SolaVeil is a material that can be applied to windows to control daylight entering buildings. It was developed by Daylight Business Solutions and selected through the UK Technology Strategy Board's SBRI competition to be installed in the Department of Communities and Local Government building. SolaVeil reduces energy costs by decreasing solar heat gain and artificial lighting usage. It also has anti-microbial properties being tested in hospitals. The SBRI program has helped the small company gain credibility and commercial interest for its technology in markets like the US, Japan, and Europe estimated at over $8 billion total.
Smart City Lab & Mysmartlife: From Innovation To Implementation- Smart Cities...Smart Algiers
This document discusses the need for a holistic approach to smart cities due to increasing global population, urbanization, and climate change pressures. It advocates developing an open urban platform test-bed to engage citizens and test technologies. The author proposes forming a Smart City Innovation Alliance to create an interoperable test-bed using an open standard like OneM2M. The alliance would integrate projects from EU H2020 Smart City Lighthouse projects that follow an integrated approach across areas like energy, mobility, ICT, and citizen engagement. The goal is to shape the urban ecosystem towards sustainability, circularity and avoiding negative impacts.
Smart Tech for Sustainable Urbanism: Aditi Dass, Deputy Director , The Climat...www.theurbanvision.com
Building Livable Cities : a multi city investigation on ideas that can make Indian cities livable. See: www.theurbanvision.com/blc
Smart Tech for Sustainable Urbanism: Aditi Dass, Deputy Director , The Climate Group India
This document summarizes information about the Horizon 2020 work programme for 2018-2020 related to the societal challenge of secure, clean and efficient energy. It provides an overview of the political and regulatory context in Europe, outlines the focus areas and budget for energy in Horizon 2020, and summarizes the specific calls and topics within the work programme for 2018-2019 related to energy efficiency, global leadership in renewables, smart and clean energy for consumers, and enabling near-zero CO2 emissions.
Smart Grid Implementation – how to engage consumers?Leonardo ENERGY
Whilst there is considerable focus on the technological aspects of delivering Smart Grids, little is understood of the extent to which consumers are willing and able to embrace new technologies and initiatives that would enable their use of energy to be actively managed. There is a real risk that if consumers do not adopt new approaches to the way that they consume electricity, Smart Grids may not be able to achieve their full potential.
This presentation provides an overview and summary of the key findings from a 2 year re-search project exploring Smart Grids from a consumer perspective.
SolaVeil is a material that can be applied to windows to control daylight entering buildings. It was developed by Daylight Business Solutions and selected through the UK Technology Strategy Board's SBRI competition to be installed in the Department of Communities and Local Government building. SolaVeil reduces energy costs by decreasing solar heat gain and artificial lighting usage. It also has anti-microbial properties being tested in hospitals. The SBRI program has helped the small company gain credibility and commercial interest for its technology in markets like the US, Japan, and Europe estimated at over $8 billion total.
Smart City Lab & Mysmartlife: From Innovation To Implementation- Smart Cities...Smart Algiers
This document discusses the need for a holistic approach to smart cities due to increasing global population, urbanization, and climate change pressures. It advocates developing an open urban platform test-bed to engage citizens and test technologies. The author proposes forming a Smart City Innovation Alliance to create an interoperable test-bed using an open standard like OneM2M. The alliance would integrate projects from EU H2020 Smart City Lighthouse projects that follow an integrated approach across areas like energy, mobility, ICT, and citizen engagement. The goal is to shape the urban ecosystem towards sustainability, circularity and avoiding negative impacts.
Smart Tech for Sustainable Urbanism: Aditi Dass, Deputy Director , The Climat...www.theurbanvision.com
Building Livable Cities : a multi city investigation on ideas that can make Indian cities livable. See: www.theurbanvision.com/blc
Smart Tech for Sustainable Urbanism: Aditi Dass, Deputy Director , The Climate Group India
This document summarizes information about the Horizon 2020 work programme for 2018-2020 related to the societal challenge of secure, clean and efficient energy. It provides an overview of the political and regulatory context in Europe, outlines the focus areas and budget for energy in Horizon 2020, and summarizes the specific calls and topics within the work programme for 2018-2019 related to energy efficiency, global leadership in renewables, smart and clean energy for consumers, and enabling near-zero CO2 emissions.
Smart Grid Implementation – how to engage consumers?Leonardo ENERGY
Whilst there is considerable focus on the technological aspects of delivering Smart Grids, little is understood of the extent to which consumers are willing and able to embrace new technologies and initiatives that would enable their use of energy to be actively managed. There is a real risk that if consumers do not adopt new approaches to the way that they consume electricity, Smart Grids may not be able to achieve their full potential.
This presentation provides an overview and summary of the key findings from a 2 year re-search project exploring Smart Grids from a consumer perspective.
SmartKlub aims to transform how communities power themselves through collaborative energy projects with cities and suppliers. It facilitates these projects by bringing together stakeholders to co-create solutions, overcoming complexity and building long-term partnerships. SmartKlub works with forward-thinking cities and their partners to develop tailored energy solutions that deliver social and economic benefits to the community.
Mark W. Johnson and Josh Suskewicz argue that focusing solely on developing individual clean technologies is not enough to transition away from fossil fuels. They propose a disruptive innovation approach that considers:
1) Enabling technologies paired with innovative business models and careful adoption strategies.
2) Creating whole new energy systems rather than just parts, as seen in the example of Better Place developing electric vehicles and charging infrastructure together.
