utilities network
utilities network

European cooperation on flexibility to accelerate the energy transition

Mattijs van den Hoed Mattijs van den Hoed

2019-12-03 Early in September, clients from around Europe participated in a roundtable discussion on energy flexibility. First and foremost, it was an open exchange about the varied drivers for energy flexibility in different geographies, and how each operator is addressing the...

A potential solution for protecting customer privacy when sharing smart meter data
A potential solution for protecting customer privacy when sharing smart meter data

A potential solution for protecting customer privacy when sharing smart meter data

Lakshminarayanan Nandakumar Lakshminarayanan Nandakumar

2019-11-15 By 2020, the European Union (EU) aims to replace 80% of household electricity meters with smart meters . This is because smart meters are widely regarded as a key to reducing both energy consumption and emission levels. Along with smart...

Are central markets the answer to commoditizing energy flexibility?
Are central markets the answer to commoditizing energy flexibility?

Are central markets the answer to commoditizing energy flexibility?

Mattijs van den Hoed Mattijs van den Hoed

2019-08-01 As a result of local, residential photovoltaic (PV) and large offshore wind farms, power production has become more decentralized, increasingly unpredictable and geographically dependent. Take the example of German transmission system operator (TSO) Tennet, whose network spans the entire length...

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Cybersecurity in utilities: Critical questions for securing distributed energy resources (DERs)

utilities industry icon CGI’s Utilities Practice

2019-06-17 The energy transition is driving a shift toward the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DERs). DERs are smaller power-generation resources, usually located on the consumer side, that provide energy where it is needed. Examples of DERs include rooftop solar...

Data exchanges in the energy market
Data exchanges in the energy market

Next-gen, real-time data exchanges will power the energy industry

Mattijs van den Hoed Mattijs van den Hoed

2019-05-01 In a couple of weeks, we will host the much-awaited annual CGI Central Market Debate . Now in its eighth year, the event brings together global energy experts and influencers to debate and discuss the future of central market operations....

blockchain storage
blockchain storage

Centralized vs. blockchain: A head-to-head comparison of storage requirements

Sjors Hijgenaar Sjors Hijgenaar

2019-04-22 BY : Sjors Hijgenaar and Adriaan Bijl In an earlier blog post, we addressed blockchain energy dependency . This time we take a look at blockchain storage requirements. Indeed, blockchain’s distributed data structure results in a significantly higher storage demand...