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SPECIAL FEATURE | Nokia Siemens Network
communication service providers (CSP) serving more
than 500 million telecoms subscribers around the world.
From the supply side, utilities aim to optimise energy
generation, delivery and their own operations, using
smart grids to produce and deliver electricity more
efficiently. Reducing their carbon footprint and making
sure energy production is as environmentally conscious as
possible is a key priority.
Utilisation of 4G mobile broadband communication
technologies in the deployment of smart grids will also
improve efficiency and reliability, speed up development,
reduce cost of ownership and maximise revenues.
Below are few concrete examples that illustrate the
numerous opportunities that can be achieved with ICT
technology across other industry sectors:
Managing erratic wind energy supply
Wind power is variable and erratic, requiring sophisticated
management to achieve maximum productivity and supply
to the grid. In 2009, Nokia Siemens Networks entered
into a partnership with ServusNet, a software provider,
to create a management solution for wind farm operators
with multiple wind farms across Europe, with hundreds
of turbines from different manufacturers. They needed to
be able to extract data from different turbine vendors to
create a unified picture of energy generation and ensure it
matched with their service level commitments.
Using Nokia Siemens Networks Open Element
Management System Suite, ServusNet was able to develop
software that will help operators to improve wind farm
productivity and the predictability of electricity supply.
New smart grid in Helsinki
Nokia Siemens Networks is jointly developing, testing
and installing a smart grid in the new Kalasatama district
of Helsinki in partnership with Helsingin Energia,
a public utility of the City of Helsinki and ABB, the
leading power and automation technology group. The
project will create sustainable, high-efficiency electric
power distribution and services based on modern
communication, information and energy technologies.
The companies will develop a variety of solutions, such
as ensuring excess power generated from renewable energy
sources in the district – such as solar panels or wind
turbines – can be fed into the market, enabling electric
vehicles to draw electricity from the grid or feed it back in,
improving energy storage, and providing more flexibility
and transparency in the distribution grid, all of which
should help lower electricity consumption and emissions.
The Kalasatama district in the heart of Helsinki will
provide living space for 18,000 people and 10,000 work
places by 2030.
Electric car charging simplified
Fortum, a Finnish energy company, and Nokia Siemens
Networks are working together to investigate how
technologies from the telecommunications sector, such
as SIM cards, roaming and itemised billing, can be best
used to simplify the billing system for the charging of
electric vehicles.
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As in mobile phone use, a vehicle owner may have a
contract with a service provider, using vehicle charging
services from multiple charging station operators with
the option of flexible payment. This is a logical extension
of smart grids: an intelligent charging system to charge
vehicles in a grid-friendly manner while also integrating
local energy production.
In essence, a number of ICT products and services
will be applied in the energy segment to ensure that this
industry can meet the requirements for a growing, reliable
and sustainable energy supply.
In collaboration with energy utilities, communications
service providers and ICT solution companies, Nokia
Siemens Networks is working towards a next-generation
system where all parties can bring in their competencies
and collaborate in meeting the challenges of transforming
energy grids into 21st century smart grids.
Anne Larilahti is Head of Sustainability for Nokia
Siemens Networks. Together with her team she is
responsible for a variety of issues related to corporate
responsibility, such as environmental affairs, social
performance as well as understanding the relationship
between ICT and economic growth and the implications
it has for societies and corporations.
Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler
of telecommunications services. With its focus on
innovation and sustainability, the company provides a
complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network
technology, as well as professional services. Operating in
150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland.
Anne Larilahti, Head of Sustainability
Tel: +358505181833 Email: anne.larilahti@nsn.com
Andrew Clark, Head of Environmental Operations
Tel: +447802364019 Email : andrew.clark@nsn.com
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