David Weatherall, Head of Policy at the Energy Saving Trust, UK.ARC research group
Keynote, Session 3
“Using data to build the market for low carbon renovation in buildings: the evolving data-driven services of energy agencies in providing publicly-funded advice on energetic renovation of buildings”
David Weatherall, Head of Policy at the Energy Saving Trust, UK.ARC research group
Keynote, Session 3
“Using data to build the market for low carbon renovation in buildings: the evolving data-driven services of energy agencies in providing publicly-funded advice on energetic renovation of buildings”
Boris Sučić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ARC research group
Presentation 1 Session 1
“How to close the gap between calculated and actual energy consumption of building – re-commissioning instead of certification?”
Peer-to-Peer energy trading and community self-consumptionLeonardo ENERGY
Electricity markets are experiencing a shift to a more decentralized structure. While peer-to-peer (P2P) markets are a promising strategy to grant consumers and small-scale producers a more active role in energy markets, in reality they face multiple complex barriers. As one of the first local P2P energy markets worldwide actually deployed, the Quartierstrom project explores the feasibility and impact of a P2P energy market in the real world in a pilot with 37 households.
In this webinar, the editors of the Green Book on the “Electricity Supply Systems of the Future” will describe their long journey to summarize the collective knowledge acquired in CIGRE Study Committees. This journey can never be over, as visions become realities or become obsolete and new challenges and developments unavoidably appear. Nevertheless, the Green Book provides CIGRE’s unique and unbiased technical views for the current and future state of electricity supply systems. It also shows the value of global collaborative work of numerous experts from industry and academia mobilized within the CIGRE community. CIGRE is the foremost authority for end-to-end power system expertise.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The EU's energy efficiency policies scrutinise...Leonardo ENERGY
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) promotes accountability and transparency, and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the EU citizens. ECA recently published two reports about EU energy efficiency policies (about appliances and buildings).
This webinar will present ECA’s role in the EU policy process, how it relates to evaluation, and the main conclusions from the two recent reports.
Five actions fit for 55: streamlining energy savings calculationsLeonardo ENERGY
During the first year of the H2020 project streamSAVE, multiple activities were organized to support countries in developing savings estimations under Art.3 and Art.7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
A fascinating output of the project so far is the “Guidance on Standardized saving methodologies (energy, CO2 and costs)” for a first round of five so-called Priority Actions. This Guidance will assist EU member states in more accurately calculating savings for a set of new energy efficiency actions.
This webinar presents this Guidance and other project findings to the broader community, including industry and markets.
AGENDA
14:00 Introduction to streamSAVE
(Nele Renders, Project Coordinator)
14:10 Views from the EU Commission and the link with Fit-for-55 (Anne-Katherina Weidenbach, DG ENER)
14:20 The streamSAVE guidance and its platform illustrated (Elisabeth Böck, AEA)
14:55 A view from industry: What is the added value of streamSAVE (standardized) methods in frame of the EED (Conor Molloy, AEMS ECOfleet)
14:55 Country experiences: the added value of standardized methods (Elena Allegrini, ENEA, Italy)
The recordings of the webinar can be found on https://youtu.be/eUht10cUK1o
Energy auditing and energy efficiency indicatorsCETN
Principles of Energy Auditing
Auditing process summary
Undertaking an Energy Audit in house
Commissioning a commercial Audit
Equipment for auditing
Results and dissemination
Barriers to implementation of energy efficiency
Questions and answer session
Power to the people: shifting control over electricity to citizens and consumersLeonardo ENERGY
Efficient electricity prices are only the first step to unleashing the potential for consumers to help drive the energy transition. In this webinar, David Robinson from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies will present on how consumers can help decarbonize the electricity system and how to engage the demand side through a combination of price and non-price incentives.
US Department of Energy's Uniform Methods ProjectLeonardo ENERGY
This webinar will provide an overview of the US Department of Energy’s Uniform Methods Project that develops protocols for determining energy savings from energy efficiency measures and programs. The webinar will discuss its motivations, the development process, measures, and how they are used.
Applying behavioural insights to demand side energy policies and programmes: ...Leonardo ENERGY
What behavioural factors act as barriers to energy saving behaviours, to the uptake of energy efficient, clean energy technologies and of sustainable mobility options? How can energy ministries, regulatory agencies and utilities leverage behavioural insights (BIs) to design and implement more effective energy policies and programmes?
