Building from principles tried and tested under Open Banking, the Roadmap identifies needs and opportunities to build a wide range of interoperable smart data schemes. It particularly highlights the banking, finance, energy and road fuels, telecommunications, transport, retail, and home-buying sectors for further development.

These changes represent a clear direction for the future of UK smart data, presenting a vision of decentralised, interoperable schemes based on common, open standards and supported by strong governance. These are changes that we strongly welcome and will continue to support.

Our work shows that smart data schemes which align with the principles of the Government’s Roadmap are both possible and successful. Our work also exemplifies why smart data schemes are vital in the transition to net zero (e.g. Perseus). 

Around half of UK business emissions are produced by 5 million SMEs. Perseus is creating new rules and processes to unlock access to green finance. It does this by making automated sustainability reporting possible for every SME business in the UK and, with trusted controls, empowering SMEs to share reporting data with banks. This will help unlock £billions that the banks are looking to deploy to enable a faster net zero transition, helping SMEs to action affordable, personalised, data-enabled insights on how best to improve efficiency and decarbonise their business. 

Perseus exemplifies how smart data schemes can support innovation and advance a progressive vision for financial services in the journey to net zero. Our work also highlights two opportunities for value creation which will multiply as the UK’s smart data economy grows. 

Firstly, Perseus creates both economic and environmental value for businesses by connecting smart data flows across sectors. We are starting with energy data and this  will expand as the project connects with other sectors holding key data such as water, transport, agriculture, and the built environment. 

Secondly, Perseus demonstrates the value of an interoperable approach to smart data sharing in the transition to net zero. Use cases which elevate the connected power of data to address environmental change cannot be neatly divided along sector lines. Without change, the potential of data and digitalisation to support positive environmental action will continue to hit arbitrary limits.

In both cases, value creation hinges on the instigation of decentralised, interoperable and trusted smart data schemes at scale across the economy. 

At IB1 we go one step further, choosing to operate with radical transparency about our own journey towards implementation. We openly publish and licence as many aspects of our process, research, and resources as possible (including success stories and the bumps in the road!). We further prioritise collaboration and knowledge exchange, encouraging other organisations to use our resources for collective benefit in developing the UK’s smart and environmental data sharing ecosystems. 

To get involved in Perseus, please contact us at perseus@ib1.org or join online today at ib1.org/join/perseus.

If you would like to discuss other programmes, sector or place-based work, please email partners@ib1.org or join as an IB1 member at ib1.org/join. 

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Background

Icebreaker One, in partnership with SSEN Transmission, IBM and Palantir, is working on the NIMBUS (Network Innovation and Meteorology to BUild for Sustainability) project, which aims to accelerate the transition to net zero by prolonging the life of energy assets through the introduction of granular weather data sources into the asset risk modelling methodologies. The NIMBUS project is funded by the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), the SIF is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.

In this consultation we present key findings from NIMBUS regarding the asset data sharing practices in the UK energy sector and the use of granular weather data as part of the CBRM (Condition Based Risk Management) methodology. 

We seek your input to ensure that we capture a wide range of expertise and views that reflect the data sharing landscape relevant to the NIMBUS use case, specifically pertaining to data on energy asset management. The proposals  presented in this consultation draw from prior NIMBUS project work incorporating desk research, Advisory Groups convening various members of TSO and DNO organisations, and stakeholder interviews to evaluate the current landscape of asset data sharing and the approaches to CBRM in the sector.

Important Details about the Consultation below:

• The consultation is open until 5pm on 12 March 2024. 
• Please submit your responses to: julija.hansena@ib1.org
• In your response , please indicate whether you are happy for your response to be published openly, attributed to you and/or your organisation. 
• If confidentiality is requested, your submission will be anonymised when Icebreaker One publishes their response. Please email Julija to discuss if you have specific anonymity requirements. 
• Comments are particularly encouraged from all transmission system operators (TSOs) and distribution network operators (DNOs) in the energy sector, however responses from utilities with similar assets such as water, rail and telecommunications are also welcomed.
  