3) Factors like government policy, as projects like Masdar City and its cleantech investments have advantages normal private projects lack due to government support.
Transitioning energy systems requires a holistic approach beyond technology alone.
TerniEnergia: Plug in the smart energy company 2016-2018Italeaf S.p.A.
This document provides an overview of TerniEnergia's business plan presentation. It summarizes TerniEnergia's operations and track record in photovoltaic energy production, the circular economy, energy efficiency, and integrated gas and power management. It then outlines TerniEnergia's acquisition of Softeco Sismat and Selesoft to strengthen its digital and ICT capabilities and ability to provide smart energy solutions on a global scale. The presentation discusses opportunities in smart grids, microgrids, and other digital energy technologies to drive TerniEnergia's international growth.
SmartKlub aims to transform how communities power themselves through collaborative energy projects with cities and suppliers. It works to switch cities to more sustainable energy solutions by overcoming complexity, building long-term partnerships, and focusing on social good. SmartKlub facilitates discussions between cities, stakeholders, and suppliers to co-create customized energy projects that meet community needs through a sustainable and circular economy approach.
This document discusses the development of local electricity markets to encourage distributed energy resources and active participation of local energy producers and consumers (prosumers). It outlines the EMPOWER project's approach to designing a local market place that uses innovative business models and operational methods. The market aims to maximize local energy production and consumption over time, while exploiting flexibility options to balance supply and demand locally when mismatches occur. It discusses key considerations like being user-centric, competitive, and economically sustainable. Early field results from one pilot site show increased local energy capacity and DER sales.
This document discusses the rise of decentralized energy units like electric vehicles, storage technologies, and solar PV in Germany and how platforms can facilitate local electricity markets for these "prosumers." It suggests that platforms can: 1) democratize market access and provide on-demand access to services; 2) utilize underused assets by enabling people to sell excess electricity; and 3) create online marketplaces granting access to these assets. The key innovations of platforms are that they connect supply and demand to unlock innovations and create new profit centers in a sustainable way. The document presents business models for how a platform called EMPOWER could integrate prosumers into local electricity marketplaces.
Damien VALET – Responsible of TOTEM Plateform
Workshp: Innovation and regulation in the framework of the energy transition -Funseam/ Tr@nsnet-
https://funseam.com/innovation-and-regulation-in-the-framework-of-the-energy-transition/
1. The document discusses the need for a flexibility market to facilitate the transition to renewable energy sources and more distributed energy systems.
2. It proposes a Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF) that provides common standards, processes and specifications to enable an accessible and collaborative flexibility market involving different actors like distribution system operators, balance responsible parties, aggregators and flexibility providers/users.
3. The framework aims to create more value by allowing different actors to optimize operations and balance supply and demand across energy, reserves and congestion management markets.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Stig Ødegaard Ottesen of eSmart Systems about new requirements for ICT platforms to enable local energy markets. It discusses how increasing amounts of distributed and intermittent renewable generation are creating challenges for power systems. New technologies and market designs are emerging to utilize demand-side flexibility to help solve issues like peaks, reverse power flows and grid capacity constraints. eSmart's ICT platform uses machine learning, analytics and optimization models to facilitate flexibility contracts between distribution system operators and aggregators, enabling flexible demand and generation resources to be dispatched in response to grid needs. The platform also provides real-time monitoring and control capabilities.
Drive Sweden is a strategic innovation program launched by the Swedish government to make Sweden a leader in automated transport and mobility services. It brings together 46 partners including Ericsson, Volvo, Scania, and Swedish cities to develop self-driving vehicles and connected mobility services through pilots and a joint innovation cloud built by Ericsson. The goal is to revolutionize transportation and traffic through automation and connectivity.
Gare du MIDIH the EC focus on the DIHs network, eDIHs in Digital Europe Prog...MIDIH_EU
The document discusses the European Commission's focus on supporting a network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) across Europe. It outlines the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) that will be part of the Digital Europe Programme and funded to help businesses and public institutions adopt digital technologies. The EDIHs will work with existing DIHs and form a network of up to 200 hubs to provide expertise on technologies like AI, HPC, and cybersecurity. The network will be coordinated by a Digital Transformation Accelerator to facilitate collaboration, training, and sharing of best practices among the DIHs.
The design of electric vehicles will require the integration of new components in the near future. This transition is a key opportunity for a more radical change that allows for a positive transformation of passenger journey experience, interoperability and integration into the cityscape. The "Design Charter for Innovative Electric Busses" presents a design vision and strategies for the ecosystem of the "bus of tomorrow" that could inspire all sectors of the transportation industry.
Yo Kaminagai
Head of Design Project Management Department, RATP, France
IDF18 program page: http://bit.ly/IDF_InnoTrans18
2020 02-12 i4 ms on digital transformation services for eu manufacturing sm-e...MIDIH_EU
The MIDIH project aims to create a network of manufacturing digital innovation hubs across Europe to support SME adoption of IoT and CPS technologies through testing and experimentation. The network currently includes 3 pan-European and 2 regional digital innovation hubs, as well as 9 competence centers and 2 teaching factories. MIDIH will offer technological, business, and skills-building services to companies through its one-stop-shop marketplace and collaboration platform. This will provide an open ecosystem where providers and users can jointly innovate with access to technology, knowledge, funding opportunities, and an online catalog of solutions, best practices, and experimental facilities.
