This webinar will summarize results from three events based on interactive knowledge exchange using the KTP model. The KTP events are: 1. Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico. Mexico City 17-19 August 2016. 2. Knowledge Transfer Project on Public Support to Smart Grid research, demonstration and innovation. Genk, Belgium, 11 September 2017. 3. Knowledge Exchange on Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and Smart Metering. Bengaluru, India, 13–15 November 2017. Focus on the presentation will be on results from the events with focus on the interactive KTP workshops. The workshops and events has been developed and arranged by ISGAN Annex 2 in close collaboration with Annex 4. Further KTP workshops are planned which will be mentioned at this webinar. Finally, the methodology will be presented briefly.

1. ISGAN –
International Smart Grid
Action Network
Webinar course in partnership with Leonardo Energy
April 2018

2. Speakers: The ISGAN KTP Team
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Magnus Olofsson
Swedish Energy Institute
(on behalf of Swedish Energy Agency)
Bethany Speer
US National Renewable
Energy Laboratory
Helena Lindquist
LightSwitch
(on behalf of Swedish Energy Agency)

3. Speakers: KTP examples
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Ing. Sergio Cortes Lopez
Ministry of Energy (SENER),
Mexico
Nicole Kerkhof-Damen
Netherlands Enterprise
Agency (RVO), Netherlands
Sachin Shukla
National Smart Grid Mission,
Ministry of Power, India
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4. ISGAN in a Nutshell
Created under the auspices of:
the Implementing
Agreement for a
Co-operative
Programme on Smart
Grids
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Strategic platform to support high-level government
knowledge transfer and action for the accelerated
development and deployment of smarter, cleaner
electricity grids around the world
International Smart Grid Action Network is
the only global government-to-
government forum on smart grids.
an initiative of the
Clean Energy
Ministerial (CEM)

5. ISGAN’s worldwide presence
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6. Value proposition
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ISGAN
Conference
presentations
Policy
briefs
Technology
briefs
Technical
papers
Discussion
papers
Webinars
Casebooks
Workshops
Broad international
expert network
Knowledge sharing,
technical assistance,
project coordination
Global, regional &
national policy support
Strategic partnerships
IEA, CEM, GSGF,
Mission Innovation,
etc.

7. Webinar Objectives
• This webinar will describe the ISGAN initiative to promote meaningful international
dialogue on smart grids through interactive knowledge exchange projects. It will
summarize and discuss the results from the following three projects:
– Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico. Mexico City, 17-19 August 2016.
– Knowledge Transfer Project on Public Support to Smart Grid research,
demonstration and innovation. Genk, Belgium, 11 September 2017.
– Knowledge Exchange on Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and Smart
Metering. Bengaluru, India, 13–15 November 2017.
• During the webinar, the ISGAN KTP approach will be explained, followed by a
discussion on the experiences and results from the three projects to date.
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8. Terms of Reference for the
Knowledge Transfer Project
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Available at: www.iea-isgan.org and
posted with this recorded webinar.

9. Motivation for Launching the ISGAN
Knowledge Transfer Project
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10. The CEM Power System Challenge
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Rationale behind the KTP initiative
• Climate change: urgent
need to accelerate efforts
to transition to clean
energy, for which smart
grids is a key enabler.
• Many good solutions
exist already – need to
focus attention on
disseminating knowledge
and lessons learned more
efficiently between
countries and
organizations
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12. Project Fundamentals
• Mechanisms to capture, collect and
exchange explicit and tacit knowledge
between people, also including aspects
related to skills and competence
development.
• Theoretical frameworks: organization theory
(knowledge management), sociology
(learning theory) and didactics.
• There is a difference between information
and knowledge
• And between explicit and tacit knowledge
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What is knowledge transfer? Basic assumptions:

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Focus on interactive sharing and learning
Move away from passive
meeting formats….
….to more interactive
participation!

14. Three primary objectives for KTPs:
1. Encourage open and informal dialogue between stakeholders and
international peers about lessons learned from grid modernization in different
ISGAN countries.
2. Promote cross-organizational dialogue, inspired by experiences and results
achieved in different countries.
3. Create a forum for interactive learning where all participants can genuinely
contribute to, and benefit from, the collective thinking process focused on the
development of smart grids.
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15. Key Success Factors
✓ Strong country engagement
✓ Preparation
✓ Selective participation
✓ Tying into decision making processes
✓ KTP process design and facilitation
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16. KTP Examples:
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• Country-centric approach (Mexico)
• Multilateral approach (workshop held in Belgium)
• Hybrid approach (India)

17. Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico 17-19 August 2016
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18. In brief:
● The KTP was tied to the development of Mexico’s roadmap for smart grids
envisaged in the newly enacted law of 2015.
● The KTP was done with 21CPP. Key partners included SENER, CFE, CRE,
CENACE, CENAM, and UNAM.
● SENER identified the need to form a national vision for smart grids involving all
relevant national stakeholders, one which could be inspired by other ISGAN
countries.
● Focus was on the current needs of Mexico.
Country Centric Example: Mexico
“Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico”
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Country Centric Example: Mexico
“Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico”
Workshop:
approx. 45
participants
Public
conference:
100+
participants

