Changing Energy Markets

Success in a new age calls for new revenue models, new attitudes, new partners and a new way of working.

Energy markets are diversifying at a rapid pace. In an environment where customers are also producers of energy, utilities have to fully embrace customer centricity. However, they also need to re-think their data utilization. With the right partners, aggregated data can be used to develop smart electricity solutions that have an impact on both a household and a grid level.

Our work

01
New ways for monitoring temperature and humidity creates cost savings for households
Around the world, the need to make buildings more energy efficient and reduce CO2 emissions is becoming increasingly important. Together with Fortum Smart Living we sought a way to optimize the entire heating system.
02
Environmentally and economically more efficient hydropower production
Energy market volatility has a major impact on both the sustainability and profitability of energy production. We worked with Fortum Apollo to improve the optimization of its energy production and sales.
03
Discover new customer value at the intersection of e-mobility & energy
Energy flexibility becomes increasingly important. Together with Digital Energy Solutions, a joint venture between BMW Group and Viessmann group, we created an user experience strategy focused on providing the optimum energy solution, based on economy, sustainability and supply security.
04
Build an end-to-end digital sales & delivery platform for renewable energy
Working with E.ON, we created a seamless and transparent customer experience for buying solar panels and home batteries via a set of digital touchpoints. They help customers calculate the potential benefits and investments, be informed of their order status, and their timetable for installation.

Insights

Future energy providers: Guardian angels or cooks without recipes?

Since the advent of energy deregulation and market-driven electricity pricing, there is a need for ways to match consumption data with generation data. Unfortunately with traditional electricity meters this is difficult. As the customer expects energy providers to be more than a boring necessity though, it is time for them to become full-service providers and use their potential to really look after their customers, their homes and their communities.

Wärtsilä innovation culture

Today, innovation can only happen with a working company culture. Investing in people's skills and creativity is as important as co-operation, motivation and empowering people to react, adapt and create as fast as it is required in the digitalized world of today. See how together with Wärtsilä we planted the seeds for a new kind of company and innovation culture.

Capable of change: How we can adapt to a world in flux

Our world is changing fundamentally. Old truths, rules, and systems are melting away like icebergs. Proven tools don’t work anymore. The urgency of this change becomes increasingly relevant for business leaders, but how to tackle it? As a new skill set only won't be enough, it is up to us to build an integrated, systemic approach including our mindsets, values, and skills we need to build.

Collaborating for a Resilient Future

Large organisations have an expansive impact on our planet and its inhabitants, in both positive and negative ways. Legacy systems and departmental silos can make it challenging though to do right by the people, the planet and the business. To achieve sustainability targets, we need to focus on building a systemic approach to sustainability with strong partnerships, collaboration and continuous sharing of knowledge.

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Helmut Scherer
Managing Director
+49 176 1101 7722
helmut.scherer@futurice.com
Pirja Heiskanen
Director, Data-enabled strategy and operations
+358 504 536 314
pirja.heiskanen@futurice.com
Jan Herrmann
Director Corporate Innovation
+49 151 6410 7441
jan.herrmann@futurice.com
Emile Stoverinck
Director Stuttgart
+49 151 2124 1702
emile.stoverinck@futurice.com
Lauri Anttila
Business Lead, AI & IoT
+358 400 315 934
lauri.anttila@futurice.com
Minna Jylhä
Client Lead, Stockholm
+46 70 303 69 76‬
minna.jylha@futurice.com