Technology can help address challenges with renewable energy sources like wind power. Information technology can help optimize balancing of supply and demand when wind is intermittent through analytics, system orchestration, and automated remote operation. IT can also help speed scale and reduce costs through design innovation, installation simplicity, and smart asset operations and maintenance. Finally, IT can help enable the necessary physical infrastructure through solutions like a smart grid management platform and supply chain optimization to enable efficient development of renewable resources.
GridShare is Moixa's AI platform that manages energy storage and electric vehicles to provide grid benefits through aggregation. It aggregates individual or groups of batteries and EVs to form virtual power plants. This allows for smart charging, arbitrage, and providing services like balancing and constraint management to energy suppliers, networks, and grid operators. GridShare has raised £16 million over the last two years and is working on projects in the UK and Japan to test business models and reduce grid constraints through aggregated distributed energy resources.
The document summarizes a presentation about accelerating green energy development in China through smart grid technology and US-China cooperation. It discusses China's growing electricity needs and transition to renewable and nuclear energy. Smart grid applications could significantly reduce carbon emissions by improving efficiency, integrating renewable energy, and enabling electric vehicles. Joint US-China programs through non-profits like JUCCCE provide expertise and technologies to support China's green energy goals.
The MIDIH project is a 36-month, €7.9 million effort coordinated by EIT Digital to support manufacturing SMEs' digital transformation through a network of digital innovation hubs, competency centers, and didactic factories across 12 European countries. The hubs provide services, technologies, skills training and an open source reference architecture to help SMEs implement digital platforms and pilots. MIDIH also developed a 6P migration methodology to help SMEs adopt new skills and jobs and established a data sovereignty framework to facilitate cross-border collaboration on its platforms.
The document discusses smart buildings and connectivity challenges. It notes that while many "things" are being developed for the Internet of Things, connectivity within buildings is often overlooked. Proper infrastructure design is key for smart buildings to support thousands of real-time sensors and mix of networks. Integrating processing capabilities into buildings may help cloud platforms cope with bandwidth and response needs for large-scale smart city deployments. Holistic approaches will be important to enable smart infrastructure to scale.
KIC InnoEnergy is a European alliance of education, research, and industry partners aimed at becoming the leading engine for innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainable energy. It is organized into several co-location centers across Europe that coordinate local activities in their respective regions. KIC InnoEnergy delivers an integrated portfolio of education programs, research and technology projects, and business creation activities to generate outputs like trained students, new products, patents, and spin-offs. In Iberia, KIC InnoEnergy partners include universities and research centers conducting projects in areas like offshore energy testing and energy efficiency. It also offers education programs and supports entrepreneurs through business incubation and access to expertise, customers, capital, and its large network.
Dans le cadre de la Semaine Européenne du Développement Durable, The Smart Company a organisé un Energy Day consacré à l'efficience énergétique des bâtiments et aux villes intelligentes.
Nous avons eu l'honneur d'assister aux présentations du Cluster Tweed, de la Ville de Liège, de Dalkia, de Cenaero avec la participation de Snugr et de Cleanweb Belgium.
SmartKlub aims to transform how communities power themselves through collaborative energy projects with cities and suppliers. It facilitates these projects by bringing together stakeholders to co-create solutions, overcoming complexity and building long-term partnerships. SmartKlub works with forward-thinking cities and their partners to develop tailored energy solutions that deliver social and economic benefits to the community.
Mark W. Johnson and Josh Suskewicz argue that focusing solely on developing individual clean technologies is not enough to transition away from fossil fuels. They propose a disruptive innovation approach that considers:
1) Enabling technologies paired with innovative business models and careful adoption strategies.
2) Creating whole new energy systems rather than just parts, as seen in the example of Better Place developing electric vehicles and charging infrastructure together.
3) Factors like government policy, as projects like Masdar City and its cleantech investments have advantages normal private projects lack due to government support.
Transitioning energy systems requires a holistic approach beyond technology alone.
TerniEnergia: Plug in the smart energy company 2016-2018Italeaf S.p.A.
This document provides an overview of TerniEnergia's business plan presentation. It summarizes TerniEnergia's operations and track record in photovoltaic energy production, the circular economy, energy efficiency, and integrated gas and power management. It then outlines TerniEnergia's acquisition of Softeco Sismat and Selesoft to strengthen its digital and ICT capabilities and ability to provide smart energy solutions on a global scale. The presentation discusses opportunities in smart grids, microgrids, and other digital energy technologies to drive TerniEnergia's international growth.
SmartKlub aims to transform how communities power themselves through collaborative energy projects with cities and suppliers. It works to switch cities to more sustainable energy solutions by overcoming complexity, building long-term partnerships, and focusing on social good. SmartKlub facilitates discussions between cities, stakeholders, and suppliers to co-create customized energy projects that meet community needs through a sustainable and circular economy approach.
This document discusses the development of local electricity markets to encourage distributed energy resources and active participation of local energy producers and consumers (prosumers). It outlines the EMPOWER project's approach to designing a local market place that uses innovative business models and operational methods. The market aims to maximize local energy production and consumption over time, while exploiting flexibility options to balance supply and demand locally when mismatches occur. It discusses key considerations like being user-centric, competitive, and economically sustainable. Early field results from one pilot site show increased local energy capacity and DER sales.
This document discusses the rise of decentralized energy units like electric vehicles, storage technologies, and solar PV in Germany and how platforms can facilitate local electricity markets for these "prosumers." It suggests that platforms can: 1) democratize market access and provide on-demand access to services; 2) utilize underused assets by enabling people to sell excess electricity; and 3) create online marketplaces granting access to these assets. The key innovations of platforms are that they connect supply and demand to unlock innovations and create new profit centers in a sustainable way. The document presents business models for how a platform called EMPOWER could integrate prosumers into local electricity marketplaces.
