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Designing / Deploying Wave Energy Systems A Toolkit for Socio-Technical Problem Scenarios
Jenny UreSchool of InformaticsUniv. of Edinburgh
What
The proposal seeks access to / re-use of, existing solutions to problems of competitiveness and sustainability for SMEs addressing these issues in the context of renewable energy in the UK (and beyond)
How
Collaborative action research to map recurring problem scenarios at different stages in the development
(Sim concept to LOGIC/Pilot/ITF)
Provide Toolkit of Case Studies in Workshop format as basis for step change in planning and managing from pilot to mainstream delivery
Based on collaborative action research / benchmarking across projects
WHY IT and engineering project managers (across
sectors) identify recurring socio-technical and socio-political problem scenarios as one of the principal drains on time and performance in new developments
Many of these are generic, and have transferable solutions in other sectors or projects, IT managers in other engineering and IT projects identify these as key to competitive advantage, to cost-effectiveness and to system performance
Impact on Competitiveness and Innovation
These are high cost, high risk investments in a dynamic context where established wisdom is not available
Many of the problem scenarios are not documented, or shared as a basis for informing practice or policy
Many are already familiar in other distributed design, development and management contexts
Examples from projects in renewable energy (EU), oil and gas supply chain (W.Australia) and automotive supply chain systems (Brazil)
Emerging Risk
Recurring problem: solution scenarios in the design and management of socio-technical systems
Software designed to standardise safety compliance procedures globally, was actually increasing risk in some local operating sites
One size standards do not fit all
Local operators ignored safety standards that appeared inapplicable
Examples from Oil and GasThe Core and Local Standards Scenario
Examples from the Renewable Energy Research Partnership
Supporting SME Clusters in PV across EU
Prof. Dr. Gudrun JaegersbergUniv of Zwickau /Univ. Of DresdenSaxony/ Germany
Jenny UreSchool of InformaticsUniv. of EdinburghScotland/ UK
Separating design of fixed and locally variable systems cut risks and improved performance
Communities are IS that can add value
The Cost of Misalignment
Challenger
Iraq procurement system was deemed a success - technically
Process Management - what ISO Standards miss
Example: Solar Energy SMEs in Spain
Extract from Researchers notes: Stakeholder Issues
Case Studies from Other Regions/Contexts Saxony/Germany (Solar SME cluster) Valencia /Spain (Solar SME cluster) Lombardy/Italy (Solar SME cluster) Portugal (Solar and Wave - SMEs) California (SME) Brazil (SME)
W. Australia (Oil and Gas Supply Chain) Curitiba, Brazil (Automotive Supply Chain)
1.sampling 2.collecting 3.coding 4.cleaning 5.linkage 6.analysis 7.use
Examples from HealthGrids: Identifying risks and the opportunities at each stage
the human process
the technical process
1. Background1. Background 55
Technology Diffusion ProcessTechnology Diffusion Process
Concept Feasibility Research Development Field Test Market Implement
Uncertainty about how to proceed
Missed strategic partnering opportunities
Unable to develop and test locally
Unable to secure funding
Difficulty securing first client
GAP
Fig. 1 Final Report Tabara S. (2006) Identifying Barriers in the WA Oil and Gas Supply Chain
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Fig. 2 Final Report Tabara S. (2006) Identifying Gaps in the WA Oil and Gas Supply Chain)
Strategy 2 : PILOT & ITFCompetitiveness through Innovation
The PILOT initiative http://www.pilottaskforce.co.uk/ moved the emphasis to adding value through SME led innovation when cost-efficiencies and standardisation efforts had progressed far enough to mean that other factors such as innovation were becoming more significant differentiators.
Methodology The collaborative action
research process has facilitated opportunities for collaboratively identifying and sharing evidence of barriers and gaps, as well as benchmarking strategies used in other regions at different points in this process.
Strategies to support innovation by end users
•Shared Spaces for exchange SHARE Fairs – PILOT UK / Norway / Australia
•Partnering LME SME Mentoring
•Targeting jointly agreed needs
•Alignment of stakeholder resources to common ends
•Supportive practices for regional SMEs as innovators Fair contractual and payment practices / ITF
•Brokerage and representation PILOT
…there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not
know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know.