In this webinar, Elisabetta Cornago from the International Energy Agency will present insights from the forthcoming Users TCP and IEA report on behavioural insights and demand side energy policy. Through the webinar, she will highlight behaviourally-informed policy interventions and programmes designed to encourage households and businesses to curb their energy consumption, to prompt investment in energy efficiency and in the uptake of renewable energy, and to encourage a shift to sustainable transport behaviours.
Motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material & module d...Leonardo ENERGY
The main objective of the IEA-PVPS Task 13 Report on “Designing New Materials for Photovoltaics: Opportunities for Lowering Cost and Increasing Performance through Advanced Material Innovations” is to provide a global survey of technical efforts aimed at lowering cost and increasing performance and reliability of PV modules by employing new designs, materials and concepts. Furthermore, the report aims to (1) increase the exchange of information about promising materials and design concepts, (2) provide the means for increasing the value of PV modules, (3) provide recommendations on characterization methods for new technologies and (4) give input regarding new requirements for standardization. This paper focuses on describing the motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material and module developments.
Presentation the future of bioenergy in urban energy systemsLeonardo ENERGY
The future urban energy systems can move to directions in which bioenergy will play a key role, for example as fuel for space heating, for (back-up) electricity generation, and for mobility (biofuels). A competitive deployment of bioenergy requires sufficient availability of biomass and acceptable costs. As result of the uncertainty in the price developments of bioenergy, the view on the future is uncertain as well. Also in the recent study "Urban electrification - impact of electrification of urban infrastructure on costs and carbon footprint" results were strongly dependent on assumptions on the availability and costs for bioenergy.
In this interactive workshop, we sketched the landscape of bioenergy in relation to the urban energy system and develop a joint view on bioenergy availability and cost. The workshop covered the following aspects:
* Which types of bioenergy carriers are most suitable in the urban energy system?
* What could be the availability of those bioenergy carriers?
* What would be typical costs per type of resource and what are the drivers and uncertainties?
* What is the role of policy in the cost development of bioenergy and how can the cost gap be bridged?
A review of systems approaches in Ecodesign and Energy LabellingLeonardo ENERGY
It is widely recognised that there are substantial energy savings to be made from considering an energy system – how products are combined and operated – in addition to those from each product.
Recent ecodesign and energy label regulations and the ecodesign and energy label working plan which is currently in development are not adopting these approaches. The European Copper Institute wishes to understand why this is and if there is evidence to support challenging this omission. They commissioned this research to look into the experience with developing system related ecodesign and energy labelling regulations to date.
Systems have increasingly been studied explicitly, rather than as an ‘added benefit’ to a basically product based approach. This is in recognition of the additional energy savings which are accessible via a system approach.
This project has reviewed studies on eight product groups, most of them ecodesign and energy labelling preparatory or review studies:
* Walk-in cold rooms (WICRs)
* WICRs
* Case study method for heating systems
* Lighting systems
* “points system” approach
* Pumps
* Heater and water heater package energy label
* Heater and water heater package energy label
* Solar Photovoltaics (PV) (system energy label)
* Solar PV (system energy label)
* Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS)
* Power cables
Electric vehicle grid integration policies to benefit consumersLeonardo ENERGY
Electric vehicles can unlock extensive value for consumers, the grid and the environment — if we integrate them strategically into the power system. This webinar explores three key strategies for EV grid integration: smart pricing, smart technology and smart planning. Presenters: Dr. Julia Hildermeier and Christos Kolokathis, RAP
Boris Sučić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ARC research group
Presentation 1 Session 1
“How to close the gap between calculated and actual energy consumption of building – re-commissioning instead of certification?”
Peer-to-Peer energy trading and community self-consumptionLeonardo ENERGY
Electricity markets are experiencing a shift to a more decentralized structure. While peer-to-peer (P2P) markets are a promising strategy to grant consumers and small-scale producers a more active role in energy markets, in reality they face multiple complex barriers. As one of the first local P2P energy markets worldwide actually deployed, the Quartierstrom project explores the feasibility and impact of a P2P energy market in the real world in a pilot with 37 households.