Damien VALET – Responsible of TOTEM Plateform
Workshp: Innovation and regulation in the framework of the energy transition -Funseam/ Tr@nsnet-
https://funseam.com/innovation-and-regulation-in-the-framework-of-the-energy-transition/
1. The document discusses the need for a flexibility market to facilitate the transition to renewable energy sources and more distributed energy systems.
2. It proposes a Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF) that provides common standards, processes and specifications to enable an accessible and collaborative flexibility market involving different actors like distribution system operators, balance responsible parties, aggregators and flexibility providers/users.
3. The framework aims to create more value by allowing different actors to optimize operations and balance supply and demand across energy, reserves and congestion management markets.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Stig Ødegaard Ottesen of eSmart Systems about new requirements for ICT platforms to enable local energy markets. It discusses how increasing amounts of distributed and intermittent renewable generation are creating challenges for power systems. New technologies and market designs are emerging to utilize demand-side flexibility to help solve issues like peaks, reverse power flows and grid capacity constraints. eSmart's ICT platform uses machine learning, analytics and optimization models to facilitate flexibility contracts between distribution system operators and aggregators, enabling flexible demand and generation resources to be dispatched in response to grid needs. The platform also provides real-time monitoring and control capabilities.
Drive Sweden is a strategic innovation program launched by the Swedish government to make Sweden a leader in automated transport and mobility services. It brings together 46 partners including Ericsson, Volvo, Scania, and Swedish cities to develop self-driving vehicles and connected mobility services through pilots and a joint innovation cloud built by Ericsson. The goal is to revolutionize transportation and traffic through automation and connectivity.
Gare du MIDIH the EC focus on the DIHs network, eDIHs in Digital Europe Prog...MIDIH_EU
The document discusses the European Commission's focus on supporting a network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) across Europe. It outlines the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) that will be part of the Digital Europe Programme and funded to help businesses and public institutions adopt digital technologies. The EDIHs will work with existing DIHs and form a network of up to 200 hubs to provide expertise on technologies like AI, HPC, and cybersecurity. The network will be coordinated by a Digital Transformation Accelerator to facilitate collaboration, training, and sharing of best practices among the DIHs.
The design of electric vehicles will require the integration of new components in the near future. This transition is a key opportunity for a more radical change that allows for a positive transformation of passenger journey experience, interoperability and integration into the cityscape. The "Design Charter for Innovative Electric Busses" presents a design vision and strategies for the ecosystem of the "bus of tomorrow" that could inspire all sectors of the transportation industry.
Yo Kaminagai
Head of Design Project Management Department, RATP, France
IDF18 program page: http://bit.ly/IDF_InnoTrans18
2020 02-12 i4 ms on digital transformation services for eu manufacturing sm-e...MIDIH_EU
The MIDIH project aims to create a network of manufacturing digital innovation hubs across Europe to support SME adoption of IoT and CPS technologies through testing and experimentation. The network currently includes 3 pan-European and 2 regional digital innovation hubs, as well as 9 competence centers and 2 teaching factories. MIDIH will offer technological, business, and skills-building services to companies through its one-stop-shop marketplace and collaboration platform. This will provide an open ecosystem where providers and users can jointly innovate with access to technology, knowledge, funding opportunities, and an online catalog of solutions, best practices, and experimental facilities.
Technology can help address challenges with renewable energy sources like wind power. Information technology can help optimize balancing of supply and demand when wind is intermittent through analytics, system orchestration, and automated remote operation. IT can also help speed scale and reduce costs through design innovation, installation simplicity, and smart asset operations and maintenance. Finally, IT can help enable the necessary physical infrastructure through solutions like a smart grid management platform and supply chain optimization to enable efficient development of renewable resources.
GridShare is Moixa's AI platform that manages energy storage and electric vehicles to provide grid benefits through aggregation. It aggregates individual or groups of batteries and EVs to form virtual power plants. This allows for smart charging, arbitrage, and providing services like balancing and constraint management to energy suppliers, networks, and grid operators. GridShare has raised £16 million over the last two years and is working on projects in the UK and Japan to test business models and reduce grid constraints through aggregated distributed energy resources.
The document summarizes a presentation about accelerating green energy development in China through smart grid technology and US-China cooperation. It discusses China's growing electricity needs and transition to renewable and nuclear energy. Smart grid applications could significantly reduce carbon emissions by improving efficiency, integrating renewable energy, and enabling electric vehicles. Joint US-China programs through non-profits like JUCCCE provide expertise and technologies to support China's green energy goals.
The MIDIH project is a 36-month, €7.9 million effort coordinated by EIT Digital to support manufacturing SMEs' digital transformation through a network of digital innovation hubs, competency centers, and didactic factories across 12 European countries. The hubs provide services, technologies, skills training and an open source reference architecture to help SMEs implement digital platforms and pilots. MIDIH also developed a 6P migration methodology to help SMEs adopt new skills and jobs and established a data sovereignty framework to facilitate cross-border collaboration on its platforms.
The document discusses smart buildings and connectivity challenges. It notes that while many "things" are being developed for the Internet of Things, connectivity within buildings is often overlooked. Proper infrastructure design is key for smart buildings to support thousands of real-time sensors and mix of networks. Integrating processing capabilities into buildings may help cloud platforms cope with bandwidth and response needs for large-scale smart city deployments. Holistic approaches will be important to enable smart infrastructure to scale.