Proposal

Through analysis of data gathered via Advisory Groups, stakeholder interviews and desk research, we have identified the following approaches to asset data sharing and the use of CBRM in the energy sector:

Statement 1

The sector is generally embracing the concepts of open data and data sharing, especially since the publication of Ofgem’s Data Best Practice Guidance which promotes data sharing and reuse. Many TSOs and DNOs have created their own open data portals (e.g. SSEN-T Open Data Portal, SSEN-D Data Portal), however there is still a noticeable lack of shared data standards, methodologies and tools that govern asset data sharing in this sector.

Questions about Statement 1: 

1. What is your organisation’s experience of sharing asset data?
2. Are there any data standards, methodologies or tools that are used in your organisation to facilitate data sharing and publication of this type of data? 

Statement 2

CBRM is a widely utilised methodology across the energy sector to facilitate asset risk management and reporting. However, asset managers report that it is somewhat limited in its approach and may well benefit from integrating weather data experienced locally by assets into the asset risk modelling process. Project NIMBUS aims to address this by assisting to integrate granular weather data into asset risk assessment methodologies, with the aim of optimising asset inspection schedules and subsequently reducing asset degradation and the associated costs.

Questions about Statement 2: 

3. In your organisation, are weather conditions experienced by assets currently integrated into the asset risk assessment methodologies?
4. If so, have you been able to measure and quantify the impact this has had on your asset inspection and maintenance cycles and the associated costs?

Statement 3

TSOs and DNOs handle large volumes of data of various levels of sensitivities, which need to be handled appropriately. In order to assist with data security, as well as enable data sharing between organisations, a framework like data sensitivity classes can be applied. For the NIMBUS use case, SSEN-T Open Data Portal makes use of a data triage process which is applied to all SSEN-T datasets prior to publication, with the results of the triage processes being published here. The data sensitivity classification framework that forms part of this triage process is closely aligned with IB1’s data sensitivity classes, whilst simultaneously adopting the classes to fit the needs of the business.

Questions about Statement 3: 

5. Are there any existing data triage processes or frameworks that aid in assessing data sensitivity levels of asset data in your organisation? 
6. Are they based on any existing processes or frameworks?

How can you help?

We are seeking responses to the 6 questions listed in the ‘Proposal’ section above. It should take no more than 30 minutes to respond. The consultation is open until 5pm UK on 12 March 2024 and responses are encouraged from all transmission system operators and distribution network operators in the energy sector, as well as adjacent organisations working on matters relevant to the NIMBUS use case.

To submit your responses, or if you have any queries please email: research@ib1.org

Archive video:

What:

Recent developments at COP26 showed that data access is at the heart of our plans to get to net zero. This means organisations will need to prepare to accelerate plans for data sharing and data publishing. 

In our next 30 minute webinar, we’ll be exploring what COP26 announcements mean for businesses and their data, and what changes can be expected in the years to come.

We’ll discuss our main takeaways from COP26, and the actions that you can take now to ensure your data and digitalisation strategies will support the shift to Net Zero.

Speakers:

• Gavin Starks, Founder and CEO, Icebreaker One (Chair)
• Lee Wilson, Product Owner – Data & Analytics, ScottishPower
• Lucy Yu, CEO, Centre for Net Zero
• Ronan Palmer, Head of Clean Economy Programme, E3G

If you think a colleague or sector expert would be interested in joining this event, please share it with them.

Open Energy has been supported in-part with UK Government funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and BEIS.

All terms used in the blog are defined in the glossary here. All policies will also be published in the Phase 3 operational guidelines (forthcoming end July 2021). For any questions stemming from this blog, or materials within, please contact openenergy@ib1.org.

Data Sensitivity Classes

Open Energy facilitates sharing of a wide variety of data types, with varied levels of sensitivity. In order to handle this complexity, and to ensure data is appropriately protected, Open Energy has developed a system of data sensitivity classification. This policy details five Open Energy data sensitivity classes, graded across three dimensions of sensitivity: personal, commercial, and security. They are designed to complement Ofgem’s Data Best Practice guidance, by adding nuance to how Data Providers can classify types of Shared data.

