Business Case Data Driven Grid Operator with Strategic Use Cases 2017 Werner van Westering & Robin Hagemans Alliander
Alliander On to a Data Driven Grid Business Alliander Facilitates Alliander Digitalizes Robin Hagemans Manager Data & Insights Alliander Invests Excellent Grid Operations Werner van Westering Data Scientist & PhD Candidate 2
Hitting the Heart of our Utility Business Leadership on getting Business Value from Data Not just an other Technology Available New Way of Getting into Decisions New Coordination Mechanisms A Faster Heartbeat Be Aware of the Not Invented Here Virus?! To become Data Driven is about investments in Technology & Culture 3
Key Drivers for a Data Driven Strategy Leadership on a different way of working together Growing Complexity Grid Operations & Investments Diversity / Development Customer Services Demand Opportunities Digitalization Technology People Run the Business Board Investments in Data Driven Capabilities Change the Business 4
How could we define Digitalization in Utility Businesses? Identify optimal choices in Enabling IT Platforms, Data & Skills Scope of Digitalization Explore Future role Grid (new) Physical & Virtual Services Model the Grid Backbone for Decision Sense the Grid Only where this Adds Value Operate the (new) Grid Effective & Efficiently Run the Business Integrated Enabling Strategy Change the Business 5
A Multi-Level Multi Discipline Large Scale Change Stop Thinking in IT & Business - focus on Integrated Capabilities New Capabilities to Develop What How Why Information Plan & Architecture Long Term Vision Strategic Program (Board Level) Key Design Principles Continuous Development Implementation & Optimization Different Coordination Mechanisms Strategic & Operational Ownership on Board Level SAFe Agile Framework Enabling Strategy Portfolio based IT Budget 6
Balanced investments in Capabilities & Technology Determine optimal mix of skills set & technology Typical Partitioning for Capability Investments in Data Driven Programs IT Sensing Control Center Datamanagement Operational Tactical/Strategic Grid Planning 3 times Faster Insight in Business Value Incl. New Technology in the Grid Change the Business Analytical Models Field Trials New Sensor Chains Implementation Data Quality Standardization IT Platform Design 7
Digitalization is not just Putting Sensors in the Grid Identify optimal choices in Enabling IT Platforms Automation Advanced Interaction World Customer Services of the Grid Insight 24/7 Interaction Action Data People & Knowledge Process Redesign/ Implementation Culture Digitalization Enabling Policy Physical World Automation Data Platforms Status GridControl Real-time Data Data & Insights Technology Source Registration Register Data World of Basic Systems &-Processes 8
Simulating the energy transition Business question: What effect will solar power, electric vehicles and heat pumps have on the power grid? Challenge: Simulating over 30 million cables. Their combined length is over 88,000 km. Applications: Strategic financial planning, smarter network design, congestion identification and more. 9
Step Changing Transformers Situation: Voltage is required to be in the range of 230V +/- 10%. Business question: How many step changing transformers are required? Approach: Large scale low voltage time series simulation Voltage problems, 2017, 1.1 kw PV at every household Voltage problems, 2017, 1.1 kw PV at every household 10
Buurtbatterij (Neighbourhood Battery) Rijsenhout 11
Analytics & Operational Technology hand-in-hand Business question: Which technical problems can be solved by a neighborhood battery. 3 times Faster Insight in Business Value Approach: Full real time simulation of LV network. Battery load determined by optimization algorithm. Spin off: Fast and accurate models for real time monitoring and optimal sensor placement. 12
Buurtbatterij Real Time Control 13
The next step: Large scale Real Time The goal: Apply state estimators and real time sensor data for real time large scale models. Applications: Congestion monitoring, better network design, outage monitoring and more. 14
Value & Differentiation Platform Total Cost of Ownership Strategic Partnerships & Data Driven Communities Quality, Innovation & Service Cloud Strategy Innovate Strategy Strategic Partnership Enabling Implementation Scalability & Business Innovations Differentiate Run Buy & Invest Buy & Outsource Make & Invest Retain, Spin Off Competence & Performance Open Source IT Capability Investment IT Enables all developments on to industrialization RT Data Platform Platforms & Capabilities that combine Technology, Data & Enabling Customer Services 15
IT enabling Business Value focus points Leverage of standards @ integration over the Data Stack Doing Co-create Value in Agile Teams with Board Ownership Investing in Enabling IT Platforms Working on Learn how to get insight @action from Different Type (and Volume) Data Small & Smart Datamanagement Automate the mainstream Data activities Data Driven Framework Advanced Models Crew New Cockpits Sensors Co- Creating Value Different Type of Data Management Business Processes High Performing Data Platform Data Registers Registration Processes Crew Administration Lots of Hidden Costs Staff & Analist Current Investments Robotics Standardization Process Administration Small & Smart 16
Summary Take Away Defined Digitalization as the full Capability of becoming a Data Driven Grid Operator Integrating the Data Analytics Function as a Key Enabler for Engineering and Data Experts both IT Platform Investments are part of Enabling Scalable Capabilities Driven by Board Member Programs Experiment on Technology, Data & Customer Services for good Partnership & Industrialization Identify and Connect all our Stakeholders and facilitate with Agility Investments in people, processes, platforms and leadership to become Data Driven 17