driving innovation in utilities– the ibm experience
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© 20110 IBM Corporation
Driving Innovation in Utilities– The IBM Experience
Benoit Marcoux - Senior Managing Consultant
June 7, 2011
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Driving Innovation in Energy and Utilities
IBM Research: Global3,000 engineers, scientists and technical professionals
5 Nobel Laureates, 13 National Medals, 6 Turing Awards
IBM Research Labs
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Austin
TokyoHaifaZurich
India
IBM Research New Presence Since 2007
Dublin Lithuania
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Brazil
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Shenyang
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Innovation defined
Creative Idea Recognition of Value
Implementation+ +
A process that transforms ideas into business value
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Incremental Innovation Radical Innovation
Incremental Innovation Radical Innovation
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The Smarter Grid Is Radical
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The Smarter Grid Is Different
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Smarter Grid Innovation Is Different
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Innovation Is Not Chaos
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Isolated Research
Joint ProjectsRadical
Collaboration
’50s — ’90s’90s — ’00s
’00s …
IBM Divisions, Clients, Universities
The World is Now Our Lab
Hardware+ Software & Services
+ Smarter Planet
Open Innovation - The Eras of IBM Research
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There Is Nothing Radical about Managing Radical Innovation In Utilities
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Managing Innovation
Innovation Board
Innovation Portfolio
Management
Stage-Gate Project
Management
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Innovation Board
Innovation Board
Innovation Portfolio
Management
Stage-Gate Project
Management
Innovation Board
Innovation Portfolio
Management
Stage-Gate Project
Management
Senior management oversightStrategic alignmentFocus on value
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Innovation Portfolio Management
Innovation Board
Innovation Portfolio
Management
Stage-Gate Project
Management
Innovation Board
Innovation Portfolio
Management
Stage-Gate Project
Management
Opening up collaborationRoad mappingCollecting ideasLaunching projects
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Stage-Gate Project Management
Innovation Board
Innovation Portfolio
Management
Stage-Gate Project
Management
Innovation Board
Innovation Portfolio
Management
Stage-Gate Project
Management
Institutionalize learningDeliberate decision making
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Energy Grand Challenges @ IBM ResearchSmart Grids
Supercomputing & Grid SimulationZero-Emissions DC
Li-Air Batteries with 500 miles range
135x Performance/Watt by 2019
Smart BuildingsConcentrator PVEarth-Abundant Soln-Processed PV
Energy Innovation Hub
Smarter Energy Platform
Intermittent Renewable Power Forecasting
Condition Based Management
Maintenance plan optimization
Voltage Stability Monitoring
Generation, Demand and Revenue Forecasting
Optimum Rebate Design for Demand Response
Outage Planning
Theft Detection
Virtual Power Plant Services
Demand Response Services
Building Energy Services
Microgrid Services
Electric Vehicle Services
Smarter Energy Applications & ServicesSolutions/Applications Layer Solutions/Applications Layer
Meters
Intelligent Engines
Interoperability Frameworkand System Management Services
Interoperability Frameworkand System Management Services
Process Orchestration
Process Orchestration
Data Orchestration
Data Orchestration
Optimization Engines
Optimization Engines
Analytic EnginesAnalytic Engines
Business Intelligence
Engines
Business Intelligence
Engines
Models & Analytics
Orchestration
Models & Analytics
Orchestration
PMUsIEDs
SCADA Grid NtwrkGIS
EnergyMarkets
Weathersensors
WindSolar
Smarter Energy Platform
System of Systems Foundation
(Analytics, Modeling & Optimization)
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Let’s work together to drive real progress in our world.
We’ve only just begun to uncover what is possible on a smarter planet. The world will continue to become smaller, flatter
and smarter. We are moving into the age of the globally integrated and intelligent economy, society and planet.
There’s no better time to start building smarter energy and utilities organizations—focused on providing energy responsibly to empowered consumers. And there’s no better time to invest in creating the kind of society we all desire.
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Driving Innovation in Energy and Utilities
Benoit Marcoux
Benoit Marcoux is a energy and utility consultant with IBM Global Business Services, focusing on strategy and helping clients in transforming their operations and migrating to a smarter grid. A professional engineer with master degrees in applied sciences and business administration, he is a member of IBM’s Energy and Utilities global community, where he actively contributes to knowledge sharing, particularly through writing in various industry journals and newspapers.
Contact:[email protected]+1 514-953-7469
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