Consultation during policy development informed a range of changes including:

• Reducing the number of classes from 6 to 5,
• Improving descriptions and example data types provided for each class; and
• Updating guidance regarding the classification of aggregated and anonymised personal data.

Details of public consultation feedback, and Open Energy’s responses, can be found here. A copy of the updated policy can be found here.

Data Access Conditions

Once Data Providers have allocated their datasets to appropriate sensitivity classes, they will then specify the access conditions for each dataset. To encourage the creation of  access conditions that are fair and proportionate to the dataset’s sensitivity profile, data sensitivity classes will be used as a guiding basis for considering access conditions, though not a complete determinant. As such, we define a standardised range of access condition types that Data Providers can associate with a particular dataset. This acknowledges the need for more nuance than would be captured under a ‘one size fits all’ approach for each sensitivity class, while still enabling standardisation of condition types. The policy focuses on access conditions for classes OE-SA and OE-SB only as personal data (OE-SP) are out of scope for Open Energy Phase 3. 

Consultation during policy development informed a range of adaptations including:

• Dividing group-based access conditions into externally defined and self defined types;
• Tightening the scope of use case-based access conditions to promote clarity and fairness; and
• Removing purpose-based access conditions to reflect coverage of these conditions elsewhere in ways that reduce implementation difficulties.

Details of public consultation feedback, and Open Energy’s responses, can be found here. A copy of the updated policy can be found here.

Data Licensing 

This represents the final step of the journey that Data Providers must take in order to ready their datasets for sharing via Open Energy. It consists of two parts: creating access rules, then associating the grant of a set of capabilities and obligations with each rule to form the license. Our model proposes a system whereby access and capability grants are determined, for each request to a Data Provider’s API, on the basis of a set of rules defined and published by that Data Provider. This is different from the single licensing model that is commonly used in the sector, whereby one license is produced to cover all circumstances of the dataset’s use. It also responds to industry feedback regarding problems with the length and complexity of single licenses, which can increase cost, friction and risk associated with data use. By contrast, the Open Energy model permits reasonable multiple licensing within a set of transparent, standardised parameters that enable each license to be significantly simplified. 

Consultation during policy development informed a range of changes including:

• Sharpening the descriptions of certain capabilities; 
• Confirming use of the ‘data pyramid’ to support the definition of different levels of onward sharing permissions; and
• Honing a set of clarifications provided with the policy to support understanding.

Details of public consultation feedback, and Open Energy’s responses, can be found here. A copy of the updated policy can be found here.

What’s next? 

In the next phase of development, Open Energy will produce guidance and tooling designed to support Data Providers to comply with Open Energy policies. We aim for this to build trust and fairness in the ecosystem, while making it as easy as possible for Data Providers to get up and running. The next phase of the project will also explore policy development around dispute resolution and we expect to hold a further public consultation on this topic in due course.

Who:

• Gea Mikic, Programme Manager, Icebreaker One (Chair)
• Miles Cheetham, Data Infrastructure Lead, Icebreaker One
• Chris Turner, Technical Architect at PassivSystems
• Tom Oinn, Information Architect, Icebreaker One
• Kasia Kulma, Data Scientist, Icebreaker One

What:

Open Energy has been designed for the energy sector by the energy sector. It will enable an open marketplace to make it easier to find, access and share energy data, helping unlock efficiency and innovation throughout the ecosystem. Through collaboration and open standards, Open Energy members can engage in the development of the services and standards to enable their data strategies and enable both commercial and open data sharing.

For data suppliers, Open Energy helps increase the addressable market for commercial and open data.

For data consumers, Open Energy provides efficient access to both commercial and open data.

In this half-hour webinar, we’ll show how organisations can engage in the future of energy data sharing in the UK. The Icebreaker One team will demonstrate how to integrate directly with Open Energy systems, help you understand what is needed to make your organisation market-ready, and hear about the onboarding experience of users through the beta programme.

