Transforming Energy Industry Exponentially with WhatNext
Innovation Focus Areas
- Energy Storage
- Decentralised Energy Generation
- New Energies
- Distributed Energy Resources
Strategic & Tactical Use Cases
- How can advanced simulation and modeling help improve the safety and reliability of energy storage systems
- Efficient integration of different energy producers within smart grids
- The decentralized control of voltage profiles
- Can grey hydrogen be converted into green hydrogen?
- Recycling of photovoltaic systems – can silicon and other valuable materials be recovered?
- By when will alternative energy storage systems based on Na or Al be commercialized?
- Microgrid Controllers to mitigate intermittent power generations from solar PVs
- Geothermal energy storage solutions for microgrids
- Next generations catalysts for Carbon dioxide capture and conversion?
- What limitations will coupled utility put on the functionality of the grid-connected systems?
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Innovation Focus Areas
- Carbon Capture & Storage
- Circular Economy
- Biofuels
- Natural Gas
- Transportation
Strategic & Tactical Use Cases
- Which systems are able to provide both energy storage and carbon capture?
- Are biofuels a viable and ethical correct way towards energy transition?
- How can Direct Air Capture (DAC) get momentum in greenhouse gas mitigation?
- Apart from Enhanced Oil Recovery, which potential end application for CCUS will mature at the earliest?
- Investment opportunities for hydrogen production through biochar route
- Are there more ecologic ways to mine natural gas besides fracking?
- Advancement in thermochemical process for biomass processing?
- Realistic calculations on the efficiency of synthetic fuels over the whole production process
- Which efforts are necessary to utilize natural gas pipelines for hydrogen storage and transportation?
- Is CCS a viable way to permanently bond CO2 within the soil?
- How will the CCUS ecosystem evolve for Oil and Gas Industry?
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Innovation Focus Areas
- Waste Heat Recovery
- Process Improvement & Digitalisation Efficiency in Consumption
Strategic & Tactical Use Cases
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology – integration into smart grids?
- Software requirements for hybrid and flexible CHP systems
- Digital twin for batteries – implementation for test systems possible?
- Which is the most efficient way to recycle biowaste?
- How can regulatory issues be solved more effective throughout the EU?
- Which monitoring possibilities are needed to ensure safe CCS?
- Which are the main factors to improve efficiency of freight and logistics?
- How can CHP be used to recover waste heat from data centers?
- Advancements in long range wireless power transmission (Non-Wire Alternatives)
- What is the cheapest way to implement waste heat recovery within detached houses?
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Innovation Focus Areas
- Energy-On-Demand
- Energy-as-a-Service
- Charging & Swapping
- Smart Homes
- Smart Cities
Strategic & Tactical Use Cases
- How can AI help to secure smart devices in general from hacking attacks?
- Can energy-on-demand services be realistically based on renewable energies?
- Advancements in peer-to-peer energy trading in transactive markets
- What is the most efficient way to incorporate CHP into smart cities?
- Which are the relevant needs of BEV-drivers for future battery charging infrastructure?
- How can battery charging infrastructure be combined with smart cities?
- Impact of battery swapping stations on distribution networks
- How long can smart homes be powered in the case of a blackout?
- Is Microgrid-as-a-service viable to Industrial Application?
- Are there further ways to combine energy-efficient street lightning with low light pollution?
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Integrated Oil & Gas Company
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Head of Scouting
North American Utility Company
We needed to develop an exponential transformation and future growth strategy, including the
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A European Mobility Major
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A Global Oil Major
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