rule, this means that additional power plants, for example in regions with high consumption, are activated or instructed to increase their output. At the same time, other power plants originally planned in the power plant deployment planning, which due to their geographical location contribute to the emergence of the network bottleneck, are instructed to reduce their performance. Redispatch is currently carried out with conventional large power plants from 10 MW and the new regulations will add new obligations for DSOs in Germany.

https://youtu.be/HIaIjwfoWWQ (in German. Add auto generated English subtitles)

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With the unprecedented rate of change happening in the energy sector today you could say “The only constant is disruption.”

Where there is constant disruption, there must also be constant innovation.

Where once innovation might have been the remit of a particular team or department within utility companies, now it must come from across the organization. In this podcast Greenbird's Enno Dreier shares how utility IT organizations can be structured so that innovation can be maximized.

You will learn:

• What a pace-layered application strategy is and how it is used in the energy sector
• What slows down innovation and what can be done about it
• Recommendations to optimise time and resource to accelerate innovation
• Predictions for the energy sector from an architectural point of view

The related blog post can read here: https://www.greenbird.com/news/digital-integration-platform

Acknowledgements:
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Enterprise Architecture is Dead – Long life Enterprise Architecture. 
Do you agree?

The topic of Enterprise Architecture has been discussed for many years, but some say that Enterprise Architecture at least as a buzz word is dead. At the same time more utilities are investing more time and resources into EA today. In this podcast we hear from Dr Nedim Dedić, Lead Enterprise Architect at Salzburg AG and discuss the rise of a new understanding of Enterprise Architecture. 

What you will learn:

• How EA can help overcome new business challenges and set the direction for digital transformation in organizations
• Examples where EA pays off for organizations
• Key challenges organizations face implementing EA and how to overcome them
• How to get started with EA

Acknowledgements:
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The ‘Agile Utility’ is a buzzword that is being embraced, however, understanding the methodologies and best practices around the implementation remains uncharted territory for many. As traditional utilities are adapting to the disruption in the sector, you may ask yourselves this question: Is agile right for me and my organisation? Is agile right for my project?

Learn how one of the largest utilities in German has management to evolve and create value faster as well as react to changes in the market more quickly using an Agile Mindset. You will gain greater knowledge to be able to answer questions related to why, how and which tools are best for various types of projects and more.

In this interview with Manuel Steininger from Netze BW GmbH (EnBW) and your host Thorsten Heller at Greenbird the duo will discuss the main benefits of Agile Methodologies, share insights and experiences and offer recommendations to other utilities exploring Agile frameworks for their innovation projects.

Acknowledgements:
Song: Markvard - Life Is a Moment (Vlog No Copyright Music)
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In this episode we hear from Natalie Verhasselt and Björn Verdoodt at Fluvius during the Dialog Day in Brussels where together with over 100 stakeholders in the sector an important theme was discussed: The role of data in the energy sector: do or die.

During this episode we will discuss the importance of sharing data with industry partners and stakeholders in the sector to drive innovation and new services.  With the changes we have seen in the sector and the focus on the prosumer client the business model for Distribution Companies like Fluvius have shifted to be much more inclusive.


Acknowledgements:
Song: Markvard - Life Is a Moment (Vlog No Copyright Music)
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
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Music Info: Corporate Ambient - AShamaluevMusic.
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Thorsten Heller, CEO of Greenbird discusses the hottest trends in the energy sector with Claire Volkwyn, Editor at Smart Energy International during European Utility Week and POWERGEN Europe. 

Four years ago, the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement was reached. Fifty-five countries agreed to “combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future.”

Change is hard, and of course the agreement has had its own recent challenges, but it was interesting to see how these values were very much in focus at European Utility Week in Paris. In the opening keynote presentations, many of the speakers addressed the urgency for the Energy Transition, reflecting the industry’s awareness that change is not only here, it needs to accelerate.

Today, there are numerous challenges for the sector. In the keynote panel discussion, participants identified many, including infrastructure issues, growing complexity, affordability, cooperation from players within the industry and the increasing volumes of data utilities and their employees are now managing.

The city of Paris was a pioneer both of street lighting and new ideas; hence its nickname ‘The City of Light’. As the world’s energy community gathered in the city, will their discussions lead to the innovative ideas that will keep all our cities well lit and powered in a sustainable way for generations to come? 

So, let’s shed some light on the key themes under discussion at EUW 19/ Enlit at the Greenbird stand.

One of the emerging ways that the energy industry relies on data scientists is to learn how collected information could provide insights, reduce costs or offer new innovative services to clients. In this podcast, we will consider the most vivid data science technologies and use cases in the industry of energy and utilities.

Acknowledgements:
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20,000 miles travelled, three speeches given, 11,000 attendees mingled with, dozens of interesting industry people met and a small dash of jetlag. In this episode we discuss the key trends in Asia with two key representatives from the Free Electrons Global Energy Startup Program and CLP, Elke Kornalijnslijper and Pubudu Abayasiri.

Free Electrons
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The integration platform as a service market is not just growing, it is accelerating. In this episode we discuss what all the hype is about and share insights from tech-savvy experts Kristian Haugene and Thorsten Heller at Greenbird Integration Technology. You will learn what the typical applications are, where the pitfalls lie and tips for developers working in this environment.


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