In this webinar, the editors of the Green Book on the “Electricity Supply Systems of the Future” will describe their long journey to summarize the collective knowledge acquired in CIGRE Study Committees. This journey can never be over, as visions become realities or become obsolete and new challenges and developments unavoidably appear. Nevertheless, the Green Book provides CIGRE’s unique and unbiased technical views for the current and future state of electricity supply systems. It also shows the value of global collaborative work of numerous experts from industry and academia mobilized within the CIGRE community. CIGRE is the foremost authority for end-to-end power system expertise.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The EU's energy efficiency policies scrutinise...Leonardo ENERGY
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) promotes accountability and transparency, and acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of the EU citizens. ECA recently published two reports about EU energy efficiency policies (about appliances and buildings).
This webinar will present ECA’s role in the EU policy process, how it relates to evaluation, and the main conclusions from the two recent reports.
Five actions fit for 55: streamlining energy savings calculationsLeonardo ENERGY
During the first year of the H2020 project streamSAVE, multiple activities were organized to support countries in developing savings estimations under Art.3 and Art.7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
A fascinating output of the project so far is the “Guidance on Standardized saving methodologies (energy, CO2 and costs)” for a first round of five so-called Priority Actions. This Guidance will assist EU member states in more accurately calculating savings for a set of new energy efficiency actions.
This webinar presents this Guidance and other project findings to the broader community, including industry and markets.
AGENDA
14:00 Introduction to streamSAVE
(Nele Renders, Project Coordinator)
14:10 Views from the EU Commission and the link with Fit-for-55 (Anne-Katherina Weidenbach, DG ENER)
14:20 The streamSAVE guidance and its platform illustrated (Elisabeth Böck, AEA)
14:55 A view from industry: What is the added value of streamSAVE (standardized) methods in frame of the EED (Conor Molloy, AEMS ECOfleet)
14:55 Country experiences: the added value of standardized methods (Elena Allegrini, ENEA, Italy)
The recordings of the webinar can be found on https://youtu.be/eUht10cUK1o
Energy auditing and energy efficiency indicatorsCETN
Principles of Energy Auditing
Auditing process summary
Undertaking an Energy Audit in house
Commissioning a commercial Audit
Equipment for auditing
Results and dissemination
Barriers to implementation of energy efficiency
Questions and answer session
Power to the people: shifting control over electricity to citizens and consumersLeonardo ENERGY
Efficient electricity prices are only the first step to unleashing the potential for consumers to help drive the energy transition. In this webinar, David Robinson from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies will present on how consumers can help decarbonize the electricity system and how to engage the demand side through a combination of price and non-price incentives.
US Department of Energy's Uniform Methods ProjectLeonardo ENERGY
This webinar will provide an overview of the US Department of Energy’s Uniform Methods Project that develops protocols for determining energy savings from energy efficiency measures and programs. The webinar will discuss its motivations, the development process, measures, and how they are used.
Applying behavioural insights to demand side energy policies and programmes: ...Leonardo ENERGY
What behavioural factors act as barriers to energy saving behaviours, to the uptake of energy efficient, clean energy technologies and of sustainable mobility options? How can energy ministries, regulatory agencies and utilities leverage behavioural insights (BIs) to design and implement more effective energy policies and programmes?
In this webinar, Elisabetta Cornago from the International Energy Agency will present insights from the forthcoming Users TCP and IEA report on behavioural insights and demand side energy policy. Through the webinar, she will highlight behaviourally-informed policy interventions and programmes designed to encourage households and businesses to curb their energy consumption, to prompt investment in energy efficiency and in the uptake of renewable energy, and to encourage a shift to sustainable transport behaviours.
Motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material & module d...Leonardo ENERGY
The main objective of the IEA-PVPS Task 13 Report on “Designing New Materials for Photovoltaics: Opportunities for Lowering Cost and Increasing Performance through Advanced Material Innovations” is to provide a global survey of technical efforts aimed at lowering cost and increasing performance and reliability of PV modules by employing new designs, materials and concepts. Furthermore, the report aims to (1) increase the exchange of information about promising materials and design concepts, (2) provide the means for increasing the value of PV modules, (3) provide recommendations on characterization methods for new technologies and (4) give input regarding new requirements for standardization. This paper focuses on describing the motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material and module developments.
