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Into the Great Green Grid

Into the Great Green Grid. What is the most economical and sustainable asset management strategy for Liander ?. Liander. “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them” (Albert Einstein). Into the Great Green Grid. Asset management turns green.

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Into the Great Green Grid

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  1. Into the Great Green Grid What is the most economical and sustainable asset management strategy for Liander? Liander “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them” (Albert Einstein)

  2. Into the Great Green Grid

  3. Asset management turns green • THE GREAT GREEN GRID • Consultancy Group forLiander • Maaike Strijker, ShenilaSewgobind, Feng Fang, Jonas Hogenelst, Tom van Tent Beking • Case: • What is the most economical and sustainable asset management strategy for Liander? • In other words, what is the best decision on: • Current installed base • New investment in circular transformers

  4. Stakeholders involved • Competitors • Customers • Energy • Power plants • Authorities • Employees • Civilians living close to plants/ substations/…. • Contractors

  5. SWOT analysis • Strength • Good mindset on sustainability and commitment of leadership • Long life-cycle of the transformers • Transformers are reliable • Weakness • Energy losses • Lack of vision on clear definition of sustainability • Small player in the electrical industry • Lack of data

  6. SWOT analysis • Opportunities • Being a front-runner • Reduce energy losses e.g. by reducing energy consumption, e.g. stimulate households and companies to use solar panels • Form alliances • Smart data analysis • Threaths • Increasing sensitivity to voltage dips of consumer electronics • Losing focus on the core business of the company • Increasing price/scarceness of copper

  7. Three topics to tackle

  8. Three improvements • Agreed targets with Liandon and Alliander • Value sustainability • CO2 - €25/ton • Copper – €35/kg (?) • Invest this value in sustainability (research and replacements of transformers) • Train and motivate the Alliander community and make it part of the company culture. • Integrate this value in hiring policy for all departments • Don’t invest in efficient transformers… yet! Start with measurements and perform a risk/financial analysis before spending money. • Design a smart experiment on efficiency losses: • Measure losses of groups of existing transformers, divided in age (10 year periods) • Install new high-performance transformers for reference data • Measure usage profile (peaks) • Decide on the most optimal phasing out strategy based on the data gathered and the value for CO2/copper • The availability of copper and even aluminum is finite • A truly sustainable alternative is needed for the old fashioned design of transformers • Research and development of such a device is a costly and long process • Alliances will be needed to share costs and knowledge • Think big, start small

  9. Conclusion • Case: • What is the most economical and sustainable asset management strategy for Liander? • In other words, what is the best decision on: • Current installed base • New investment in circular transformers First things first

  10. Quote Albert Einstein: “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them”

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