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Thorsten Heller
CEO at Greenbird Integration Technology
Oslo, Norway
CEO, Co-Founder and Chief Innovator / Disruptor @ Greenbird - a VC backed B2B SaaS - providing Utilihive, the Operating System for the Platformed Digital Utility and the Energy Cloud.
Utilihive is the Domain specific iPaaS purpose-built for Utilities driving the Digital Transformation and empowering the Smart Grid, Smart City and Industrial IoT.
Senior IT Executive. Long-term international work experience as Integration Developer, Product Manager, Principal Enterprise Architect, Strategy Advisor or Technology Evangelist.
Thought Leader in enterprise architecture, digital transformation, integration, containers, devops, cloud, big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, realtime analytics and energy innovation.
Advisor and Mentor to Tech Startups and Startup Founders.
Disrupt! Or be disrupted!
Available For: Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking Travels From: Oslo, Norway
Speaking Topics: Digital Innovation, Digital Transformation, Energy Revolution, Emerging Technologies
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Strategy is figuring out what not to do
LinkedIn
December 17, 2020
Gartner defines its approach as follows: A pace-layered application strategy is a methodology for categorizing, selecting, managing, and governing applications to support business change, differentiation, and innovation.
Speed is the new Currency of Business
LinkedIn
November 18, 2020
We could now start a huge discussion to question the meaning, purpose, and true impact of an event such as Davos. Let us rather stick to our field of expertise where we can influence and make a difference: Enterprise Architecture for Utilities.
Tags: Digital Disruption, Innovation, Renewable Energy
Summer Moved On
linkedin
October 10, 2019
Summer Moved On - Where are we heading next?
“Summer Moved On” is a pop song and hit single from Norwegian band A-ha. The lyrics are all about change. Sudden changes. We all know that change will happen sooner or later, but still we get surprised when they actually occur.
Sounds like a perfect song to describe the utilities’ industry, right?
The top 7 trends I observed at Asian Utility Week 2019
Renewable Energy World
September 17, 2019
20,000 miles travelled, three speeches given, 11,000 attendees mingled with, dozens of interesting industry people met and a small dash of jetlag. We’ve just come back from Asian Utility Week 2019 with our heads full of insights from the many people we spoke with.
PROPELLING UTILITIES TO A DIGITAL FUTURE
Greenbird Blog
June 20, 2019
Changing the mindsets and thought processes of the people working in utilities is a key part of building Digital DNA. Only when this happens can new operating models be introduced and innovative technologies be used to their full potential. Changing mindsets is the hardest part of building Digital DNA.
Tags: Digital Transformation, Digital Disruption, Leadership
The Dirty Job of Data Provisioning
Linkedin
May 14, 2019
Data provisioning—the process of making data available in an orderly and secure way to users, application developers, and applications—is a significant challenge for most utilities. With many widely varying demands for data, the job of data provisioning is more important than ever.
Dancing with Elephants or what I learned from working with Utilities
LinkedIn
January 31, 2019
The End of Business-as-Usual
We all know it and are part of it: The energy system is changing rapidly. Digitalization is advancing at incredible speed. Renewables, electrification of transportation and market deregulation are bringing enormous changes to the sector and are leading to the emergence of disruptive business models. We are seeing new players suddenly appear and gain huge traction. Technologies such as Big Data, AI or cloud computing now mature faster and faster, opening up massive possibilities for innovative, data-driven services. And the new generation of consumers - the digital natives – expect an “on-demand” user experience and are forcing utilities to become lifestyle providers. We are all part of the ongoing energy revolution.
Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Renewable Energy
Utility Innovation at a Startup Speed
Linkedin Articles
December 18, 2018
Whether you call it the ‘Internet of Energy’ (IoE), the ‘energy cloud,’ a moniker assigned by Navigant Research, or ‘Energy 4.0,’ in reference to the fourth industrial revolution – what is clear is that the line between the digital and physical world is blurring.
Greenbird Integration Technology
Greenbird
January 01, 2010
CEO, Co-Founder and Chief Innovator / Disruptor @ Greenbird - a VC backed B2B SaaS - providing Utilihive, the Operating System for the Platformed Digital Utility and the Energy Cloud.
Utilihive is the Domain specific iPaaS purpose-built for Utilities driving the Digital Transformation and empowering the Smart Grid, Smart City and Industrial IoT.
Senior IT Executive. Long-term international work experience as Integration Developer, Product Manager, Principal Enterprise Architect, Strategy Advisor or Technology Evangelist.
Thought Leader in enterprise architecture, digital transformation, integration, containers, devops, cloud, big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, realtime analytics and energy innovation.