Open Energy won UK Government backing and funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and BEIS.

In May we held the third of our Phase 3 Advisory Groups tasked with shaping the Open Energy programme of work in the following areas: 1) Membership and 2) Delivery. The Steering Group also met to provide guidance on our overarching strategy.

The three groups convene monthly and include a wide range of industry leaders and subject matter experts, representing a cross section of private and public players with a unique contribution. Our Advisory Groups help us to understand how the UK may better modernise energy data access from a 360 perspective, and ensure that Open Energy is designed effectively for the benefit of society.

Here’s a summary of everything achieved and discussed in the May meetings.

Membership

The Membership AG was well-attended, with great engagement from all stakeholders.

Concluded this month:

• Data sensitivity classes – Open Energy will handle data of varying levels of sensitivity and this final policy document presents a system of five data sensitivity classes, from closed, through shared, to open.
• Also shared architecture overview

Still under discussion:

• Membership tiers and proposed fee structure (based on agreed charging principles of Not for Profit, proportionate and inclusive), now out for consultation until 7 June 2021
• Guidance to support Data Providers in classifying datasets
• Data access conditions that are relevant for the Data Provider in deciding whether to grant access to datasets (consultation now concluded)
• Using feedback received, distillation of the value of Open Energy to best appeal to Data Providers, Data Consumers and Service Providers

Delivery

The Delivery AG was well-attended, with great engagement from all stakeholders.

Concluded this month:

• Data sensitivity classes – Open Energy will handle data of varying levels of sensitivity and this final policy document presents a system of five data sensitivity classes, from closed, through shared, to open.
• Review of the operational guidelines sections 1 & 3.

Still under discussion:

• Private beta testing and consultation underway with various organisations including Western Power Distribution (WPD).
• Data Access: consultation document to determine conditions that Service Providers must meet in order to gain access to datasets in different sensitivity classes.
• Processing of Data: survey to enable drafting of guidelines for how Data Providers publish and classify datasets within the Open Energy ecosystem.
• Data Set Examples: to enable documentation to refer to real data in examples and  demonstrate key features.
• Amplification of Beta Testing to drive wider industry engagement and higher levels of participation – from Data Providers, Data Consumers and Service Providers.

Steering Group

The Steering Group met to discuss two key priorities:

1. Funding post-MEDA Phase 3
2. Integration with EDVP

Actions from the May meeting:

• Discuss data sensitivity classes policy with Ofgem
• Develop commercial membership proposition for Data Providers
• Support the private beta testing programme now underway
• Continue to work closely with BEIS on EDVP integration

Testing period: From mid-May to July
Time commitment: From a few hours upwards (depending on how involved your organisation is)
Type of testing: onboarding to the Open Energy Directory, usability and functionality of Open Energy Search and technical integration
How to apply: Fill in this form
Applications close: 1800 BST 21 May 2021*
*Contact openenergy@ib1.org after this date if you are interested in being a tester.

What kinds of organisations are you looking for?

We’re seeking organisations within the energy industry who are:

1. Data suppliers / providers
2. Data consumers / users

We are particularly keen to recruit participant organisations who may wish to consume data from multiple sources, process them, and re-publish their results as Open or as Shared data.

Further details of specific Data Provider/Service Provider beta criteria are provided below:

If you are a Data Provider you will need to be in a position to…

• provide real data, published online either openly or via mTLS-protected endpoints
• have the appropriate development and devops skills to deploy and maintain mTLS endpoints for our authorisation infrastructure
• deploy and maintain metadata for consumption by our Search service
• provide a point of contact for us to work with you

Note: We will provide a reference implementation in Python using the Flask microframework to get started quickly. We may also be able to provide implementation support for other languages or frameworks if there is sufficient demand.

