John Mc Kiernan presented on best practices in international collaboration on energy research.

1. Collaborate to Innovate
John McKiernan
Head of External Collaboration
27 SEP 2018
Clayton Burlington Hotel

4. 1. Decarbonisation
2. Decentralisation
3. Digitalisation
4. Democratisation
5. Demand reduction
6. Decoupling
7. Disintermediation
8. Devaluation
9. Disruption
10. Demise
Top 10 Challenges for power utilities

5. 1. Decarbonisation
2. Decentralisation
3. Digitalisation
4. Democratisation
5. Demand reduction
6. Decoupling
7. Disintermediation
8. Devaluation
9. Disruption
10. Demise
Top 10 Challenges for power utilities

11. COLLABORATION IS KEY TO SURVIVAL

12. 100% RENEWABLE 90 YEARS AGO!
ESB was born of an international collaboration with German firm Siemens
First national integrated electricity system in the world (generation, transmission,
distribution, marketing and sales of electricity)
Mammoth undertaking …20% of the Government budget in 1925
Collaboration expedites innovation

13. Evolution not revolution so far
Electricity
Sales
Bundle
Commodities
Energy
Control
Non-Energy
Services
Budget
Control
DG Funding
Partner

14. PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

15. PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
• Eurelectric – numerous working groups including e-
mobility, sustainability and blockchain
• EPRI – Technology Innovation Committee; Research into
many technologies – generation, storage, digital
• NER300 – Westwave project €23.5m award
• H2020 – Multiple projects; ESB Networks – Realvalue,
RESERVE, SUCCESS; ESB Group – Limerick Smart Cities
Positive Energy Block
• FP7 – FINESCE, evolvDSO, PlanGridEV, IVADN

18. UTILITY
PARTNERS
• SHARED MARKET INTELLIGENCE
• SHARED TECHNOLOY & BUSINESS MODEL LEARNINGS
• SHARED R&D, PILOTS & PLATFORM SCALING
OEM’S
• COMPLEMENTARY RESOURCES
• NEW PRODUCT FIELD TESTING
• SHARED CHANNEL TO MARKET
STARTUPS
• ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS
• FIRST MOVER ADVANTAGE FOR ESB
• INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Partners for value creation

19. UTILITY
PARTNERS
• SHARED MARKET INTELLIGENCE
• SHARED TECHNOLOY & BUSINESS MODEL LEARNINGS
• SHARED R&D, PILOTS & PLATFORM SCALING
OEM’S
• COMPLEMENTARY RESOURCES
• NEW PRODUCT FIELD TESTING
• SHARED CHANNEL TO MARKET
STARTUPS
• ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS
• FIRST MOVER ADVANTAGE FOR ESB
• INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Partners for value creation

20. Visible Today
Hidden
Customer
Needs
Our
Future
Market
Opportunity

21. Visible Today
Hidden
Customer
Needs
Our
Future
Market
Opportunity

23. #brighterfuture
…A LEAP OF FAITH

25. What do startups need?
1.Good Advice
2.Pilot Reference
3.Market Recognition
4.Customers
5.Investment

26. Value gains for ESB
1.Market Intelligence
2.Corporate Learning
2.Utility Peer Knowledge Sharing
4.First Mover & Exclusivity
5.Investable propositions

28. GLOBAL COLLABORATION –
70 Million paying customers!

29. GLOBAL COLLABORATION –
80 Million paying customers!

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38. WHO?
Today’s adjacent business is tomorrow’s core
Adjacent
Collaboration - Where?

39. Top 15 Pilot Candidates

40. Top 15 Pilot Candidates

41. Autonomous Drones
Adaptive Authentication
P2P MM
Elderly Healthcare
Big Data &
Machine Learning
Advanced Battery
Management
Cyber Security

42. Ireland Inc.
Startups
• 43x applicants
• 3x shortlisted
• 2x secured program places
• 5x contracts
• NCAD design competition
ESB
• Actively working with 10x FE startups
• Hosted FE event TCD, Dublin, 30 June 2017
• Will host 30x World’s Best Startups, Dublin, April 2019

47. The Future
"The future belongs to those
who see possibilities before
they become obvious.“
- John Sculley
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION