The Summit

Creating value for customers through energy efficiency, data and feedback. Creating individual relationships and a positive customer experience. What are cross-industry lessons and what role does the startup ecosystem play? We will look at facilitating versus disruptive startups.

Through a ping pong exchange format we will explore and juxtapose central determinants in the energy market. Is the future electrified or will solutions like efficient cogeneration lead the way? Should energy choices be driven by efficiency parameters or are emissions the determining factor? Where will the value be in the electricity markets: is it the delivery of energy, flexibility or availability that market players should strive for? Finally, will the market be led by supply offers, or will it gravitate around consumer profiles? These are some of the key questions that the speakers and the audience will debate from divergent angles. 

Cogeneration for Sustainable New Revenue Streams

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Electrification of the Energy System

Utilities have a unique opportunity to respond to growing household needs for a trusted energy advisor. However, to meet this opportunity requires a fundamental shift in mind-set: from focusing on energy customers, to recognising consumers. Marrying a shift in mind-set with new consumer technologies presents the utility of the future with the chance to not just respond to a wider array of consumer needs, but to effectively determine those needs. This has the potential to place the utility in an unchallengeable position within any consumer journey. This presentation will draw on proprietary consumer science data from collaborations between Cranfield School of Management (UK) and Enervee (US) to illustrate the potential of engaging consumers to drive the utility forward to becoming the trusted energy advisor.

This presentation will offer a link between customer driven  business case approach and deployment of innovative technology solutions. It will explore Best practice / how to tackle energy sector transformation with innovative service and product development: what is needed, who are the partners and what are the challenges?

With the rise of distributed, renewable generation, the distinction between producers and consumers is blurring. Together with increasing competition, and accelerated by digitalization and evolving customer needs, this will force energy suppliers to transform their business model.

The presentation will analyse the current state of the art of the Aggregator based on the case study of Catalonia. What are the barriers for a comprehensive development of the aggregator in the Spanish market? What are the recommendations to the policy makers and regulators? What lessons learnt can be also useful European-wide? Is the Aggregator the new main actor of the sector? What are the keys factors for the business success?

Offering a description and analytics of the role of Distribution system as Platform for flexible resource management concerning what needs to change on utility distribution system. Sharing key disruptions and their impacts on utility industry and the current and upcoming policy changes in Brazil

At a time where differentiation is critical to staying competitive, many retailers are looking for innovative ways to attract and retain customers. Using examples from deployments, , this presentation highlights best practices for deploying energy disaggregation technology to increase  customer engagement. Bidgely’s disaggregation technology has been chosen by over 25 utilities around the world including leading utilities such as E.On and Innogy in Europe. This presentation provides an update on successful deployments, results, and consumer feedback.

There is a world of change in the energy industry. Innovations in offerings and models, supported by new technologies and approaches are bringing new opportunities to customers. Engaging customers is not enough. What is needed are compelling value propositions. This presentation will look at the latest and best customer-focused innovations from the energy market globally.

Welcome to the harsh reality of today. We explore different business models, opportunities and challenges. 8 companies pitch for their business model but also talk about their main challenges. The audience will be able to vote for which business model is the best and question the experts.

There is a live question for this session in the EUW 2017 app! You can start voting during the panel. Question: Which utility business model will prevail?

The Challenge to Utilize 220 GW of Decentralized Flexibilities in Germany by 2030