Target group
Decision-makers from industry and politics who are interested in the role of digitalization in the successful implementation of the energy transition.

Projects
Thanks to a large number of publications, projects, public lectures and consulting activities, the institute has achieved a high profile in the field of so-called sustainability management (energy management, environmental management, water and wastewater management, waste management) both domestically and internationally over the past ten years. The Faculty for Energy Management and Sustainability is one of the key players in the WindNODE project, the pioneering project for intelligent energy in the new German states.

Features
Topic: smart markets and smart grids Digitalization of the energy industry in the context of the energy transition
a) Introductory lecture on the topic „Digitalization of the energy transition: The big picture“
b) Special lectures on individual projects (selection upon request):

• Economic evaluation of flexibility options for the integration of renewable energies
• Modeling of energy markets
• Smart markets: design and evaluation
• Integrated modeling of energy companies

Duration: 45 – 90 minutes

Current projects
VNG AG

• Energy efficiency (e.g. Effizienzcloud GmbH)
• District supply solutions (e.g. VNG ViertelEnergie GmbH)
• Green gases (e.g. VNG Balance GmbH; Power to Gas)
• Digitalization transformation (e.g. Blockchain, KI)

VNG Handel & Vertrieb GmbH

• Portfolio management
• Balancing group management
• Risk management
• Trading
• Natural gas sales
• Consulting/training
• Data services/data logistics
• Contract management

Features
VNG AG
Presentations/workshops

• The VNG digital journey (45 min)
• Natural gas yesterday and in the future – the transformation of an energy source OR transformation in the energy sector

VNG H&V
Presentations/workshops

• Portfolio management / balancing group management / risk management in energy procurement and trading – development and outlook (60 min?)

Projects:

• Industrial waste heat recovery to supply a specially designed local heating network and the heating and hot water preparation of buildings in the municipality of Bennewitz near Leipzig. This project offers the possibility of replacing the burning of natural gas for heat generation with unused waste heat in order to avoid significant amounts of CO₂ emissions, reduce the outflow of purchasing power resulting from imported natural gas, reduce heating costs and save resources.
• The Smart Border Initiative (SBI) is a European pilot project supported by both the German and French governments and the European Commission. From the outset, the project was designed and developed by Tilia in cooperation with the network operators (Enedis and Innogy), Deutschen Energieagentur and 18 industrial partners and interest groups. The aim of the project is to physically connect energy systems on both sides of the border in order to enable shared and cross-border energy optimization. The key element of this cross-border smart grid will be the interconnection of medium voltage (20 kV) electricity grids.