KIC InnoEnergy is a European alliance of education, research, and industry partners aimed at becoming the leading engine for innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainable energy. It is organized into several co-location centers across Europe that coordinate local activities in their respective regions. KIC InnoEnergy delivers an integrated portfolio of education programs, research and technology projects, and business creation activities to generate outputs like trained students, new products, patents, and spin-offs. In Iberia, KIC InnoEnergy partners include universities and research centers conducting projects in areas like offshore energy testing and energy efficiency. It also offers education programs and supports entrepreneurs through business incubation and access to expertise, customers, capital, and its large network.
Dans le cadre de la Semaine Européenne du Développement Durable, The Smart Company a organisé un Energy Day consacré à l'efficience énergétique des bâtiments et aux villes intelligentes.
Nous avons eu l'honneur d'assister aux présentations du Cluster Tweed, de la Ville de Liège, de Dalkia, de Cenaero avec la participation de Snugr et de Cleanweb Belgium.
Diego Pavía, CEO of EIT InnoEnergy
Workshp: Innovation and regulation in the framework of the energy transition -Funseam/ Tr@nsnet-
https://funseam.com/innovation-and-regulation-in-the-framework-of-the-energy-transition/
Pietro Colucci - Presentazione Kinexia - Lugano Small & Mid Cap Investor Day Pietro Colucci
In occasione del Lugano Small & Mid Cap Investor Day, Kinexia, la società di Pietro Colucci che opera nel comparto green, ha presentato agli investitori e alle banche ticinesi la propria struttura e le strategie di crescita nel mercato di riferimento.
Piedmont Region towards Public Procurement for Innovation: the ongoing process - by Stefania Crotta - Head of Sustainable Energy Development Unit, Directorate for Innovation Research, University and Sustainable Energy Development Piedmont Region
The document discusses using electric vehicles to provide flexibility and grid services through vehicle-to-building bidirectional charging. It summarizes a pilot that demonstrated integrating EVs, buildings, and local energy generation through bidirectional chargers and an energy management system. The pilot showed reductions in CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and energy costs of 17.6%, 13.0%, and 16.0% respectively. However, challenges remain around technology maturity, business models, social acceptance, and regulation that need to be addressed for vehicle-to-everything solutions to scale. The plan is to deploy new pilots and work to include vehicle-to-grid capabilities in grid codes and standards.
TECNALIA is a leading applied research center in Spain that identifies business opportunities through applied research. One of its divisions focuses on sustainable construction, promoting transformation and solutions to challenges in the sector. The division has expertise in areas like innovative and sustainable materials, industrialized construction processes, smart buildings and cities, and infrastructure. It has various facilities and over 1,500 experts for research and collaboration with companies.
Séminaire « Green Integrated Energy » @ Engie Laborelec - 26/11Cluster TWEED
Presentations projetées lors de la matinée d'études, avec discussions autours du projet Ceracle, de l'autoconsommation collective et des autres champs d'activité de Laborelec.
Esmorzar de finançament: Transició ecològica i energètica, reptes i oportunitats amb òptica d’inversor. Amb Josep-Miquel Torregrosa, director d’inversions d’InnoEnergy
Renewable Energy Club Annual Assembly - What do Estore and Flowbox (Storage t...Cluster TWEED
Assemblée annuelle du Renewable Energy Club :
- Conférencier d'honneur : Monsieur Klaas Schuring, PDG de KIC InnoEnergy Benelux (financement de projets d'innovation collaboratifs européens, accompagnements de start-ups, formation,...)
-Représentants des projets : ESTORE (electrical energy storage device for cold stores) et FLOWBOX (AREVA & Schneider Electric‘s new energy storage solution)
Article 4 of the Energy Efficiency Directive requires Member States to define long-term strategies for stimulating energy efficiency of the buildings sector. The Department of Energy, Communications and Natural Resources is therefore tasked with publishing a National Renovation Strategy V.2 by 30th April 2017, covering buildings in the commercial, residential and public building sectors.
The aim of this first workshop was to explore all measures that could be taken in Ireland to move towards large-scale deep-renovation in the Commercial Buildings Sector.
The workshop took place in Google's EU Headquarter on Tuesday 12th April 2016.
This document provides information about the BRICKER project, which aims to design and deliver smart retrofit solutions to boost energy efficiency in non-residential public buildings across Europe. The BRICKER project started in October 2013 and will run for four years with 18 partners from 6 European countries. It will test solutions at three demonstration sites located in Spain, Belgium, and Turkey that represent different building types and climates. The solutions developed in BRICKER aim to reduce energy consumption in existing non-residential buildings by 50% through the use of technologies like solar collectors, biomass boilers, and insulation improvements.
A new generation of instruments and tools to monitor buildings performanceLeonardo ENERGY
What is the added value of monitoring the flexibility, comfort, and well-being of a building? How can occupants be better informed about the performance of their building? And how to optimize a building's maintenance?
The slides were presented during a webinar and roundtable with a focus on a new generation of instruments and tools to monitor buildings' performance, and their link with the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) for buildings as introduced in the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
Link to the recordings: https://youtu.be/ZCFhmldvRA0
Diego Diaz Head of New Ventures presentation on innovation process and investment at Iberdrola S.A. at Greentopia INNOVATION conference. Rochester, NY Sept. 14 2012
This document summarizes USIO.IO, which provides an AI platform as a service to global energy retailers to help them transform into platform businesses. Some key points:
- USIO uses machine learning and neural networks to analyze real-time data from smart meters and other sources to build profiles of customers and optimize tasks like demand forecasting, tariff creation, and peer-to-peer energy sharing.