Presentation the future of bioenergy in urban energy systemsLeonardo ENERGY
The future urban energy systems can move to directions in which bioenergy will play a key role, for example as fuel for space heating, for (back-up) electricity generation, and for mobility (biofuels). A competitive deployment of bioenergy requires sufficient availability of biomass and acceptable costs. As result of the uncertainty in the price developments of bioenergy, the view on the future is uncertain as well. Also in the recent study "Urban electrification - impact of electrification of urban infrastructure on costs and carbon footprint" results were strongly dependent on assumptions on the availability and costs for bioenergy.
In this interactive workshop, we sketched the landscape of bioenergy in relation to the urban energy system and develop a joint view on bioenergy availability and cost. The workshop covered the following aspects:
* Which types of bioenergy carriers are most suitable in the urban energy system?
* What could be the availability of those bioenergy carriers?
* What would be typical costs per type of resource and what are the drivers and uncertainties?
* What is the role of policy in the cost development of bioenergy and how can the cost gap be bridged?
A review of systems approaches in Ecodesign and Energy LabellingLeonardo ENERGY
It is widely recognised that there are substantial energy savings to be made from considering an energy system – how products are combined and operated – in addition to those from each product.
Recent ecodesign and energy label regulations and the ecodesign and energy label working plan which is currently in development are not adopting these approaches. The European Copper Institute wishes to understand why this is and if there is evidence to support challenging this omission. They commissioned this research to look into the experience with developing system related ecodesign and energy labelling regulations to date.
Systems have increasingly been studied explicitly, rather than as an ‘added benefit’ to a basically product based approach. This is in recognition of the additional energy savings which are accessible via a system approach.
This project has reviewed studies on eight product groups, most of them ecodesign and energy labelling preparatory or review studies:
* Walk-in cold rooms (WICRs)
* WICRs
* Case study method for heating systems
* Lighting systems
* “points system” approach
* Pumps
* Heater and water heater package energy label
* Heater and water heater package energy label
* Solar Photovoltaics (PV) (system energy label)
* Solar PV (system energy label)
* Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS)
* Power cables
Electric vehicle grid integration policies to benefit consumersLeonardo ENERGY
Electric vehicles can unlock extensive value for consumers, the grid and the environment — if we integrate them strategically into the power system. This webinar explores three key strategies for EV grid integration: smart pricing, smart technology and smart planning. Presenters: Dr. Julia Hildermeier and Christos Kolokathis, RAP
Prospering from the Energy Revolution: Six in Sixty - PFER overviewKTN
A fast-paced, quick-fire, hour-long webinar with a minimum of six speakers will tell the story of the Prospering from the Energy Revolution Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. If you’re part of the smart systems community this is the start of the ultimate mini-series.
If you’re part of the smart systems community the ultimate mini-series is heading your way. Starting on 5 November, a fast-paced, quick-fire, hour-long webinar with a minimum of six speakers will tell the story of Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) and the Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PFER) ISCF.
PFER is a £102m programme focussed on the integration of power, heat, digital and transport and the business models needed to enable Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) to scale towards net zero. PFER features 170 businesses funded to deliver around 40 projects; now is the time to bring the smart systems community together.
This is your chance to hear from the various parts of the PFER programme including demonstrators, designs, key technology and data projects alongside our intellectual powerhouse EnergyRev and the Energy Revolution Integration Service delivered via the Energy Systems Catapult.
Episodes in the series will feature a wide variety of project presentations (both PFER and non-PFER funded projects) as well as insights from investors, entrepreneurs, government departments and regulators. Whilst we may end up changing the scope a little based on your feedback, the current plan is as follows.
Horizon 2020 Information & Networking Webinar - Energy Efficiency | PitchesKTN
The webinar provided background information on various call topics and on support available for both UK and European organisations in how to apply for funding and search for partners. KTN hosted this event on behalf of Innovate UK and was delivered by Viola Hay, KTN, Helen Fairclough, EU Energy Focus, Horizon 2020 National Contact Point for Energy, Gordon Sutherland, EASME, Kerry Young, Microwire Limited, and Giulia Simonelli, EEN.
The webinar gave an overview of H2020 Energy Efficiency Call topics, and support available for UK organisations in how to apply for funding, as well as case studies and hints and tips for applicants. This enabled attendees to gain an insight into the benefits of participating, guidelines for preparing a project outline and the support and collaboration tools available.