Evaluating Environmental Impact
Evaluating Project Risks & Costs
Evaluating Public Acceptance of different scenarios
Obtaining Legal Permissions
Requirements Analysis and Scenario Planning
Recurring problem: solution scenarios at different stages
the human process
the technical process
Even before requirements analysis and development problems begins
Agreeing Roles, Costs, Ownership Benefits, Liabilities
Adapted from a presentation by Alistair Rennie, AMEC, April 2008
e.g. Agreeing boundaries, roles and responsibilities in a reconfigured commercial landscape
Sphere of action Ownership Costs Benefits Liabilities Responsibilities
e.g. Ownership, Liabilities Costs, Risks and Benefits in a New Strategic Alignment
Strategic Alignment to Common Ends
Methodology
About AMEC
AMEC's energy businesses offer a comprehensive range of services for oil & gas and power assets that require an understanding of the technical, and the evolving economic, social, political and economic context of use in all the core areas where it provides services
Early appraisal work, selection and definition Engineering design. Project / process management Cost, Safety and Risk Analysis Delivery, commissioning, maintenance and
modifications Environmental impact assessment and monitoring Environmental permitting and approvals
What
The proposal seeks access to / re-use of, existing solutions to problems of competitiveness and sustainability for SMEs addressing these issues in the context of renewable energy in the Uk (and beyond)
There are two main sources of innovation. The traditionally recognized source is manufacturer innovation. This is where an agent (person or business) innovates in order to sell the innovation. The other source of innovation, only now becoming widely recognized, is end-user innovation.
Eric von Hippel
Partner Regions / Univ. Industry, Govt.
Core EU Partners
Saxon Region (Germany) Valencia Region (Spain) Lombardy Region (Italy) Scotland (Edinburgh,
Aberdeen)
Non EU partners
Perth region (W. Australia) Parana region (Brazil)
The Challenge
The rapid growth of the PV sector offers economic opportunities for Europe that must be seized now unless they are to be ceded to other regions of the world. The coming years will be decisive for the future role of the European PV industry.
SMEs are central to EU economy and innovation in this area, yet they..
are not well supported / integrated in regional or transregional clusters
– fragmented support by University, in research and training
– little representation in policy fora and larger operators
lack shared technical infrastructure
– to support consortia, despite EGEE and other EU platforms
lack shared strategies standards, practices, protocols that are SME friendly
– despite development of these for SMEs in some other energy sectors (PILOT, ITF)
Problem Context: Builds on previous projects in comparable sectors and regions
Benchmarking SME integration and innovation scenarios in the oil and gas supply chain
Integrating SMEs in the automotive supply chain to enhance benefits for local SMEs and global operators
Aligning distributed technical and human networks in large-scale Grid collaborations
Mapping gaps and barriers in socio-technical systems
e.g. Benchmarking SME integration and innovation scenarios in the oil and gas supply
chain (W. Australia/ Scotland)
Benchmarking Evolving Models of Competitiveness and Innovation
cost-cutting model - at expense of SMEs in the supply chain (UK LOGIC/CRINE Initiative)
innovation based model - dependent on integration and support for SMEs in teh suppy chain (UK PILOT Initiative)
http://www.logic-oil.com/http://www.pilottaskforce.co.uk/
Benchmarking Recurring Problem: Solution Scenarios…
Problems in W. Australia Solutions Used from UK
Critical gaps in communication with other stakeholders in education, industry and government
lon future focus of strategic development by influential players, where SMEs can target limited resources
lon policy
lon R&D
lon training
lBenchmarking solutions in mature regions (PILOT)
lSHARE fair for early sight of LME strategic development plans
lHigh level steering cttee to support SME integration
lJoint working with regional Universities to map and manage communication networks
Ownership of Innovation, and opportunities to implement it
lIP issues meant few benefits from resource investedlSupport for development from Univ. and regional government poorly coordinated
l communication of emerging SME innovations to LMES
lBenchmark UK best practices to support innovation in SMEs in Oil and Gas
SME vulnerability to changes in costs, risks, liability for delay, cash-flow
lSMEs squeezed out and supply chain lost nice knowledge and practice based innovation
Benchmark templates in UK and Norway for regulating payments to SMEs
Core and local standards
Cultural differences in implementation of ‘standard’ systems
Benchmarking recurring ‘soft’ problem: solution scenarios e.g.
Difficulty of implementing standards across different social, organisational, economic contexts
e.g. applying core EU safety compliance procedures made the plant more unsafe, as it was perceived as inappropriate, and thus ignored by staff
Core and local standards, managed and implemented locally
Differences in implementation and performance of systems in different regions and in different communities
e.g. ‘Just in time’ assembly lines designed in EU context where time and space very tightly coordinated, but poorly implemented in regions (Curitiba) where time and space are not at a premiume.g. procurement systems often not correctly followed. Local social ‘workarounds’ preferred, so ‘official’ procurement records were often wrong, leading to costly assembly line failures, flying in parts etc.
