Can IT 'Ground' Us To A Low Carbon Economy 2010 Jun24

Can ICT ‘ground’ us to a low carbon economy?

The challenges in the sustainability market

Eric van den Heuvel

24 June 2010 – Building a better future – Heineken Brewery

ICT enables cost and carbon reduction in other sectors

Energy use in the various sectors

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Agriculture/forestry

Industry

Transport

Services

Buildings

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Preventing unnecessary mobility

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Work where we are instead of go to where the work office is

Process optimization for better energy performance

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The enabling effect

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Source: SMART 2020, Climate Group, GeSI, 2009

Increase in sector(in Gton CO2)

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Buildings

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Power

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Industry

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Transport

Reduction in other sectors

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2007

2020

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The enabling effect

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Buildings

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Power

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Industry

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Transport

� Smart logistics

� Private transport optimisation

� Dematerialisation (e-commerce, video conferencing, teleworking)

� Efficient vehicles (plug-in smart cars)

� Traffic flow monitoring, planning and simulation

Source: SMART 2020, Climate Group, GeSI, 2009

Increase in sectorReduction in other sectors

� Smart motors

� Industrial process automation

� Dematerialisation(reduce production of DVD’s, paper)

� Smart grid

� Efficient generation of power, combined heat and power)

� Smart logistics

� Smart buildings

� Dematerialisation(teleworking)

� Smart grid

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However…

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1.43

Source: SMART 2020, Climate Group, GeSI, 2009

Increase in sector

2.4

Buildings

2.1

Power

1.1

Industry

2.2

Transport

Reduction in other sectors

� the Greenhouse Gas performance will be claimed by the corresponding sectors

� and will not be awarded to the ICT sector

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0.53

0,83

1.43

Source: SMART 2020, Climate Group, GeSI, 2009

Increase in sector

2.4

Buildings

2.1

Power

1.1

Industry

2.2

Transport

Reduction in other sectors

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Innovate for low carbon performance !

Thus…

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The global footprint by subsector in ICT

Source: SMART 2020, Climate Group, GeSI, 2009

Telecoms infrastructure and devices

Data centres PC’s, peripherals and printers

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2007

2020

0.53

0,83

1.43

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Energy efficiency in PC and laptops

Source: apple.com

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Energy efficiency in PC and laptops

Source: apple.com

Aviation: first driver was technological challenge

Now key challenge is energy and carbon efficiency

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2009 VW Golf 1.6 diesel

1214 kg

4.5 l/100 km

118 g CO2/km

1974 VW Golf 1.6 diesel

820 kg

6.7 l/100 km

176 g CO2/km

Energy efficiency as driver in transport

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0,1182 l/100 km

846 km/l benzine eq

Polytech Nantes

at Shell EcoMarathon 2010

Prototype league:

0,0204 l/100 km

4,896 km/l benzine eq

Sharky II (by The HydroCruiser)

at Shell EcoMarathon 2008

Urban Concept league:

What if energy efficiency is key driver?

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Adding functions

Where will innovation and commercial practice meet?

Desired developments?

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1.43

Source: SMART 2020, Climate Group, GeSI, 2009

Increase in sector

2.4

Buildings

2.1

Power

1.1

Industry

2.2

Transport

Reduction in other sectors

Make business – earn money !

And also…

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Market opportunities ICT in the sustainable energy sector

Website: trident.ecofys.com

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Wind Power Prediction Services

� reduced imbalance costs

� prevention of sudden power drops

� optimization of grid integration/interconnection

� better forecasts of power prices

Green datacentre

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Energy efficiency in buildings

E-trium

� Energy use is 20% of conventional new-built office

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Energy efficiency in buildings

Empire State building (449m):

� had a 20 M$ energy retrofit

� cutting energy use with 40%

� approx 4.4 M$ annual energy savings

Bank of America Tower (366m):

� 1st US sky scraper with Platinum LEED certification

� Low Carbon building

Satellite detection of suitable, unused land for sustainable biofuels

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Smart gridsa communicating energy system

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Source: www.flickr.com/deflorio1

Smart grids

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Please contact us for more information

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