1. Smart City Event 2012 Amsterdam, 28 June Jan Schreuder – Zaanstad e-harbours

6. e-harbours: quest for flexibility

7. 2 Examples in EU Antwerp: searching for demand side flexibility (DSF) Zaanstad: exploiting demand side flexibility (DSF)

8. traditional energy consumption traditional energy production What is Demand Side Flexibility?

9. traditional energy consumption traditional energy production intermittent energy production

10. traditional energy consumption traditional energy production intermittent energy production

11. traditional energy consumption traditional energy production intermittent energy production flexible energy consumption

12. traditional energy consumption traditional energy production intermittent energy production

13. Antwerp Searching Demand Side Flexibility

14. Antwerp objectives: - Optimal use of flexibility in combination with turbines - Option for instant use of available windpower

15. Antwerp findings: -Unxpected gem: Amoras - Sludge treatment -Flexibility: relatively easy to exploit -Modeling -Savings up to 20%

16. Antwerp May 2012

17. Zaanstad Exploiting Demand Side Flexibility E-mobility: Electric Car Fleet Modern Business Energy Contract

18. Electric Car Fleet Flexiblity available: to charge or not? Business Case for PV-system: to sell or not? So: predicting both consumption and production Scenario’s: Money, CO2, …. “private” smart grid -> lots of data

20. 3 Adresses, different owners/ contracts: hampering City Hall: Production Bike Storage: production Carpark: consumption

21. Modern Business Energy Contract Municipality as Producer / Consumer Option for Trading 100% Green Energy Locally Produced 6 / 15 / 17 / 19% reduction Incentive for Provider

22. Results Making business with flexibility Savings on €€ Savings on CO2 Savings on Energy Profit from Selling A good story to tell -> Awareness

23. Findings View on energy is changing Energy is not just costs, but it can be income Flexibility is your commodity Sometimes flexibility is not at your own site

24. Suggestions: finding and exploiting flexibility is business energy logistics can be a Unique Selling Point for/of your location take a look at the unexpected involve ALL stakeholders of the logistic processes be keen on your energy contracts

25. Final suggestion: Act smart from the start

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