The combination of EU policies and the enormous amonts of dry powder drive innovation at an incredible speed. The opportunities are vast. Can you position yourself in these markets? Presentation held at the Rotterdam School of Management Global OneMBA, Rotterdam on 22 March 2014

1. Are you a player?
the EU, Energy and Entrepreneurship
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”
Sun Tzu
Alliander IT CIO Office
Michel de Goede

2. Contents
1. EU and competition
2. EU and energy
3. Alliander
4. Issues of a grid operator
5. Venture capital in the EU
6. Innovation
7. Opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors

3. 1. The EU: competition (1/3)
Low prices for all, better quality, more choice
Innovation
Better competitors in global markets

4. 1. The EU: competition (2/3)
1. Invest in people
2. More research, development and innovation
3. More dynamic business environment
4. Greener economy

5. 1. The EU: competition (3/3)
Create sustainable new jobs and compete on a global level

6. 2. The EU: energy (1/3)
Sustainable, secure and affordable energy for Europeans

7. 2. The EU: energy (2/3)
Become independent of fossil fuel producers, create new jobs,
create global competitive advantage

8. 2. The EU: energy (3/3)
2020 Goals:
• 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emission
• 20% share for renewable energy sources
• 20% saving in energy consumption
Measures:
• Step up energy performance
• Improve energy transformation
• Financing
• Change behaviour

9. 3. Introduction of Alliander (1/5)

10. 3. Introduction of Alliander (2/5)

11. 3. Introduction of Alliander (3/5)
Electricity Gas

12. 3. Introduction of Alliander (4/5)

13. 3. Introduction of Alliander (5/5)

14. 4. Issues of a grid operator: Electric vehicles (1/5)
• Roll out of thousands of electric vehicle charging stations
• Grid Capacity is insufficient
• What if we use cars as backup energy storage?

15. 4. Issues of a grid operator: Two way traffic (2/5)
Monetary flow
Information flow
Transmission
Trade/PRP/
Shipper
Distribution SupplyMeteringProduction
Physical flow
© Jeroen Scheer, Alliander, 2011
• Flows change
• Capacity increase

16. 4. Issues of a grid operator: Smart metering and home automation (3/5)
• Roll out of 5 Million Smart Meters (Gas + Electricity)
• Inform customer regarding energy consumption and create
awareness
• Respect privacy concerns
• Manage the potential data ocean

17. 4. Issues of a grid operator: Smart city initiatives (4/5)
• Combination of various techniques (Amsterdam)
• Self healing and self regulating micro grid (Bronsbergen)

18. 4. Issues of a grid operator: Smart grid (5/5)
• Accommodate higher peaks and two-way traffic through intelligence
• Accomodate energy transition scenario’s through intelligence
• Provide the necessary information to all parties involved

19. 5. Venture capital in the EU: M&A (1/5)

20. 5. Venture capital in the EU: Buyouts (2/5)

21. 5. Venture capital in the EU: Swing for the fences and dry powder (3/5)

22. 5. Venture capital in the EU: Early stage venture capital (4/5)

23. 5. Venture capital in the EU: Early stage venture capital (5/5)
Source Telefonica

24. 6. Innovation: sixth Schumpeter / Kondratiev wave of innovation (1/14)

25. 6. Innovation: The semantic wave? (2/14)

26. 6. Innovation: Predictions (3/14)
Source: Sogeti VINT

27. 6. Innovation: Technologies

28. 6. Innovation: And then there is also..... (5/14)
Source: Sogeti VINT

29. 6. Innovation: Biohackables (implanted bio chip 6/14)
Source: Motherboard

30. 6. Innovation: Biohackables (exoskeleton 7/14)

31. 6. Innovation: Biohackables (hearing colour 8/14)
Source PSFK

32. 6. Innovation: Augmentables (Motorola wearable computer 9/14)
Source Motorola

33. 6. Innovation: Enchantables (Glow Caps 10/14)
Source: Glow Caps

34. 6. Innovation: Swallowables (colonoscopy camera pill 11/14)
Source: PSFK

35. 6. Innovation: Wearables (navigation jacket 12/14)
Source: Wearable Experiments

36. 6. Innovation: Wearables (Google & Motorola’s lie detector tattoo 13/14)
Source: PSFK

37. 6. Innovation: Surroundables (Nissan Nismo Watch 14/14)
Source: Nissan

38. Business processes
7. Opportunities: The virtual world will connect everything!!!!
Virtual World
Personal
devices
Internet of ThingsSmart Grid, Smart City
Connected
Organizations
Crime

39. 7. Opportunities: Only composite products and services address needs

40. 7. Opportunities: Example products and services
1. ‘Traffic light’ function to deliver to or consume from the energy grid
2. ‘Party control’ for engineers
3. Context awareness for critical applications
4. ‘Don’t bother me’ installation services
5. Pro-active work distribution
6. Predictive failure analysis for grid-operators and consumers
7. Comfort, least-expenses or mixed energy consumption software models
8. Smart exoskeletons for engineers
9. Cheap and reliable operational technology
Disclaimer: these are some of my personal ideas about entrepreneurial opportunities and in no way reflect any official Alliander point of view, policy or vision.

41. Questions?
Alliander IT CIO Office
Michel de Goede
Thank you!