VaasaEtt Global Energy Think Tank

New Free Report

Demand Response: a decisive breakthrough for Europe (a new report by VaasaETT, Capgemini and Enerdata)

EU could save 25-50% of its 2020 energy savings and emissions targets through effective Demand Response. This free but detailed report, by Capgemini, VaasaETT and Enerdata 2008, entitled “Demand Response: a decisive breakthrough for Europe - How Europe could save Gig watts, Billions of Euros & Millions of tons of CO2″, is the result of six months of intensive research by the writers.

Extensive interviews with leading experts from around the world, analysis and correlation of the worlds largest collection Demand Response pilot studies and implementations (from Europe, USA and Australia), together with the up-to-date European energy market data were all incorporated into an advanced model to predict the future of European Demand Response under two scenarios.

The report not only measures the impact of Demand Response but also provides detailed advice for all interest groups interested in maximizing the potential of Demand Response in their markets.

The report, while optimistic about the potential of Demand Response is clear about the results of the modeling, which indicate that Europe will fall far short of its 2020 objectives unless Demand Response efforts are heavily accelerated.

Subscribers to the VaasaETT Global Energy Think Tank network will receive a free copy of this report, alternatively an electronic copy can be downloaded from the Capgemini website: DOWNLOAD

For more information please contact Dr Philip E. Lewis at firstname.secondname@vaasaett.com

May 27th, 2008

VaasaETT partners Metering Russia & Baltic States Event

VaasaETT will be a primary supporting association for the forthcoming Metering Russia & Baltic States 2008 Event, to be held in St Petersburg, Russia on October 21-22, 2008. This ground breaking event, organized by Synergy Events, will be the largest and most advanced of its kind to take place in Russia. VaasaETT role is to spearhead the event in Russia through its Russian expertise and connections and its expertise in the field of Smart Metering and Demand Response.

For more information on this outstanding event visit: http://www.metering-russia.com/Default/Home_2284.aspx

May 27th, 2008

Future & Past Events

Our experts will be presenting at, chairing or co-hosting the following international events in Autumn 2008:

October 21-22 2008: Metering Russia/Baltic States 2008, St Petersburg, Russia

September 22-24 2008: Metering/Billing/CRM Europe 2008, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Recent Past Events

April 19-23, 2008: Metering, Billing, CIS America 2008, San Diego, California, USA

February 25-26, 2008: Smart Metering Scandinavia 2008, Stockholm, Sweden.

The biggest challenge facing the metering industry is how to turn smart metering into smart business. To meet the challenge, the energy industry needs to address not only technical metering, communication and manufacturing issues, but all the ways in which smart metering may derive value for the industry. The missing link in the value chain has been and remains customer; smart metering can derive value through enhancing demand response, billing, added-value customer services and by improving corporate image and the image of the industry. By creating a more customer and service centric approach to smart metering a new dimension to the business case can be developed.

This seminar will bring together smart metering experts from around the world to one of the world’s most advanced and developed smart metering regions, Scandinavia in order to identify how to turn smart metering into a customer and service centric business. Delegates will be able to learn from Scandinavian experience and research, as well as the experiences of other European markets, the USA and Australia. Expertise and strategies will also be drawn from other more customer focused industries. This event will bring delegates up to date with the latest thinking, solutions and benchmarks.

February 20-22, 2008: Metering International presents the World Meter Design Congress, San Jose, CA, USA

February 27-28, 2008: Smart Metering - European Opportunities and Solutions, Amsterdam, Netherlands

February 4-5. 2008: Energy Training Programme for South East Europe, Ljubljana, Slovenia

November 7-8. 2007: Energija 07 conference in Maribor, Slovenia (www.energija07.si)

October 17-19. 2007: Marketing Efficiency for Energy and Utility Companies, in Prague, Czech Republic (www.energyforum.com)

September 24-25. 2007: Customer Relationship Management for Utilities conference in London, hosted by Markus Evans (www.marcusevans.com)

October 2-4. 2007: Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2007 in Vienna, Austria, hosted by Synergy Events (www.synergy-events.com).

This is the world’s largest Metering conference/exhibition.

May 27th, 2008

Open Position: EU Project Co-ordination Sub-Contractor

VaasaETT is seeking an experienced public project administrator  VaasaETT is seeking an experienced public project administrator to be a subcontractor to assist the coordinator (VaasaETT) in an IEE - Project, should this project tender be successful. The project, Acronym Smart Saving, still being prepared to proposal stage, will apply for funding in the Intelligent Energy Europe programme, Call CIP-IEE-2008, in partnership with internationally recognised organizations from around Europe.

The selected subcontractor will serve as a subcontractor of VaasETT, taking care of the administrative tasks of the management of the project.

If you wish to tender for this open position, please contact jessica.stromback@vaasaett.com and we will send you more information on the role and the selection criteria.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 17 June 2008. 

May 20th, 2008