Advisor and Mentor to Tech Startups and Startup Founders.
Tags: Big Data, Digital Transformation, Leadership
Dancing with an elephant: How innovative tech companies can help utilities to accelerate their digital transformation"
Asian Utility Week
September 03, 2019
Dancing with an elephant: How innovative tech companies can help utilities to accelerate their digital transformation.
how to do business with huge organizations and how to work smart together to drive the digital transformation
Tags: Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Startups
DATA IS THE NEW RENEWABLES
EU Sustainable Energy Week
June 18, 2019
Data is the new Renewables. Data becomes the most important "tool" to drive climate neutrality in the EU. Modern technology, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Renewables, Electrification of Transport, Microgrid, Intelligent Waste Management, Smart Cities, ..... everything will be completely data driven. All industries will be data and software companies. Innovation comes from the edge what means, that data must be accessible in a secured and managed way to 3. party. No data, no green future.
The big benefits of going small - or why utilities should apply a Lean Start-up Mindset to drive their digital transformation
http://smartenergysummit.ru/
March 27, 2018
The big benefits of going small - or why utilities should apply a Lean Start-up Mindset to drive their digital transformation
Tags: Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Sustainability
The big benefits of going small - or why utilities should apply a Lean Start-up Mindset to drive their digital transformation"
Smart Energy Summit, Moscow
March 27, 2018
The big benefits of going small - or why utilities should apply a Lean Start-up Mindset to drive their digital transformation
Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Open Innovation
33 Podcasts
Drivers of Digital in the Danish Energy System
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June 10, 2021
Denmark is a country well known as one of the world leaders in the field of renewable energy (RE) development. With more than 40% of its energy coming from wind power and the recent announcement that it will create the world's first energy island in the North Sea, there is much to learn from th
Composable Data Driving the Energy Transition
Greenbird Integration Technology
May 20, 2021
Digital transformation is spurring innovation and new business models across virtually all areas of the energy and utility sectors. As the pace of change speeds up, utilities rely on the expertise of technology leaders to make key system and architecture decisions that deliver future data insights and services.
In this podcast, Bram Murawski, a Senior Solution Manager within Siemens Advanta and Chris Potter, a Siemens Solutions Architect join Thorsten Heller to speak openly about the trends driving digital transformation today.
You will learn:
Current status of technology adoption in the energy sector
Drivers influencing the adoption of data hubs and data lakes in Europe
Demystifying the differences between data hubs, data lakes and data warehouses
Data-driven use cases
Challenges, opportunities and tips implementing data hubs and data lakes
Tags: Big Data, Digital Transformation, Renewable Energy
Siemens Advanta on Composable Systems and Data in the Energy Sector
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May 20, 2021
Digital transformation is spurring innovation and new business models across virtually all areas of the energy and utility sectors. As the pace of change speeds up, utilities rely on the expertise of technology leaders to make key system and architecture decisions that deliver future data insights a
Digital Darwinism: How Disruptive Technology Is Changing Utilities
Greenbird Be Energized Podcast
April 14, 2021
Digital transformation, distributed energy, democratization of energy and prosumer influences, decarbonization, Internet of Things, real-time data — these are just some of the trends and technologies that are disrupting the energy sector.
This is a time of Digital Darwinism — a time where technology and society are evolving faster than utilities have traditionally adapted to change. This sets the stage for a new era of leadership at utilities, a new generation of business models, charging behind a mantra of “Jump forward or fall behind.
Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Renewable Energy
Greening the grid by democratizing data
Greenbird Be Energized Podcast
March 02, 2021
The power sector in India is undergoing a significant change creating much excitement. The Government of India has identified the power sector as a key focus to promote sustainable development through the integration and greening of the grid with renewable energy and digital transformation. Key initiatives at leading DISCOMS are now focused on creating value by making energy services reliable, sustainable and affordable for their clients.