Two way exchange of staff and students to raise awareness and facilitate reading of problems and response to them
e.g. SME integration and innovation in the automotive industry (Germany: Brazil)
Aligning distributed networks to add value. (technical, social, organisational)
Identifying socio-technical and cross-cultural issues in trans-regional collaboration*
barriers to SME integration in the supply chain
addressing these issues through trans-regional research, placement, training networks
*Link to refs.
Recurring Socio-technical Problem: Solution Recurring Socio-technical Problem: Solution Scenarios at Different Stages in Supply ChainScenarios at Different Stages in Supply Chain
the distributed human process
the distributed technical process
Saxony
Proposal to extend preliminary resarch in Proposal to extend preliminary resarch in these issues in currently emerging these issues in currently emerging
trans:regional PV clusterstrans:regional PV clusters
Valencia
Lombardy
Rome
Scotland
Initial findings in partner regions indicate emerging issues such as…
Political and Legal factors such as feed in tariffs, tax laws affecting investment/profits
Lack of Quality Assurance standards
Lack of skills / training
Lack of coordination with educational, governmental and industry stakeholders
continued..
Lack of unified systems and processes, combined with excessive bureaucracy
Lack of a unified voice in lobbying regional and national government
Lack of a platform/forum for accessing/disseminating information
Emerging clusters leveraging different regional strengths (e.g. Krannich)
Issues also evident in other studies
Report by the Photovoltaic Technology
Research Advisory Council
(PV-TRAC)
Also - emerging transregional clusters of SMEs are now leveraging different regional strengths in new ways
GermanySpain, ItalyEngineering & R&D strengths
Assembly & Marketing strengths
Aims of the Proposal
1. Extend stakeholder analysis of gaps, barriers and explore emerging transregional cluster model
2. Support sharing and reuse of recurring problem: solution scenarios
3. Develop a jointly recognised R&D module (case studies developed by students on placement between partner regions) that can be combined with onsite modules reflecting regional knowledge.
4. Explore requirements for Cloud platforms to provide scalable and SME friendly vehicles for collaboration in R&D
1. Stakeholder analysis
To identify gaps, barriers and opportunities to integration of SME clusters with and across regions
In particular, for emerging trans-regional ‘brokerage’ models
To support collaborative action research with regional stakeholders as a basis for policy within and across EU regions
Universities
SMEsGovt. Organisations
Identifying Costs and Benefits of Different Cluster / VO Structures
Pilot research highlighted transient models of SME-led collaboration across regions which could be supported (Link to reports/publications)
2: Mapping Recurring Problems and Solutions at different stages in the PV supply chain
Jan Brunner(2008) Der Spanische Fotovoltaiksektor - Gaps & Barriers (Internal Report, August 2008) In Jaegersberg G., and Ure J.,Project Report.
Informing research policy and practice through collaborative action research
growth maturity decline
2: Benchmarking Recurring Problem:Solution Scenarios as before e.g.PILOT/ITF – WA
WA UK North Sea (Pilot / ITF)
3. Joint research and training development to fill skills gap.
Leveraging diverse regional expertise to provide competitive online professional development,
and knowledge transfer, building on case study placements in partner regions
Spain
W. Australia
BrazilGermany
ItalyUK?
demand for CPD in an evolving, knowledge-based market need for ‘portable’ qualifications/credit transfer need to benchmark ‘best practice’ need for international partnerships opportunities to facilitate adoption of shared standards opportunities for strategic alignment of diverse strengths cost barriers for SMEs in these areas opportunities for transfer of solutions to recurring problems opportunities to learning from regions at different stages of
maturity
Benefits
Local centres R&D
EuropeanHPC centres Policy
4: Explore potential to leverage EU Investment in trans-regional ICT platforms (Grid/Cloud)
Develop requirements for SMEs in renewables consortia across regions
• with the construction industry• with partners in other regions• with research consortia• with project specific consortia
National/ regional centres Knowledge Transfer through
Universities
Taskforce: Towards a new level of High Performance Computing facilities for EuropeTaskforce: Towards a new level of High Performance Computing facilities for Europe P.J.C. Aerts, K. Koski, F. LozanoP.J.C. Aerts, K. Koski, F. Lozano
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Karvonen, I. 2005
Leveraging earlier EU projects on VOs
Addressing Strategic EU Issues
‘a paradigm change is needed in which EU values such as Unity in Diversity are preserved in a new social
and economic model that supports SMEs’
alternative models for achieving competitiveness through innovation
sustainable economic, social and environmental renewal
role of SMEs in both of these
Lisbon Agreement/GothenburgAgreement /Aho Report to the EC
‘a paradigm change is needed in which EU values such as Unity in Diversity are preserved in a new social and economic model that supports SMEs’