Danish transmission grid operator Energinet is spearheading its green transition through innovative approaches to data and open-source initiatives. In this video, Nicolas Bernhardi, Business Developer — Datahub at Energinet, discusses data’s role in the energy sector and how its open-source project, Project Origin, fosters a collaborative ecosystem for sustainable energy practices. He says, “If we join forces to develop common systems that can be used in different countries, I think that is great and potentially also saves a lot of money.”

Green energy transition and data-driven solutions

• Danish transmission grid operator, Energinet, is focusing on the green transition in Denmark. This involves setting data free of energy system data and consumer data, integrating renewable energy sources, and stabilizing the grid.
• Bernhardi discusses the evolution of the energy sector and the need for consumer flexibility. He talks about how setting the data free enables others to build solutions and helps facilitate interaction between people.

Energy data management and AI applications

• Bernhardi explains the role of Datahub, which collects 3.5 million smart meter data points in Denmark. He highlights how the data is used to support green businesses and for market settlement.
• Bernhardi discusses the challenges of the digital transformation in the energy sector such as collecting the data, summarizing the data, and creating a pan-European login system.
• Bernhardi highlights the importance of setting data free to bring value to other products, talking about the certification system for green electricity they have brought in.

Open source projects for granular certificates

• Energinet has different projects running focused on granular certificates.
• Berdhardi talks about the open source project “Project Origin” which aims to create a platform for consumers to see granular certificates issued to them and for producers to send these certificates to others.

Blockchain-based energy certificate tracking

• Bernhardi highlights the benefits of open source and how collaboration with other companies and TSOs (Transmission System Operators) can help particularly with new technologies like blockchain.
• Project Origin aims to establish a blockchain-based registry to facilitate the trace and tracking of energy certificates across Europe, ensuring data privacy and trust while enabling interoperability.

Open source projects and their potential impact in various industries

• Bernhardi feels that there are many other potential uses of Project Origin beyond its initial purpose of tracking and tracking granular certificates.
• Bernhardi talks about the benefits of open source for the energy sector, where TSOs are solving the same tasks, and how developing common systems saves public money.

Guest: Nicolas Bernhardi (LinkedIn)
Organization: LF Energy (Twitter) | Company: Energinet (Twitter)
Show: State of Energy

This summary was written by Emily Nicholls.