If you are a Service Provider that consumes data you will need to be in a position to…

• configure and deploy tools or software to retrieve shared data published by data providers — examples that we anticipate being used include Jupyter notebooks or BI tooling
• use Open Energy Search to discover appropriate data sets for use, and provide feedback on functionality and data sets
• provide a point of contact for us to work with you

Open Energy Search is web-based, and requires no set-up. For other tools, we can provide a reference client implementation in the form of a Python library, and may also provide implementation support for tools or languages if there is sufficient demand.

What it means to be a beta tester

Beta testing will start in late May and continue until we launch the next stage – public beta in July 2021. The testing time commitment depends on how involved you’d like to be, from a one-off participation in the onboarding and integration process (likely a few hours spread across a few days) through to more involved and regular feedback with our team, to help shape the future service.

How to apply:
Please fill in this form by 1800 BST 21 May 2021.

For more information on what we are building see:

• an overview of the Energy Data Search 
• an overview of the Governance Service 

In April we held the second of our Phase 3 Advisory Groups tasked with shaping the Open Energy programme of work in the following areas: 1) Membership and 2) Delivery. The Steering Group also met to provide guidance on our overarching strategy.

The three groups convene monthly and include a wide range of industry leaders and subject matter experts, representing a cross section of private and public players with a unique contribution. Our Advisory Groups help us to understand how the UK may better modernise energy data access from a 360 perspective, and ensure that Open Energy is designed effectively for the benefit of society.

Here’s a summary of everything achieved and discussed in the April meetings.

Membership

Approved this month:

• Open Energy Terms of Reference for the Advisory Groups and Steering Group
• Standard definitions, acronyms and terminology to be used in Open Energy (Section 2 of Operational Guidelines)
• Consultation on data sensitivity classes (closed 30-April)
• Amends to Introduction (Section 1) of Operational Guidelines
• Roadmap for future Membership Advisory Group meetings (May, June, July)
• Membership charging principles: not-for-profit, proportionate, inclusive

Still in discussion:

• Membership funding structure
  • What are the minimum viable components required to create an attractive membership proposition?
  • What are the key criteria between levels of membership?
• Governance structure
  • What is the role of the membership in decision making?
  • How can we ensure that smaller participating members are heard and larger members are not able to ‘pay for influence’?
  • What are the proposed procedures for ongoing internal governance?
  • How should we manage problem resolution and dispute policies?
• Operational Guidelines
  • Outstanding sections
  • Review of full draft
• Relationships between data providers and service providers
  • Ongoing questions concerning scope between the two

Delivery

Approved this month:

• Open Energy Terms of Reference for the Advisory Groups and Steering Group
• Standard definitions, acronyms and terminology to be used in Open Energy (Section 2 of Operational Guidelines)
• Consultation on data sensitivity classes (closed 30-April)
• Users and key players within the Open Energy ecosystem – Data Providers / Service providers / Dual roles

Still in discussion:

• The Open Energy onboarding process
  • How can we create a frictionless onboarding process for different organisations/clients/users?
  • Requirements may differ for large companies and/or SMEs due to the legal/commercial implications for their own data management/access policies 
• Data provider guidelines
  • Data sharing architecture, dynamics, processes and mechanics – including APIs
  • Potential classification issues:
    • One entity with different data sets and varying openness levels
    • Entities that are both data providers and service providers
  • How to deal with shifting collaboration partners and timed projects
• Data access policy
  • Conditions for data access, using data sensitivity classes as a starting point for discussion
• Data licensing policy
  • Potential legal and/or commercial matters that may arise as companies open/share data
  • Potential complications re: data redistribution and/or combination and/or onward sharing
  • Dealing with evolving levels of “Openness” for different datasets, especially regulated and/or code based

Steering Group

The Steering Group reviewed what we are aiming to achieve over the next six months, highlighting the importance of the Steering Group in raising and resolving any unanswered questions.