- Their vision is to help energy retailers transition to next-generation digital platforms by removing inefficiencies and enabling new business models.
- They have early traction with pilot clients totaling over 1.2 million customers in the US and Europe and are raising £1.5 million by January 2019 to continue
Innovation and R&D Escalator Workshop: Nick Bassett - Introduction to Innovat...Invest Northern Ireland
This document summarizes a presentation given by Nick Bassett of Innovate UK about collaboration between Innovate UK and InvestNI. It outlines the goals of stimulating business-led innovation, describes some of the programs and criteria for funding, including collaborative R&D projects and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. It provides details on several types of funding opportunities including Catalysts, Technology Inspired Feasibility Studies, and highlights priority areas for 2014-2015 in biosciences, ICT, electronics, and advanced materials.
Kic innoEnergy, Maghrenov brokerage event for the call 2015Maghrenov
What is KIC InnoEnergy?
27 shareholders including industries, research centres and universities.
Headquartered in The Netherlands.
Local offices in Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
30 associate partners and 150+ participants in KIC IE activities.
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MAGHRENOV International Conference ProgrammeMaghrenov
TITLE:
Euro-Med innovation in sustainable energy
WHEN: 11 & 12 February 2016
WHERE: La Villa Méditerranée - Marseille - France
ORGANISATOR: MAGHRENOV
MAJOR PARTNER: CAPENERGIES
GUEST: MARE
EXHIBITION OF EURO-MED ECONOMIC ACTORS: Startups, Firms, Laboratories, Universities, etc.
White paper concerning new educational entrepreneurial programsMaghrenov
This document summarizes a white paper concerning new educational entrepreneurial programs in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Morocco and Tunisia. It analyzes the current state of education and training in these fields in both countries, identifying strengths and weaknesses. It then provides recommendations to address challenges, including establishing political dialogue on Euro-Med cooperation in higher education, expanding bilateral cooperation programs, creating a new Euro-Med master's program, and forming a network of training structures in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The recommendations aim to foster development of an Euro-Mediterranean innovation space in these industries.
White paper concerning new adequate infrastructureMaghrenov
This document provides a white paper on new adequate research infrastructures for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Euro-Mediterranean region. It analyzes the current state of research infrastructures in Morocco and Tunisia, and provides recommendations to stakeholders and decision-makers. The recommendations include integrating research infrastructures within Euro-Med innovation policy, equipping research centers in Mediterranean partner countries with test platforms, fostering shared use of large equipment across the region, developing databases to serve research and industry needs, and implementing networks of expertise. The overall aim is to stimulate discussions and partnerships to promote development of new research infrastructures in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
This document presents a vision for establishing an ERA-NET+ platform to continue the work of the MAGHRENOV project in a sustainable way after the project ends. It assesses the feasibility of an ERA-NET+ through a questionnaire of the MAGHRENOV network. It also explores two alternative options: continuing joint calls for proposals or establishing a joint undertaking with public and private organizations. The document concludes that political will and financial guarantees would be needed to establish any long-term cooperation beyond the project, and an ERA-NET+ or similar platform could help consolidate achievements if these challenges can be addressed.
The document summarizes a workshop held in Barcelona to define future needs for human resources capacity building between the EU and Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC). The workshop included sessions on concepts of capacity building in MPC areas and private-public involvement. It aimed to agree on best collaboration models and tools to effectively create capacity building through higher education programs. A specific focus was structuring a joint EU-MPC Master's program. Presentations were given by representatives from research institutions and industry in Europe and MPC countries. The conclusions defined a taskforce to develop applications for ERASMUS+ programs aligned with the goals of the MAGHRENOV project. Annexes provide links to multimedia materials from the workshop like presentation slides
MAGHRENOV deliverable 3.7: Workshop articulating with ESFRI agendaMaghrenov
This document summarizes a workshop focused on research and innovation infrastructure needs for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the EU and Maghreb countries.
The workshop included two panels that discussed regional needs for such infrastructures and opportunities for sharing resources. Speakers from Spain, Tunisia, Morocco and France shared perspectives on existing infrastructure in their countries and priorities for development. Key topics included the need to map, share and certify equipment, as well as opportunities for multilateral collaboration.
The workshop aimed to help articulate results with the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures agenda and roadmap to support coordinated infrastructure development in renewable energy across Europe and North Africa.
MAGHRENOV deliverable 3.6: List of existing facilities along with the ESFRI c...Maghrenov
MAGHRENOV deliverable D3.6 aims at the
establishment of a database of existing research infrastructures in Maghreb area taking into consideration the ESFRI classification scheme and also the existing data from ESFRI.
The methodology was based on an integrated approach focused on questionnaire, documents studies, survey,
and interviews with experts.
MAGHRENOV deliverable 3.4: Catalogue of evaluated competenceMaghrenov
A Competence Mapping is a strategic exercise that intends to map against identified priorities the existing competencies of players in a specific domain.
In MAGHRENOV, the intention is to deploy the Competence Mapping methodology in order to characterize the regional innovation competencies in the fields of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Similar to the KIC InnoEnergy methodology, the objective is to characterize these competencies against Maghrenov’s identified priorities, as contained in Maghrenov’s Strategy and Roadmap and to identify best players and competencies in these priorities. To date, Maghrenov Roadmaps cover 47 priorities in Renewable Energies, and 78 priorities in Energy Efficiency, for a total scope of 125 priorities overall.
