Conclusions : Social Innovation : Hitachi

Technology Blocks

• Recognise the criticality of both IT and OT in the digital energy future and define a convergence strategy
• Plan for a future based on open architecture to ensure compatibility with a diverse range of software and hardware
• Develop a technology innovation strategy from the sub-trends emerging from the digital energy roadmap
• Recognise that the digital transformation will be felt across the whole value chain and build a holistic program from upstream to point of use

Customer Centricity

• Recognise the criticality of both IT and OT in the digital energy future and define a convergence strategy
• Plan for a future based on open architecture to ensure compatibility with a diverse range of software and hardware
• Develop a technology innovation strategy from the sub-trends emerging from the digital energy roadmap
• Recognise that the digital transformation will be felt across the whole value chain and build a holistic program from upstream to point of use

Organisational Change

• Recognise the criticality of both IT and OT in the digital energy future and define a convergence strategy
• Plan for a future based on open architecture to ensure compatibility with a diverse range of software and hardware
• Develop a technology innovation strategy from the sub-trends emerging from the digital energy roadmap
• Recognise that the digital transformation will be felt across the whole value chain and build a holistic program from upstream to point of use

The future of energy will rely increasingly on digital intelligence and use of data analytics to drive efficiency from generation to consumption. The leaders of the future will be those that can navigate the convergence of IT with OT in the age of integration.

The momentum behind the digital transformation is huge and energy can no longer be viewed passively. Technologies are maturing fast and the tipping point has already been passed as we shift to active management of energy to drive efficiency and growth.

There will be a new complexity to the benefits and value that will impact traditional structures, but successful digitalisation will ultimately be about simplification. The convergence of IT and OT is about insightful and actionable information being available in real time, where it has the biggest impact and benefit. The solutions of tomorrow are not about products, systems or even platforms, but outcomes. New business models—enabled by IoT—will need to embrace that.

Collaboration will also become the new norm as players realise they need to combine skills and embrace cocreation to navigate the challenges and embrace the opportunities from digitalisation. By 2025 we will have progressed from the digital transformation of existing systems and processes to a more complete business transformation that will bring new revenue opportunities, significant process enhancements, better customer engagement, reduced risks and a more sustainable future.

In the digitally transforming new energy future, players across the energy ecosystem will witness increasing and accelerating disruption, whether they are utilities, manufacturers, system providers or simply energy consumers. They will all face the same choice: sit back and watch the consequences unfold for better or worse, or harness the technological capabilities to turn disruption into opportunity.

HITACHI IN DIGITAL ENERGY

Hitachi—a global pioneer of Social Innovation as a value proposition for over 100 years—has Social Innovation Business at the centre of its mission, values and vision. Specific to digital energy, Hitachi’s goal related to Social Innovation Business is to combine both equipment and social infrastructure with IT and digitisation expertise, operating across the energy value chain from generation to point of consumption.

In the IoT era, Hitachi is supporting the digital transformation of utilities and businesses to drive energy efficiency, business productivity and optimal integration of renewables. By utilising its extensive expertise in both IT and OT, Hitachi is building a sustainable energy efficiency business on a complete portfolio of products and systems all enabled by digitisation. That means using data and bringing intelligence to drive innovation and efficiency, as well as software solutions to bring to life new business models such as virtual power plants (VPPs), microgrids, automated trading and demand response (DR).

Hitachi is also a global leader in developing the next generation of nuclear power stations. For example in the UK – through its wholly owned subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power – the company plans to provide at least 5,400MW of new generating capacity to the UK hence delivering a secure non-carbon energy supply. Click HERE (https://www.horizonnuclearpower.com) to read more.

The uniqueness of the Hitachi contribution in the energy sector comes from its vision to put society first and look to the future, where there will be continuing convergence of infrastructure, technology and new customercentric business models. Hitachi’s focus on Social Innovation will enable it to focus on the sustainability, reliability, safety and efficiency of the generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of energy.

Below are just some of the many examples of where Hitachi is already delivering pioneering solutions for the digitised energy future.

Hitachi Hybrid Battery Energy Storage Systems Stabilizing Micro Grid in Island Regions

Hitachi Supports NEDO Smart Grid Demonstration Project in Poland

ENTEGA and Hitachi enter Development Partnership

As an entrusted company of NEDO, Hitachi and ELES Agree on Common Smart Grids and Smart Communities Action in Slovenia

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