Actions from the April meeting:

• Capture use cases
  • Clarify what liability gets carried where, in which use case
• Refine communications
  • What is Open Energy?
  • What are we delivering vs what we are enabling?
  • What is the future roadmap?
• Define the pricing plan
  • What is needed in the short/medium/long term?
  • Role and approach for continuity funding

Join us as a beta tester organisation

Help shape the future of Open Energy and apply to join us as a beta tester organisation. Beta applications will close on 0900 BST 18 May 2021.

You can watch a recording of the webinar here:

Want to hear more? Contact us via email (openenergy@ib1.org) or apply to join Open Energy as a beta tester [applications close 1800 BST on 21 May].

When: 17 May 2021, 11.30am-12pm BST

Where: Online, archive below

Who:

• Gea Mikic, Programme Manager, Icebreaker One (Chair)
• Kasia Kulma, Data Scientist, Icebreaker One
• Tolu Oladimeji, Data Governance & Strategy Lead, SSE
• Danae Marshall, Senior Policy Advisor, BEIS (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy)

What:

Open Energy is a new service that will enable people in the UK’s energy ecosystem to seamlessly search for, share and access shared data in an easy, secure way. It will develop a trusted ecosystem of data providers and energy data service providers, helping the sector drive towards Net Zero and resolving current challenges around opening up datasets.

This half-hour event will lay out what Open Energy will mean for data providers:

• Improving the quality and standard of your data
• Meeting your strategic targets and compliance obligations
• Engaging with stakeholders in the energy supply chains
• Enhancing your company profile and visibility of your services

The team will answer questions from the audience and share information on how to join Open Energy as a beta tester.

Open Energy won UK Government backing and funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

You can watch a recording of the webinar here:

Want to hear more? Contact us via email (openenergy@ib1.org) or apply to join Open Energy as a beta tester [applications close 1800 BST on 21 May].

When: 17 May 2021, 11.30am-12pm BST 

Where: Online, archive below

Who:

• Gea Mikic, Programme Manager, Icebreaker One (Chair)
• Kasia Kulma, Data Scientist, Icebreaker One
• Tolu Oladimeji, Data Governance & Strategy Lead, SSE
• Danae Marshall, Senior Policy Advisor, BEIS (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy)

What:

Open Energy is a new service that will enable people in the UK’s energy ecosystem to seamlessly search for, share and access shared data in an easy, secure way. It will develop a trusted ecosystem of data providers and energy data service providers, helping the sector drive towards Net Zero and resolving current challenges around opening up datasets.

This half-hour event will lay out what Open Energy will mean for data providers:

• Improving the quality and standard of your data
• Meeting your strategic targets and compliance obligations
• Engaging with stakeholders in the energy supply chains
• Enhancing your company profile and visibility of your services

The team will answer questions from the audience and share information on how to join Open Energy as a beta tester.

Open Energy won UK Government backing and funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

We urgently need to take action to mitigate climate change. While there is clearly a need for bold leadership, no single organisation or sector can act entirely in isolation. Energy is a complex, interconnected system – bringing with it risks of unintended consequences and of significant inertia. Closed datasets impede the coordination and collaboration we desperately need, prolonging the status quo and locking out new entrants and insights.

At the Centre for Net Zero, our mission is to realise faster, fairer and more affordable paths to net zero. At the heart of our work is a not-for-profit Open Research Lab. We lead groundbreaking global research on the biggest questions in the energy transition, and make our data, models and reports freely available for everyone to understand, challenge and build on.

One of the questions we’re exploring is how the structure of our energy markets can support the transition to net zero. In order to make sensible changes to the way that our energy markets work, we need to think about the whole system – identifying impacts and feedback loops that might not be intuitive. Data is one of the essential ingredients to this, but no one party has all the data they need to think about the system as a whole. Relatedly, a key part of our mission is supporting the fairness of the energy transition. Access to wider datasets helps protect against implicit biases within the data we work with, and safeguard against unintended impacts on particular parts of society.

The Open Energy programme offers exciting new possibilities for thinking about the energy system in a more joined up way. At the moment it’s hard to imagine the impact of new policies or market structures because it’s hard to track how people, markets and physical systems all interact. But underpinned by shared data, it’s possible to stitch together real-world measurements and models of the various parts of the energy system to create what’s called a Digital Twin. 

