Ms. Rada Rodriguez, CEO Schneider Electric GmbH and Country ...

Smart InfrastructuresRada Rodriguez – CEO / Zone PresidentGermanyJune 20, 2013

Smart Infrastructures●Smart infrastructures are essential for a sustainable development● Growing energy consumption vs. need to reduce CO 2 emissions● Increasing shortage of resources● Increasing traffic● Growing urbanization● Increasing use of Renewable Energy● Web services, eSalesSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 2

The digitization megatrendsThis is the best of times for some companiesand the worst of times for other companiesBig dataWe now create in 7days as much dataas we created inthe whole year2002Cloud2/3 of all newbusiness application decisionswill be cloud based by 2015‘‘‘‘Mobility46 million apps downloadeddaily on the Apple storeSocial Media1 minute in social media means:• 2,000,000 videos viewed on Youtube• 700,000 messages delivered on Facebook• 175,000 tweets fired offSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 4

Intelligent infrastructures are alreadyarising all around●Smart grid and energy management●Traffic control●Cloud services●eLearning and eGovernmentSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 5

Whatever we do: Electrical energy is thekey●Intelligent infrastructures need electricity● Data communication infrastucture● Data centers for data storage and processing●Efficient and scalable data center infrastructuresneed to meet the increasing demands●Smart Grid is a key element for reliable energy supply● It drives the data center development (big data, cloud computing, ...)Schneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 6

The Smart Grid, one of the key elementsof smart infrastructuresThe Smart Gridcombineselectricity and IT infrastructureto integrate and interconnect all users- generators, operators, marketers, consumers etc. -in order to continueto efficiently balance demand and supplyover an increasingly complex network.Schneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 7

Intelligent infrastructures: The SmartGridFrom top-down grid to an interactive Smart GridSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 8

Intelligent infrastructures: The SmartGridFrom top-down grid to an interactive Smart GridSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 9

Example: EUREF Campus Micro SmartGrid in Berlin – a living lab(C) InnoZ GmbH (Lorenz Crössmann), 2012Schneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 10

Energy management, one of the keyelements of Smart Grid●The best energy is the one we don't use●With savings of up to 30 % energy management is decreasing thepressure of eg. extending HV-networks●Network automation / intelligent substations●Remote control of renewable energy generationSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 11

Energy management, one of the keyelements of Smart Grid (cont‘d)●Cross site energy management● Big end customers, e.g steel industry● Schneider Electric: Schneider Energy action●Charging infrastructure for electrical vehicles● Connection to the Smart Grid● Billing, accountingSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 12

Smart eMobility infrastructuresSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 13

Smart data centers to meet therequirements●Efficient data center infrastructue● Appropriate architectures●Hot aisle containment systems, facility modules, advances cooling solutions● Scalability to guarantee maximum efficiency● High sophisticated planning and management software● Integrated management software for operations●Integrated solution: integrate with facility management●Smart Grid readySchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 14

Smart data center●Smart data center● Best-in-class energy efficiency● Comprehensive energymanagement● Linked to facility managementand the Smart GridSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 15

The target: smart integration in a smartcitySmart EnergySmart MobilitySmart WaterSmart PublicServicesSmart Buildings &HomesSmart GridAutomation &Flexible DistributionSmart MeteringManagement& Demand ResponseRenewablesIntegration& Micro GridReal-Time Smart GridSoftware SuiteEV ChargingInfrastructure &Supervision ServicesTraffic ManagementTolling & CongestionChargingDistributionManagement &Leak DetectionPower, Control &Security SystemsIntegrationStormwaterManagement &Urban FloodingPublic Safety• Video Surveillance• EmergencyManagementDigital City ServiceseGovernmentEducationHealthcareTourismStreet LightingManagementHigh-performanceBuildings• Energy Efficiency &Security Solutions• Energy ServicesEfficient Homes• Home EnergyManagementConnection to theSmart GridGas DistributionManagementIntegrated MobilityPublic TransitTraveler InformationSmart Integration• Power, Security, Building, IT, & Process ManagementSystems integrated Architecture• Integrated City Management Platform for Mobility• Security Systems & Management• Energy & Environment Management Information System• Weather IntelligenceSchneider Electric – Zone President Germany – Rada Rodriguez – 2013-06-20 16