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In our last two posts we focussed on different concepts for regional flexibility markets in Europe and Germany. We raised the question whether the future of the distribution grid operators lies in platform businesses or basic asset ownership. In todays post we will shed some light on platforms and their potential role in the energy sector. The term ‘platform is used to describe many different things,’ says Gawer (2014) Weiller and Pollitt (2003) say that not all two-sided markets are platforms, and not all platforms are two- sided markets. For example, Facebook started as a one-sided platform, but is now a multi-sided market platform (people stay in contact, advertisement, news etc.). And we are wondering in what direction platform businesses in energy sector might evolve in the future. And one criterion that narrows down the number of potential applications for ICT is based on ICT and ICT can offer inherent value from platforms.
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New Utility Business Model: leverage customer base
The typical utility model of the past is dead. The rise of renewables is often mentioned as one of the key reasons. But to change the strategy of such a giant is nothing you can do within a few months, not even years.
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Solar is easy to install, easy to maintain and easy way to save money. Most common objection from solar sceptics is the sun does not shine at night. We have solved this: we now have storage systems that temporarily store generated solar power.
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Wind power is one of the fastest growing industrial segments in the world. Wind energy is the most efficient solution to reduce emissions in the power sector. Onshore wind is now the cheapest form of new power generation on average across Europe.
Read Full Business Practice10 Facts about Cogeneration-CHP
In conventional power plants, heat is not recovered when generating power. In cogeneration plants the heat is put to effective use to provide comfort. Trigeneration means that the plants can also produce cooling. Cogeneration is the simultaneous.
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Game Changers in the energy system
The Utility of the Future study looked at the emerging themes reshaping the energy landscape. WEF and McKinsey identified three: Advanced energy acceleration Mobility revolution Energy system fragmentation. The most relevant part of whitepaper comes likely at .
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Why Germany needs a European Energiewende
The European Union is currently negotiating its 2030 energy goals. Rebecca Bertram looks at why Germany needs a European Energiewende. She says Germany has benefited significantly from the integrated European power grid. Germany needs Europe to drive its own Energ.
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The paper explores renewables-linked behind-the-meter energy storage systems. It also explores siting and technology choices, including battery types and inverter classifications. The paper also explores the business model behind such applications and the duty cycle requirements of such.
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Integration: the cornerstone of the energy transition
Over 1,200 companies taking part in the Energy show at this years HANNOVER MESSE. Key themes in 2017 will be the digitalization of the energy transition, virtual power plants, energy system integration and innovative energy storage solutions.
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Utilities large missed opportunity: Demand Response in manufacturing
Demand Response (DR) helps utilities to manage the peak electricity demand by temporarily shifting the demand on the consumer side instead of building new power plants. On the other hand, customers use demand response to reduce their electrical cost using the time-of-use price.
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