Digitalizing energy –> empowering citizens
tiko Energy Solutions
September 2018
Dr. Kátrin SchwerenHead of Regulatory and Public Affairs
tiko Energy Solutions: the little Swiss start up operating one of the biggest Smart Grids in the world
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• Founded in 2012 under the name« Swisscom Energy Solutions AG », with Swisscom and Repower as main stakeholders
• 37 employees, 13 different nationalities – an agile and international start-up
• Becomes tiko Energy Solutions AG in April 2018 in order to address the international markets.
• The tiko network: more than 10.000 devices connected in Switzerland (more than 7000 households), delivering ancillary services (FCR and aFRR) to the Swiss Grid since 2013, and active international developments making of tiko one of the biggest real-time Smart Grid in the world.
• Systems developed 100% in-house, from the hard- to the software, support tools, customer apps and algorithms.A range of solutions allowing customers to optimize their self-consumption and to save energy, as well as offering prized visualization tools.
• An award-winning app: winners of the Energy Management Award from the European Utility Week in 2016, and finalists of the Energy App Award in 2017.
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tiko: a unique, industrial grade, real-time, universal platform
Peakshaving
Datainsight
CustomerEngagement
Ancillaryservices
New Businessmodels
DER
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Platform allows DR/ DER and frequency response
DER1 DR2
Frequency regulation (primary)3 Frequency regulation (secondary)4
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The value proposition covers most of customer needs
Control and insight Consumer empowermentEnergy efficiency and savings
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Data analytics for new insights and service innovation
Enhanced programming for maintenance Quality check on dimensioning and installation
Optimization of configuration and performance
Remote problem detection
Increasing energy efficiency in R&D out of collected Data
Advanced data analytics Business Model Innovation
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Direct Energie in France –2’000 customers with direct heaters
Additional value for the customer:• Increase level of
comfort• Increase energy
efficiency and savings
White label offer for customers
with direct heaters
Data visualisation and
Ecomode for energy savings
Increase customer engagement and
acquisition
The first pre-qualified pool of private heatings for FCR („R1“) in France!
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Clean Energy for all Europeans package creates better conditions for renewables
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• The proposed framework increases the share of renewables
• Self-consumption stipulations may ease the way for the use of home batteries
• The proposed electricity directive defines a framework for local energy communities which may engage in
• local energy generation,
• distribution,
• aggregation,
• storage,
• supply or
• energy efficiency services.
• Active consumers are defined
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