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/horizon-2020-calls-on-energy-efficiency-webinar-recording-and-slides-now-available
Workshop : business cases for Energy Communities - 30/03/21Cluster TWEED
Last training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities.
This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
FLEXcoop Präsentation bei IEA-Meeting, Berlin, Oktober 2018Fraunhofer FOKUS
Demand response for energy cooperatives:
Democratising the energy market through introduction of innovative demand response tools and novel business models for energy cooperatives.
Andreas Sumper
Full Professor and Head of the Enertronics Group of CITCEA-UPC
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/
Watch the launch of the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) from Ofgem and Innovate UK. The SIF is seeking ambitious, innovative projects to help accelerate the transition to Net Zero. Applications for this first phase must come though energy network operators but the SIF offers opportunities for other businesses with innovative solutions for the energy networks who are expected to play an important role as partners.
Webinar - Which technologies & digital tools do we need to implement an energ...Cluster TWEED
3nd training session of 6 online training sessions for energy communities: Energy community projects in Belgium and the EU. This 6 pack series is organised by TWEED and Flux50, energy clusters in Belgium.
Similar to Rolf Bastiaanssen, Bax & Company, Barcelona, Spain. (20)
Presentation by Leandro Madrazo, ARC Engineering and Architecture La Salle, at the CARE4CLIMATE conference held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 8 June 2022. Research work in the field of energy efficiency in buildings and cities using digital technologies, carried out by the ARC research group from 2008 to the present.
You can see a recording of the presentation in this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36Z_blspiU
Discussion about the interrelationships between architecture and environmental pyschology. Presentation of the PROHABIT research project at the 2nd OIKONET postgraduate seminar, ISCTE-IUL Lisbon, February 15, 2018
ENERHAT / ENERPAT integración de datos energéticos sobre edificiosARC research group
Aplicaciones para promover la rehabilitación de edificios a partir de la integración de los certificados energéticos con otras fuentes de información desarrolladas en el marco del proyecto de investigación ENERSI. Presentación en el 5è Congrés d'Energia de Catalunya, Barcelona, 13 de febrero de 2018.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
1. Energy demand responses: Novel service
models based on building energy data
Rolf Bastiaanssen
Bax & Company
Barcelona, SPAIN
2. Energy wants to be free
“Information wants to be free”, said internet-pioneer
Stewart Brand in the 1960s. “But information also wants
to be expensive...That tension will not go away”.
It is quite likely that energy will obtain freedom from
laws and government-granted monopolies within a
decade. It will require a well-managed transition away
from the current massive investments and vested
interests in generation and distribution, taking perhaps
two or three decades.
But while energy will have a price in the foreseeable
future, it will not be expensive. Energy flexibility service
providers will balance the market powers.
3. About Bax & Company
Bax & Company is a specialised consultancy
advising on technology development (R&D)
and innovative business models, with over 25
years experience in developing and executing
collaborative projects.
We operate on the nexus of technology,
business and policy/regulation. For our clients
we developed R&D and market entry
strategies, develop invaluable networks, and
seek external funding for R&D&I.
Over 35 consultants based in Barcelona
(Spain), Rotterdam (the Netherlands), and
Cambridge (UK) support clients in the fields of
clean tech, energy, automotive, materials, and
infrastructure.
4. Towards a local, flexible and sustainable energy market
The EU has formally adopted a policy vision favouring Local Energy
Communities. Individual countries move ahead on deregulation, in particular the
UK, Belgium, France and Switzerland.
Urgent grid issues in Belgium have turned it into a testing ground for EFS to
system operators, and P2P/LECs
Country-specific exemptions allow pure P2P and LEC-type projects.
