What is the most economical and sustainable asset management strategy for Liander?

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them” (Albert Einstein)

THE GREAT GREEN GRID Consultancy Group for Liander

Maaike Strijker, Shenila Sewgobind, Feng Fang, Jonas Hogenelst, Tom van Tent Beking

Case:What is the most economical and sustainable asset management strategy for Liander?

In other words, what is the best decision on:•Current installed base•New investment in circular transformers

1. Competitors 2. Customers3. Energy 4. Power plants 5. Authorities 6. Employees7. Civilians living close

to plants/ substations/….

8. Contractors

Strength•Good mindset on sustainability and commitment of leadership•Long life-cycle of the transformers•Transformers are reliable

Weakness•Energy losses•Lack of vision on clear definition of sustainability•Small player in the electrical industry•Lack of data

Opportunities•Being a front-runner•Reduce energy losses e.g. by reducing energy consumption, e.g. stimulate households and companies to use solar panels •Form alliances•Smart data analysis

Threaths•Increasing sensitivity to voltage dips of consumer electronics•Losing focus on the core business of the company•Increasing price/scarceness of copper

• Agreed targets with Liandon and Alliander • Value sustainability

• CO2 - €25/ton• Copper – €35/kg (?)

• Invest this value in sustainability (research and replacements of transformers)• Train and motivate the Alliander community and make it part of the company

culture. • Integrate this value in hiring policy for all departments

• Don’t invest in efficient transformers… yet! Start with measurements and perform a risk/financial analysis before spending money.

• Design a smart experiment on efficiency losses:• Measure losses of groups of existing transformers, divided in age (10 year

periods)• Install new high-performance transformers for reference data• Measure usage profile (peaks)• Decide on the most optimal phasing out strategy based on the data gathered

and the value for CO2/copper

• The availability of copper and even aluminum is finite• A truly sustainable alternative is needed for the old fashioned design of

transformers• Research and development of such a device is a costly and long process• Alliances will be needed to share costs and knowledge• Think big, start small

Case:What is the most economical and sustainable asset management strategy for Liander?

In other words, what is the best decision on:•Current installed base•New investment in circular transformers

First things first

Albert Einstein:“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them”