Session 3 - Presentation by Luis Munuera

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New data sources in energy systems
Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum
Luis Munuera, PhD
Energy Technology and Policy Division
International Energy Agency

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Reaching 2°C requires a drop in the carbon intensity of
energy, which has been stable for 50 years
Data from Boden et al. (2013), Smil (2010) and IEA (2015)

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The energy sector innovates slowly…
Data from Smil (2010) and IEA (2015), 2DS scenario

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…and electricity systems are
particularly late adopters
% of distribution grids older than 40 years

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Alternative and distributed energy is
accelerating
 Decentralised energy taking off –
and geography shifting
 Non-OECD countries overtake
distributed PV in OECD in 4-5
years
 Global EV deployment close to on
track for two-degree pathway

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Batteries
Smart
meters
Smart metering becoming mainstream,
residential-scale batteries are next
Consumers increasingly looking for more control, insight on their energy use

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Future energy systems are more
diverse, dynamic, localised
First generation smart metering,
uncontrollable DG
Second generation smart metering,
smart charging, smart DG
Distributed ‘intelligence’ with local
control, local balancing/markets
Existing data in standard
operations
Behavioral, demographic, smart
home, internet of things
IT/OT mainstreaming
(data volume x2 every 2 years)
Today
~3 Zb

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Future energy systems are more
diverse, dynamic, localised
First generation smart metering,
uncontrollable DG
Second generation smart metering,
smart charging, smart DG
Distributed ‘intelligence’ with local
control, local balancing/markets
Existing data in standard
operations
Behavioral, demographic, smart
home, internet of things
IT/OT mainstreaming
(data volume x2 every 2 years)
Today
~3 Zb
Physical network layer: Improved
operations and grid planning
EWE, Germany

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But systemic gaps along the innovation
chain need to be addressed
 Institutional and technical: How to accelerate demonstration and
deployment for regulated, built-up systems?
 Only in Europe, 107
kilometers of distribution networks...
• Overseen by 2,400 DSOs, 200 of them with more than 100k customers.
 Centralised infrastructure, centralised energy markets, not standardised

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 Behavioral: How will consumers adopt and react to
technologies that bring them closer to their energy use?
 Relationship between energy utilities and telcos?
 Data security
 Data privacy, access and ownership
But systemic gaps along the innovation
chain need to be addressed