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ICT and energy
John Post
Managing director Green IT Amsterdam region
Member TKI Smart Grids
� ICT and energy
� Top sector energy
� Consortium Green IT Amsterdam region
� Closing remarks
Agenda
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1. Global energy demand is growing, the supply is not.
2. Burning fossil fuels is bad for the environment
3. Energy and ICT are closely interlinked
Three hard truths
At least one of these 4 drivers for action applies to any organisation:
Laws / Regulations / StandardsTo reduce emissions of greenhouse gases such as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Climate Change Levy, the EEG (Erneuerbare-Energien-
Gesetz, Germany) or Building Regulations
Stakeholder pressuresFrom investors, market and financial analysts, employees, consumers or NGOs about the environmental and economic consequences of climate
change
CostsRising costs of energy, transport, waste
disposal and raw materials; risks for physical assets due to climate change /
global warming
New businessDevelopments in markets, knowledge and new technologies, which enable businesses to cut
their carbon emissions while increasing productivity and finding potential new revenue
opportunities
Different drivers have an impact on organizations
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Energy and ICT: data centers
“data centers becoming part of the heating infrastructure, since what
we do from a simple perspective is turn electricity into heat!”
Energy and ICT: smart grids
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Top sectors: objectives
Netherlands in top 5 knowledge-based economies in the world(2020).
Stronger position of the Netherlands in essential industries.
Increase R&D-investments. From 1,8% in 2011 to 2,5% GNP (2020).
Create Topconsortia for Knowledge and Innovation (TKI’s). Public and private constituencies participate for more than€500 mln. Of which at least 40% financed by commercial companies.
Assignment for Top teams
Establish structural cooperation in the golden triangle.
Create governance model
Address excessive rules, ICT bottlenecks in sectors and
investigate potential solutions.
Identify technology area’s suitable for signing innovation
contracts.
Define vision for the future, the dot on the horizon.
Make arrangements for the distribution of funds for 2012;
Have the signed innovation contracts medio 2012.
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The Top Teams
9+1 Top teams
1. Horticulture and materials
2. Agro food
3. High Tech materialen en systemen
4. Energy
5. Logistics
6. Creative industry
7. Life-sciences
8. Chemistry
9. Water
10. ICT, nano-technology and bio-based economy, multiple sectors
‘Energie in movement’: the dot on horizon 2020
20% less CO2-emissions.
14% more renewable energy.
Utilizing the potential of energy savings.
Competing energy prices on short and longer term.
Fast implementation of renewable energy options.
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Specific
themes
Infrastructural
elements
TS1 TSn
Themes top sector enegy
smart
grids
Energy
Savings
industry
Offshore
wind
Energy
savings
constructed
environment
GasCCS
Solar
Chair Frits VerheijDirecteur smart energy
Kema
ICT top sector
Smart energy, embedded systems, sensor networks, IoT
(open) data, (cyber) security, monitoring & control, software
cloud technology, standardization and interoperability
Nuclear
TKI Smart Grids: 3 subjects + social innovation
� Services:
Energy management, demand response,
etc. (B2C en B2B);
� ICT & Communications:
hardware & software, systems and
architecture.
� Fysical infrastructure:
Elektricity, gas, renewables, heath/cold
� Social innovation:
New business models, institutional,
(regelgeving), user interaction.
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Structure of TKI smart grids
Raad van toezicht
(Topteam Energy)
Innovation Board
Fysical infra-
structure
Virtual infra-
structure
Products and
Services
Social innovation
Regional Contact Board
Strategic projects
Industry
Knowledge Institutes
Expert Group
Working Groups per Program Line of theInnovation contract
From Amsterdam to Zeewolde
See Top sector energie
Innovation contracts
Appendices
“Proeftuinen”, test sites
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Twee tenders in 2012
� Tender 1
�Publicatie 1e of 2e week juni 2012
�Sluitingsdatum 2 juli 2012
�Budget EUR 4 miljoen
�Doelgroep Consortia met bestaande projectvoorstellen
� Tender 2
�Publicatie 1e of 2e week juni 2012
�Sluitingsdatum 4e week september 2012
�Budget EUR 6,35 miljoen
�Doelgroep Partijen die LoC of DoI hebben ingediend
� ICT infrastructure and applications are backbone of economy
� Growth of ICT energy use not sustainable
� Sustainability is essential for regional competitiveness
� Energy transition driven by ICT
Competitive regions of the future are Green IT regions
Green IT: compelling reasons
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� Public-private network organisation (founded June 2010).
� Contribute to reducing 40% CO2 in 2025 in Amsterdam
� Ambitions realized by:
� Greening of IT� Realising energy savings within the ICT
sector
� Greening by IT� Innovative use of ICT for the reduction of CO2
emissions in other sectors
� Green IT Economy� Creating new business opportunities with
Green IT
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Green IT framework
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Recent activities
� Green Data Port� Regulation and best practices (Green Deal Amsterdam) and support package (EnergieLoket)
� Green Datacenter Proposition: increase Amsterdam’s attractiveness as a Green Datacenter Region
� Green Ocean� Leveraging ICT’s green effects in commercial buildings
� Identifying quick wins and large impact scenario’s
� Green Clouds� Report TNO on what makes clouds green
� Cooperation with Hivos and City of Amsterdam on Green Clouds with Green Energy. Data centers as catalysts for wind energy.
� Research proposal on relating the cost of transport of energy to transport of data
� Green Collar� Cooperation regulation Amsterdam
� GreenITNet: exchange good practices policy
� Green Metropole: stimulate sustainable business
� Linking business strategies to green strategies: where to invest? (VU Amsterdam).
� Green Software� Software Energy Efficiency Lab (SIG+HvA)
� 18/6: first graduate on CleanTech
� Software scans “archiving application Big Data” (KPN, EMC, VU Amsterdam)
New plans and developments
� Extension beyond Amsterdam region
� Energy expertise in governance structure
� Green SW lab with HvA
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Relation energy and ICT (and $$)
Data center
compute
storage
distancedistance
Energy to bits or bits to energy?
Big data is costly to move
For large enterprises and governments this may imply dedicated systems, not just clouds
Big Analytics must run continually to maximize insight over high data volume & velocity
Cloud-based Big Analytics only practical with small I/Os and mostly static or shared data
Site-based
CPU cycle6 - 27 picocents
1 bit storage/year6 picocents
Cloud-based
CPU Cycle0.58 picocents
1 bit storage/year5.3 - 6 picocents
1 bit network transfer800 - 6000 picocents
10x to 50xcheaper
~equal
100x to 1000xmore costly!
Adapted from: Radu Sion, Stony Brook University, 2009
The transmission gap
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Closing remark 1: Local initiatives
www.wijkrijgenkippen.nl/
Closing remark 2: Tenders and sustainability
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Closing remark 3: Own responsibilities
Closing remark 1 and 3: Local initiatives
www.lazuur.com
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Thank you
John Post
Voorzitter Platform Open Data NederlandDirecteur Consortium Green IT Amsterdam regio
ICT authority for Top Sector EnergieEmail: [email protected]