Country Progress towards liberalization Experimentation
UK
Ofgem’s regulatory sandbox
Switzerland
Markets free for experimentation
Netherlands
Exemption Dutch electricity law
Belgium
From 2019: Exemption Belgian electricity
law
Sweden
Sandboxes in specific locations (e.g.
university campuses)
France
Exemptions available upon negotiation
Germany
Exemptions available upon
negotiation
Estonia
Experimentation in an open ICT-
infrastructure
Spain
Exemptions available upon
negotiation
Italy
Exemptions available upon
negotiation
“We are actively working to
enable the market for storage in
the office environment”
Nick Haaker, Advisor, Brugel /
Brussels Energy Regulator
“Local Energy Communities are the
next standard”
Luc Picard, BusDev Manager
Energy, ABB
5. Towards a local, flexible and sustainable energy market
Sources: www.usef.energy/app/uploads/2016/12/USEF_PositionPaper_FlexValueChain-vs1.pdf
There are two main types of energy flexibility service providers:
Market places balance energy between prosumers, either virtually
through Peer-to-Peer trading or in physical Local Energy Communities.
Aggregators provide flexibility from decentralised assets to system
operators such as DSOs, TSOs and Balancing Responsible Parties. This
includes Virtual Power Plants and Demand Response models.
1MW of tradable capacity (1000 households or 100 SMEs) could
generate£50.000-100.000/a in DR/VPP, and/or£40.000/a in P2P value
6. Towards a local, flexible and sustainable energy market
Virtual Power Plant Local Energy CommunityPeer-to-Peer TradingDemand Response
Going beyond P2P a LEC also
manages the grid, thus
combining the roles of a DSO,
supplier or aggregator at local
level.
Aggregation of demand side
loads for the purpose of Load
shifting and Load shedding to
the TSO, DSO and balancing
markets
Aggregation of decentralised
energy resources (DER) such as
PVs and storages for providing
flexibility services to the DSO,
TSO and balancing markets.
Trading between prosumers
and consumers, enabling to cut
off the traditional energy
supplier and enabling a new
energy market model.
PV integration
Energy
Storage
EV charging
TSO
Cloud based
aggregation platform
DSO
Balancing markets
P2P trading platform
Single
physical
connection DSO
7. Example of a residential P2P/LEC
• LECs are R&D stage, mostly subsidized
• P2P in (commercial) innovation phase,
but mostly strategic industrial
partnerships and one-off pilots
• Platform providers set up local
partnerships with asset owners and
community organisers for onboarding
• Experimentation of models;
• Per node monthly fixed fee , with trading
benefits for asset owners, or benefit-
sharing models
• Energy pricing could be fixed or dynamic
• CAPEX by asset owners or EFS provided
• Engagement strategy; opt-our for new
developments, opt-in for existing
communities
8. Main strategies for industrial entrants
1 Tailored Network services for DSOs
• Commercial. At substation level in
high-growth areas, to address
capacity issues, with storage in the
50-500kW range.
• Once operational, I+C P2P could be
added to the service portfolio
2 VPP/DR, storage services to I+C
• Commercial + R&D. Whilst
considering pre-financing of
storage in the 20-50kW range.
• Once operational, I+C P2P
could be added to the service
portfolio
3 Explore Local Energy
Communities models
• Including distribution-as a service
as innovation projects, in the UK,
and Belgium or the Netherlands
Downscaling existing product/service
models from high-voltage to low and
mid-voltage solutions covering storage
and associated components
Competitive advantage lies in ability to
finance
1
2 3
9. Upcoming experiments and pilots
R&D site & partnership
VUB Brussels (BE) Green Energy Campus
Aim Long-term specialist R&D&I
collaboration
Approach On-site R&D, collaborating &
competing with specialist hardware /
software developers. Future-ready due
to multi-vector scope
Preparation 6-9 months
Run-time 3+ years, from 2020
Multi-country piloting programmes
AC/DC and Smart-Ex partnerships
Aim Short term pilots / demonstrators in
selected EU countries
Approach Access to established demo sites via
network of business clusters
Supported by European Commission
Preparation 6-9 months
Run-time 3-4 years, from 2019
Multi-year early stage commercial P2P / LEC pilots
Aim Testing in an operational environment
Approach Individual agreements with municipality
or housing provider
Preparatio
n
6-9 months
Run-time 3-4 years, from 2019
Contacts • Belgium: through VUB and Flux50
• Netherlands; Rotterdam, Amersfoort
Funding 250-node experiment costs: €250-500k.
Business case covers up to 50-75%, EFS
+ hardware provider 0-25%, Local
facilitator 0-25%. External funding
available in EU (10-50%)
https://flux50.com/media/1754/Thierry%20Coosemans%20-%20Green%20Energy%20Park%20Zellik.pdf