Tags: Innovation, Sustainability, Renewable Energy
How Energy Disaggregation empowers Utilities and their Customers
Be Energized Podcast
January 07, 2021
You will learn:
Industry experiences from the last year
What disaggregation means and how it impacts the energy sector
How utilities can develop value-added services in top of their commodity business
How to drive change through data – your data
Example services from leading utilities
Tags: Sustainability, Data Center, Renewable Energy
Piecing together the enterprise architecture puzzle
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October 26, 2020
How do you transition to a next-gen enterprise architecture that enables data-driven innovation and operational excellence? Whether you are planning or executing transformative initiatives across energy services, grid analytics, application modernisation, or a 360 view of your utility, you need mode
Drivers for change in the energy sector
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September 01, 2020
Against a backdrop of increasing regulatory demands, market adjustments, cost efficiencies and consumer demand, utilities are challenged to be much more agile than ever before. Massive growth in the volume and diversity of data, insufficient quality of data and expanding data silos are emerging obs
Utilizing real-time data for solving SDG’s in the water sector
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August 28, 2020
Digital innovation holds the key.As we have seen in so many other industries – including various areas of the utility sector – digital innovation creates new paradigms, transforming the economics and possibilities of industries and advancing the way we work and live.By harnessing data and digita
Gamifaction of Energy
Greenbird Be Energized Podcast
July 12, 2020
About Gamification of Energy, 3D Visualization and what Utilities can learn from playing the Didgeridoo
Tags: Digital Disruption, Sustainability, Renewable Energy
Utility 4.0: The future utility
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July 06, 2020
Renewables, distributed generation, and smart grids demand new capabilities and are triggering new business models and regulatory frameworks. Data collection and exchange are growing exponentially, creating digital complexity but also valuable opportunities. Utilities with assets in power generatio
The Future of Water
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June 29, 2020
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities infrastructure, and advanced modeling tools, a digital transformation is underway in the water industry. We caught up Virginie Vinel Kolovos MCIM and Future Water Association Board Director to discuss the situation in the water today. Whe
Gamification in Energy
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June 11, 2020
Gamification is the usage of game mechanics and game thinking in serious contexts. In the energy sector it can be used to inform participants about (smart) energy topics or to motivate customers to reach energy efficiency or demand response objectives in a playful manner. However, this thinking has
The Future of Compute and the Green Data Center
Be Energized Podcast
May 21, 2020
Tags: Digital Transformation, Sustainability, Data Center
The Future Data Center
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May 20, 2020
Green innovation comes in many forms with endless benefits. Since its foundation in 2011, Cloud&Heat’s mission has been to make sustainability and security a driver of digital innovation. New technologies are not only becoming an increasingly integral part of everyday life and utility processe
SUCCEEDING WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND INTRODUCING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Be Energized Podcast
May 07, 2020
SUCCEEDING WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND INTRODUCING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES from the #BeEnergized Podcast series
Hybrid data lake architectures for advanced OT analytics at the edge
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April 27, 2020
The complexity of systems to satisfy evolving business needs is increasing as more data is collected and the available tools to create insights become more sophisticated. In addition, grid edge innovation is helping to drive one of the most radical transitions in the sector – a move from a central
Modern UI: Utilizing GraphQL to present Big Energy Data
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April 16, 2020
In this podcast, Greenbird software engineers share their insights on user experience and utilizing GraphQL to handle Big Data Queries for utilities. Andreas Stræte and Truls Hamborg discuss the key to excellent user interface design and the technologies that enable success.- &n
Tags: Analytics, Digital Transformation, Sustainability
Women in Technology
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March 06, 2020
Employing and supporting a diverse team of people is what Greenbird is all about. It is one of the reasons we selected the name Greenbird as you will find out in this podcast. While there are many ways to define diversity – such as race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and more – I
Tags: Open Innovation, Climate Change, Diversity and Inclusion
Emerging Platform Business Models Disrupting Utilities
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March 02, 2020
In the energy industry, evolving customer demand, accelerating technology innovation, and the rollout of progressive regulations and policies point to a transformation well underway. Linear value chains supporting one-way power flow from centralized generation to end customers are already giving way
DSO 2.0. How new regulations in Germany affect digital transformation.
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February 09, 2020
New requirements and regulations are demanding DSO in Germany take on new responsibilities. According to the Energy Industry Act, electric network operators are obliged to ensure the security and reliability of the electricity supply in their network. Redispatch measures are carried out to ensure gr
The future for digital integration platforms: A new architecture for innovation
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January 15, 2020
With the unprecedented rate of change happening in the energy sector today you could say “The only constant is disruption.”Where there is constant disruption, there must also be constant innovation.Where once innovation might have been the remit of a particular team or department within utility
Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Sustainability
The Agile Utility - Experiences from EnBW
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December 20, 2019
The ‘Agile Utility’ is a buzzword that is being embraced, however, understanding the methodologies and best practices around the implementation remains uncharted territory for many. As traditional utilities are adapting to the disruption in the sector, you may ask yourselves this question: Is ag
Tags: Digital Transformation, Startups, Entrepreneurship
Data-driven Pioneers: Accelerating digital transformation
Smart Energy TV
January 07, 2020
Greenbird CEO, Thorsten Heller discusses some of the biggest trends both for retailers and DSOs in the energy sector in 2019.
As utilities adapt to a changing energy landscape, Greenbird has adapted its Utilihive digital integration platform to accommodate new and evolving priorities.