With that, we can start to ask insightful questions about what we might do to change the rules of the system. For example, what if we were to dramatically cut the cost of adopting heat pumps, or make unit energy costs reflect the dynamic utilisation of the local network, or introduce a new way to reward electric vehicles for the flexibility they offer. Answering any one of these questions requires data from across the energy system (and beyond) – from the physical networks and assets through to the way we expect individuals and businesses to behave. Making it easier to share, discover and link data are the first steps along that path.

“[Our] new modelling strategy will increase transparency and collaboration. This will improve our insights and increase confidence in policy.” UK Government’s Energy White Paper, December 2020

The benefits to our net-zero transition could be enormous. There is great potential to underpin broader and more productive research collaborations. I see a growing number of passionate and intelligent people coming to this mission, and an urgent need to find effective ways for them to contribute and collaborate. I also believe there is a real opportunity for the UK to establish a leadership position around energy data, which can facilitate change on a global scale.

For the Centre for Net Zero this means the opportunity for greater impact – through richer analysis for policy makers, business leaders and investors, which in turn allows them to make bolder decisions about their role in the transition.

About the Centre for Net Zero

Backed by Octopus Energy, the Centre for Net Zero is an Open Research Lab focused on the energy transition and working closely with governments, cities, investors and businesses around the world to get us to net zero quickly, fairly and affordably. Find out more at CentreForNetZero.org.

About Icebreaker One

Icebreaker One is a UK-based non-profit making data work harder to deliver net-zero, working across agriculture, energy, transport, water and the built world. Its Open Energy project aims to revolutionise the way energy data is shared in the UK and create an energy data ecosystem that works for everyone. More information at IcebreakerOne.org

We heard firsthand from Rosie McGlynn at PassivSystems – our first beta user of the service – about her own experience of using the product. You can watch a recording of the webinar here:

Want to hear more? Register to find out how to become an Open Energy member.

When: 19 April 2021 – 2pm-2.30pm BST

Where: Online, sign up via Eventbrite

Who:

• Gea Mikic, Programme Manager, Icebreaker One (Chair)
• Emily Judson, Research Associate – Open Energy, Icebreaker One
• Frank Wales, Product Innovation Lead, Icebreaker One 
• Rosie McGlynn, Senior Programme Manager, PassivSystems, the first Beta user of Open Energy

What:

Open Energy is a new live service that will enable energy stakeholders to seamlessly search for, share and access shared data in an easy, secure way. 

The aim is to change the way energy data is shared with a solution developed by the sector for the sector. 

This half-hour event will showcase what to expect from Open Energy, set out its potential value for users, and share an early preview of the platform. The team will answer questions from the audience, and share information on how to join this ambitious project and register your interest as a potential Beta user. 

Open Energy won UK Government backing and funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

We heard firsthand from Rosie McGlynn at PassivSystems – our first beta user of the service – about her own experience of using the product. You can watch a recording of the webinar here:

Want to hear more? Register to find out how to become an Open Energy member.

When: 19 April 2021 – 2pm-2.30pm BST

Where: Online, sign up via Eventbrite

Who:

• Gea Mikic, Programme Manager, Icebreaker One (Chair)
• Emily Judson, Research Associate – Open Energy, Icebreaker One
• Frank Wales, Product Innovation Lead, Icebreaker One 
• Rosie McGlynn, Senior Programme Manager, PassivSystems, the first Beta user of Open Energy

What:

Open Energy is a new live service that will enable energy stakeholders to seamlessly search for, share and access shared data in an easy, secure way. 

The aim is to change the way energy data is shared with a solution developed by the sector for the sector. 

This half-hour event will showcase what to expect from Open Energy, set out its potential value for users, and share an early preview of the platform. The team will answer questions from the audience, and share information on how to join this ambitious project and register your interest as a potential Beta user. 

Open Energy won UK Government backing and funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).