Smart IT and Sustainability July 2014

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1 Smart IT and Sustainability July 2014

2 Jaak Vlasveld Director Green IT Amsterdam

3 Consortium Green IT Amsterdam Region The public-private cooperation to green IT, reduce CO2 emission and energy usage with IT and build a Green Collar Economy Policy partner City of Amsterdam

4 Amsterdam

5 Amsterdam Region First city of the Netherlands Inhabitants: 799,442 Inhabitants in Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: 2,332,773 Nationalities: 178 Bicycles: 881,000 (estimated) Percentage of people who cycle daily: 58% Parks: 40 Trams: 216 Busiest tram line: Ferry routes (provided by GVB): 9 Electric vehicle charging points 1 (36,000 users per day) 650 (and increasing)

6 Amsterdam: a data hub

7 Datacenters

8 Datacenters in Amsterdam

9 Datacenter energy use (And recent energy savings)

10 Green IT Amsterdam Region Energy efficient datacenters now part of smart cities tomorrow

11 Roadmap for Green IT: a structural approach Regulations and policy Organize and mobilize the network Investigate best practices Integrate ICT in carbon reduction strategies

12 Green IT Network Europe

13 Green IT Network Europe 10 partner cities Rome (Italy) Riga (Latvia) Amsterdam (Netherlands) Manchester (UK) Barcelona (Spain) Catania (Italy) Czestochowa (Poland) Kranj (Slovenia) Malmo (Sweden)

14 Green IT Network Europe Good practices in an online database Currently 160 good practices Summary and conceptual information, including Objective Role of ICT Implications and challenges Stakeholder and ecosystem information Problem owner Conditions for policy transfer Description of policy areas involved

15 Green IT Network Europe 4 core sectors Utilities: smart grids for electricity, water and data ICT and Green Mobility Urban infrastructure: housing, offices and other buildings Greening industry Amsterdam offers good practices on: Utilities: smart grids for electricity, water and data Amsterdam looks for practices on: Urban infrastructure: housing, offices and other buildings

16 Example of a good practice: Green IT Energy Solutions

17 Green IT Energy Solutions 18 products, 6 categories More products, quick scans and communication platform Quick scans

19 Green IT Energy Solutions

Example of a good practice: Vehicle to Grid 1. Optimization use of self-generated renewable energy; 2. Enabling a lower-capacity household grid connection while maintaining energy availability; 3.

20 Example of a good practice: Vehicle to Grid 1. Optimization use of self-generated renewable energy; 2. Enabling a lower-capacity household grid connection while maintaining energy availability; 3. The role of e-mobility cornerstone in circular energy economy; 4. Creation of space in the network for more electric mobility and; 5. The added value of information management for the energy transition.

21 Vehicle to Grid Production versus consumption

22 Vehicle to Grid Overview of components Inverter Solar Energy generation Household devices Electricity Grid

23 Vehicle to Grid Overview of components Inverter + Power control system Solar Energy generation Storage and e-mobility Household devices Electricity Grid

24 Vehicle to Grid First small scale test results March 13 vs 14:

Example current R&D: GEYSER The main objective of the GEYSER project is to design, implement and validate a fully innovative concept (framework) for green

25 Example current R&D: GEYSER The main objective of the GEYSER project is to design, implement and validate a fully innovative concept (framework) for green energy-sustainable Data Centres acting as Energy Prosumers within a Smart City /Smart Grid paradigm, in which the Data Centres will be the key transformational nodes.

26 Roadmap for Green IT: a structural approach Regulations and policy Organize and mobilize the network Investigate best practices Integrate ICT in carbon reduction strategies

27 Policy aspects of a good practice Technology and technology transfer including metrics Institutional conditions and organisational conditions including legal and regulatory frameworks Social conditions, such as: stakeholder involvement behavioural change needed comfort factors Economical conditions, such as: new value networks business/service models risk/profit differentiation of investment and investment horizon

28 Roadmap based approach

29 Take-away: a holistic neighbourhood vision for improved infrastructures

30 Thank you for your attention

About Green IT Amsterdam Region. Our Ecosystem. Some of our activities. Communication, Media and Events. Become a Participant

INTRODUCTION About Green IT Amsterdam Region Our Ecosystem Some of our activities Communication, Media and Events Become a Participant ABOUT GREEN IT AMSTERDAM REGION Green IT Amsterdam was founded in