MAGHRENOV deliverable 4.2: organisation of a network of associated partnersMaghrenov
This document describes the establishment and current status of the Maghrenov network of associated partners. Communication tools like the project website, social media, and newsletters have helped engage partners. Events have also expanded the network, with over 75 participants at a recent brokerage event. The network includes directly involved partners, similar projects, and indirectly engaged stakeholders. Moving forward, continued collaboration and planned workshops aim to further strengthen connections across the Mediterranean region.
MAGHRENOV deliverable 5.1: Tested service package for entrepreneursMaghrenov
MAGHRENOV deliverable 5.1 aims to create a Tested Service Package for entrepreneurs to be implemented within the Maghreb regions participating in the Maghrenov projects: Morocco and Tunisia.
Executive sumary : main findings on the Industrial internship :
• Focused to MSc students.
• The content should be quite specialized from the technical point of view
• Duration of the internship according to the level of the candidate (from 3 to 1 year)
• Type of immersion: industry and/or research centre
• Mobility is welcome at all levels (from professional to post-doc)
Executive Summary
The main findings are summarized below.
for the MSc program are:
• Preferred candidates: engineers (chemical, electrical, energy, mechanical)
• Selection based essentially on a personal interview (touch or Skype-like) and the English level
• Duration: preferred 2 years (120 ECTS)
• Mobility should be mandatory
• Content of the syllabus: tech transversal, innovation and management
• Vision of the MSc, more oriented to the professional side vs the research side
• Optimal number of students in the classroom: between 10 and 20
MAGHRENOV deliverable 2.1: Roadmap of an EU-MPC entrepreneurial education pro...Maghrenov
Executive Summary : this report is a practical approach to plan the development of educational programs intended to create a new generation of game changers in the Maghreb Partner Countries (MPC)
MAGHRENOV deliverable 5.2: 3 seminars with other R2I projects Medspring and B...Maghrenov
This deliverable 5.2 presents the preparation and organisation of the three seminars on Business
creation, which took place over a six month period, from December 2014 to May 2015.
MAGHRENOV deliverable 3.8 Investments opportunities report on research infras...Maghrenov
This document summarizes the current state of research infrastructures in Europe, Morocco, and Tunisia related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. It finds that while Europe has a rich and dynamic research infrastructure landscape guided by a coherent strategy, infrastructure in Morocco and Tunisia is more dispersed across various projects and laboratories. It then outlines major funding programs and opportunities for research infrastructure development in the region, including the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures, the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership, and Horizon 2020. Key principles for effective research infrastructure investment are discussed. Finally, recommendations are provided to improve research infrastructures across macro, meso, and micro levels.
Tunis workshop Maghrenov- République Tunisienne, Ministère de l'enseignement ...Maghrenov
Tunis workshop Maghrenov- République Tunisienne, Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique Direction Générale de la valorisation de la recherche
The document discusses KIC InnoEnergy and the Maghrenov project. Some key points:
- KIC InnoEnergy is a European company that works on innovation, business creation, and education in sustainable energy.
- The Maghrenov project aims to bridge the gap between research and innovation in renewable energy and energy efficiency through EU-Maghreb country collaboration.
- Maghrenov focuses on areas like education, research & infrastructure, innovation & business creation, and policy support to achieve its goals of testing the Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space.
Explore the key differences between silicone sponge rubber and foam rubber in this comprehensive presentation. Learn about their unique properties, manufacturing processes, and applications across various industries. Discover how each material performs in terms of temperature resistance, chemical resistance, and cost-effectiveness. Gain insights from real-world case studies and make informed decisions for your projects.
Abasse Twalal Harouna: The Maestro of Digital Marketing - His Journey and Ach...Abasse Twalal Harouna
Abasse Twalal Harouna, a name synonymous with innovation and excellence in the digital marketing industry, has made significant strides in empowering small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to achieve remarkable growth. With a career marked by numerous accolades and a trail of success stories, Harouna's journey from a passionate student of marketing to a renowned digital marketing expert is both inspiring and instructive.
Abasse Twalal Harouna’s early life laid a strong foundation for his future success. Born and raised in a family that highly valued education and innovation, Harouna was encouraged to pursue his interests from a young age. This supportive environment fueled his passion for technology and business, leading him to pursue higher education in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing at a prestigious Canadian university. His academic background provided him with a comprehensive understanding of business principles and marketing strategies, setting the stage for his remarkable career.
Upon completing his degree, Abasse Twalal Harouna quickly recognized the transformative potential of digital marketing. He understood that the digital landscape was rapidly evolving and that businesses needed to adapt to remain competitive. With a clear vision, Harouna entered the digital marketing field, driven by a desire to help businesses grow through innovative online strategies. His early career was marked by hands-on experience with various digital marketing agencies, where he honed his skills in SEO, content marketing, social media marketing, and PPC advertising.
Abasse Twalal Harouna’s expertise spans multiple facets of digital marketing, making him a versatile and highly effective strategist. One of his key areas of specialization is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Harouna understands that SEO is crucial for enhancing online visibility and driving organic traffic to websites. By employing advanced SEO techniques, such as thorough keyword research, on-page optimization, and building high-quality backlinks, Harouna ensures that his clients' websites rank high on search engine results pages (SERPs). This not only attracts more visitors but also improves the overall online presence of the businesses he works with.