Tags: Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology, Sustainability
10 Webinars
Smart Grid Globetrotters - Experience from around the World
Digital Grid Initiative
June 09, 2021
Im 3. Webinar der Digital Grid Initiative gingen Jonas Danzeisen, CEO Venios GmbH und Thorsten Heller, CEO greenbird auf eine Weltreise über 4 Kontinente und gaben Einblicke in unterschiedlichste Smart-Grid-Projekte. Angelegt als eine vergleichende, technologische aber absolut unterhaltsame Standortbestimmung erfuhren die Teilnehmer, mit welchen Herausforderungen Netzbetreiber in anderen Ländern kämpfen und wie deren Lösungen aussehen.
Inhalte des Webinars:
Konkrete Projektberichte und Use Cases aus 7 Ländern
Überblick zu regional unterschiedlichen Treibern und Herausforderungen der Netzbetreiber
Darstellung verschiedener Herangehensweisen und Strategien
Nutzung unterschiedlicher Lösungsräume mit Blick auf vorhandene Regulatorik und Gesetzgebung
Zielgruppe: Entscheider und Digitalisierungsverantwortliche von Netzbetreibern
Referenten:
Dr. Jonas Danzeisen, CEO Venios GmbH
Thorsten Heller, CEO greenbird
Dr. Anja Martin, Marketing & Kommunikation SMIGHT, Moderation
Future Grid Operations - Analogue or Digital?
Digital Grid Initiative
March 09, 2021
Contents and objectives of the Webinar:
Show what challenges the energy transition brings to grid operators.
Show where established, analogue solutions for stable grid operation reach their limits.
Outline which tasks and important skills are needed for a successful energy transition in the grid.
Learn which new solutions and processes exist for digital grid operation.
Discuss how distribution grid operators can make themselves fit for the future by digitalising their processes and structures.
Aimed at:
Grid operators decision-makers and digitalisation managers
Speakers:
Oliver Deuschle, CEO SMIGHT
Dr. Andreas Ulbig, COO Adaptricity
Franziska Heidecke, Head of Digitalisation and Innovation, ED Netze GmbH
Thorsten Heller, CEO Greenbird (Moderator)
THE AGILE UTILITY DRIVING THE ENERGY CLOUD
SMART ENERGY TV
September 15, 2019
The ‘Agile Utility’ is a buzzword that is being embraced, however, understanding the methodologies and best practices around the implementation remains uncharted territory for many. As traditional utilities are adapting to industry 4.0, you may ask yourselves this question: Is agile right for me and my organisation? Is agile right for my project?
Tags: Agile, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation
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Strategy is figuring out what not to do
Speed is the new Currency of Business
Summer Moved On
The top 7 trends I observed at Asian Utility Week 2019
PROPELLING UTILITIES TO A DIGITAL FUTURE
The Dirty Job of Data Provisioning
Dancing with Elephants or what I learned from working with Utilities
Utility Innovation at a Startup Speed
Utilities’ Big Benefits of Going Small
The Emerging Platform Business Model disrupting Utilities
Building the digital DNA to drive utilities´ digital transformation
Dancing with an elephant: How innovative tech companies can help utilities to accelerate their digital transformation"
DATA IS THE NEW RENEWABLES
The big benefits of going small - or why utilities should apply a Lean Start-up Mindset to drive their digital transformation"
Drivers of Digital in the Danish Energy System
Composable Data Driving the Energy Transition
Digital Darwinism: How Disruptive Technology Is Changing Utilities
Greening the grid by democratizing data
How Energy Disaggregation empowers Utilities and their Customers
Gamifaction of Energy
The Future of Compute and the Green Data Center
SUCCEEDING WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND INTRODUCING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Hybrid data lake architectures for advanced OT analytics at the edge
Modern UI: Utilizing GraphQL to present Big Energy Data
DATA LAKE ARCHITECTURE: A DATA SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE FOR UTILITIES
Women in Technology
The future for digital integration platforms: A new architecture for innovation
HOW ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE IS DRIVING THE ENERGY TRANSITION
The Role of Data Science in and for the Energy Industry
The Smart Connector Podcast: Entrepreneur Spotlight Thorsten Heller
Trends from the European Utility Sector
Be Energized Podcast
iPaas and the Future of Utilities
Smart Grid Globetrotters - Experience from around the World
Digital Integration for the Data Driven Platformed Utility
DATA LAKE ARCHITECTURE: A DATA SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE FOR UTILITIES
BIG TRENDS DRIVING CONNECTED ENERGY AND THE FUTURE OF UTILITIES
THE AGILE UTILITY DRIVING THE ENERGY CLOUD