Content marketing is another domain where Abasse Twalal Harouna excels. He firmly believes that content is king in the digital world and leverages it to create compelling, value-driven content that resonates with target audiences. From blog posts and articles to videos and infographics, Harouna’s content marketing strategies are designed to engage and educate potential customers. This approach not only drives brand awareness but also fosters customer loyalty, contributing to long-term business success.
In today’s connected world, social media marketing is vital for brand promotion, and Abasse Twalal Harouna has mastered this art. He crafts tailored social media campaigns that enhance brand visibility and foster engagement.
MAGHRENOV Seminar on support to business creation: presentation of the Highway program by KIC InnoEnergy
1. KIC InnoEnergy Highway® program
MAGHRENOV Seminar on Business Creation, Agadir (Morocco), Dec 19, 2014
2. What is KIC InnoEnergy ? - The European Company for Innovation,
Business Creation and Education in Sustainable Energy
3. KIC InnoEnergy at a glance
Our focus
Energy
from Chemical Fuels
Intelligent energy-efficient
buildings and cities
Sustainable nuclear and
renewable energy convergence
Smart electric grid and
electric storage
Clean Coal
Technologies
Renewables
1/19/2015 KIC InnoEnergy Value Proposition 3
Excellent
educated
personalities as
innovators
Possibility of
commercializing
new developed
products
KIC InnoEnergy – leading engine for innovations in sustainable energy
Integrated added value of the
business lines education and
business creation through
innovation
4.
5. What is KIC InnoEnergy ? - An output-oriented organization.
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8. What can you expect from KIC InnoEnergy Highway®?
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What you do get from KIC InnoEnergy…
9.
10. 1/19/2015 11
Our approach to accelerate your business idea
5. Launching to
the market
4. Service
Delivery
3. Coach
Assignment
2. Opportunity
Assessment
1. Idea submission &
preliminary analysis
In-depth analysis
and evaluation of
the business idea
through experts
Main assessment
criteria are,
technology, market,
finance and team
Jointly selection of
an experienced
business coach,
who supports the
entrepreneur
Investment in your
idea on the basis of
the Roadmap (*),
which determines
common goals and
the services
provided by KIC
InnoEnergy
Services will be
provided according
to the milestones by
the help of suitable
coaches in four key
deimensions:
Technology, Market,
Finance and Team
2-3 month 1-2 years
KIC InnoEnergy Business Creation
KIC InnoEnergy supports your idea with individual services of the KIC InnoEnergy Highway ®
BCS
Agreement
Term
Sheet
(*) The Roadmap is a plan which includes
timeline and milestones according to
determined common goals, which will be
financed by KIC InnoEnergy
Presentation of the
business idea by the
entrepreneur
In a first analysis an
assessment of the
future potential
takes place
If the analysis is
positive: Signing of
the BCS agreement
KIC InnoEnergy
supports the
venture in finding
the appropiate
resources in order
to bring the idea to
the market
Active involvement
in getting the first
customers for the
venture
15. Renewables
KIC InnoEnergy Venture List (1/4)
1/19/2015 KIC InnoEnergy Value Proposition 27
Heating buildings from recycled agricultural by-products
Design, building, installation and maintenance services for plants that purify and use biomass gases
High efficiency wave power
Printed solar cells that produce power to charge small devices
New generation of solar trackers
Neptune develops offshore wind assessment solutions based on floating lidar technology
Nnergix is a worldwide web-based software designed for renewable energy forecasting and grid integration
management
Devices that generate electricty from oscillations
Sensusenergy makes reality of solar cells in facades
Democratization of solar energy via an innovating financial mechanism
Interactive network to fund sustainable energy projects
cost efficient multi-juction solar cell for sustainable green energy
hydraulic microturbines development and manufacturing for electric power generation
16. European Smart Electric Grids & Electric Storage
KIC InnoEnergy Venture List (2/4)
1/19/2015 KIC InnoEnergy Value Proposition 28
Design, manufacture and market of innovative 100% renewable solutions in energy autonomy
Helps battery pack makers to prolong the lifetime of their products
Generating business in smartgrids from residential customers
Innovative software services algorithms for energy and value optimissation of business
Aggregated virtual energy storage
Smart grid enabled power electronics
Integration and optimimization of renewable energy sources
Optimal heat controlling systems
Optical automatic meter reading
Watty develops the first energy data analytics tool that can automate the energy effieciency process in buildings
17. Intelligent, Energy- Efficient Buildings and Cities
KIC InnoEnergy Venture List (3/4)
1/19/2015 KIC InnoEnergy Value Proposition 29
Software that performs thermal and energy simulations of buildings
Energy efficiency in greenhouses
Smart management system for water and energy savings
Active control of heat and light in buildings preventing obsolete heat accumulation and optimising daylight usage
e3. manufacturing of ecological systems of communication and marketing for big companies
Wood based modular construction systen for energy efficient buildings
Intelligent monitoring and control solutions in the enerfy efficiency field
Optimal climate control sustainable & eco friendly
Energy efficient outside heating system, to be integrated in cushions or seats
Solabcool transforms waste heats and/ or thernal energy cold
18. KIC InnoEnergy Venture List (4/4)
1/19/2015 KIC InnoEnergy Value Proposition 30
Technology of manufacturing of a composite cathode materials for li-ion batteries applications
Highly-specialized laboratory equipment
Biofuel processing analysis equipment
Chemical Fuels