20. The workshop was structured into three interrelated exercises:
1) Vision 2030; 2) Milestones; 3) Actions and Roles
Country Centric Example: Mexico
“Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico”
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21. Key takeaways are
1. Find means to reduce non-technical and technical network losses.
2. Optimize introduction of smart meters in customer segments and phased
implementation.
3. Define adequate grid codes and standards.
4. Understand where and what type of new generation will be added.
5. Assess future energy security needs in relation to a grid development plan.
6. Keep network power competitive to avoid grid defection and achieve goal of
power to all.
Country Centric Example: Mexico
“Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico”
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22. Project outcomes
• Mexico received input on international lessons learned at a critical point in the
development of the national smart grid strategy.
• Contribution to national report on the implementation of Smart Grids in Mexico.
• Identification of key milestones and actions that Mexican institutions must
collaborate on to implement the smart grid strategy and reach renewable energy
targets.
• New international peer-to-peer networks formed, resulting e.g. in several
participants’ involvement in consecutive KTP in India.
• An executive summary of the project is available at: www.iea-isgan.org
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Country Centric Example: Mexico
“Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico”

23. Contact information: Mexico
“Unleashing Smart Grids in Mexico”
Ing. Sergio Cortes Lopez, Secretaría de Energía (SENER)
sclopez@energia.gob.mx
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24. KTP on Public Support to Smart Grid RD&I
(workshop in Genk, Belgium), 11 September 2017
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Multilateral Approach Example:
“Public Support to Smart Grid RD&I”
Full project
(incl.
preparatory
analysis):
9 persons
Workshop
only:
7 persons

26. Multilateral Approach Example:
“Public Support to Smart Grid RD&I”
(workshop in Genk, Belgium)
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27. Discussion themes:
1. Realizing the full potential of demonstration
projects to achieve market uptake.
2. Designing national funding programmes.
3. Utilizing innovative and effective Key
Performance Indicators to measure project
impacts.
4. Communicating results to the public to
create acceptance of technical innovation.
5. Establishing effective international
collaboration amongst national funding
agencies.
Multilateral Approach Example:
“Public Support to Smart Grid RD&I”
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28. Theme # 1: Realizing the full potential of demonstration projects to achieve market uptake.
(Examples of findings)
● Synergy between electrical, transport & telecom is a must for success of SG demo projects
to achieve market uptake.
● Consumers need to be at the centre of SG projects to achieve a successful market.
● Adaptive regulation is the key to success for achieving smart grid solutions market uptake.
Theme # 2: Designing national funding programmes (Examples of findings)
● Clear objectives prioritized by the government considering also knowledge transfer within the
funding agency and other stakeholders.
● Find the right stakeholders and include them at design stage (customers, regulators,
industry, government etc.) and consider their feedback.
● Long-term program planning and continuous evaluation of SMART KPIs and corrective
actions. Different KPIs for different TRLs.
Multilateral Approach Example:
“Public Support to Smart Grid RD&I”
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29. Theme # 4: Communicating results to the public to create acceptance of technical
innovation - end users. (Examples of findings)
● Communicate smart grid success stories. Make it simple and fashionable!
● Monitor, deliver and communicate measurable improvements in terms of reaching
sustainability goals over time.
Multilateral Approach Example:
”Public Support to Smart Grid RD&I”
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30. Multilateral Approach Example:
”Public Support to Smart Grid RD&I”
Project outcomes
• New network of practitioners formed, collaborating on topics relating to their work
on funding for Smart Grid RD&I.
– Project continues in 2018 with workshop planned in Vienna 17-18 October.
• Detailed comparison of approaches in 6 countries, by means of thorough
preparatory work (detailed survey).
• Identification and prioritization of key topics of relevance for international
dialogue.
• An executive summary of the project is available at: www.iea-isgan.org
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31. KTP on Public Support to RD&I 2.0 (Vienna)
The project will focus on 1-2 of the below topics (based on participants’ interest):
• How to design and work with Key Performance Indicators to promote quality smart grid
research/innovation projects.
• How to measure results of funding initiatives in society (e.g. in terms of smart grid market
development).
• How to promote the scaling up of smart grid projects from pilot/demonstration to large scale
implementation.
• How to effectively encourage and handle industrial participation in smart grid projects.
• How to effectively disseminate results from publicly funded research & innovation projects for
adoption in the smart grid sector.
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32. KTP on Distributed Generation,
Microgrids and Smart Metering
Bengaluru, India 13-15 November 2017
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33. ● The “Interactive Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Distributed Generation,
Microgrids, and Smart Metering” was organized in partnership with India National
Smart Grid Mission (NSGM), of the Ministry of Power, and the Central Power
Research Institute.
● Early on in the planning of the KTP, NSGM held a broad stakeholder consultation
to identify and prioritize the topics for the KTP; this resulted in a project focusing
on distributed generation, microgrids, and smart metering.
Hybrid Approach: India
“Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and Smart Metering”
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Hybrid Approach: India
“Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and Smart Metering”
Workshop:
35
participants
Public
conference:
87
participants

35. Hybrid Approach: India
“Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and Smart Metering”
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36. Key takeaways:
● Incentives for investment in early SG R&D should be considered in regulation design.
● Regulation is key to make smart grid developments going – incentives must be there.
● Depreciation is much faster on smart grid devices and thus this should be considered in regulation
for network companies.
● Utilities require business models based on PPPs which are viable and sustainable and provide
reasonable profit to the investors as value to the end consumers.
● There is a need for efficient load management and forecasting tools due to the ever-increasing
penetration of renewable energy generation.
● Priority areas for skill management & capacity building of utility officials should be identified and
prioritized and continuously improved upon in a variety of areas (e.g., data privacy, cyber).
● Smart devices are to be standardized to ensure interfacing among consumer/prosumer
technologies.
● Communication technologies should be selected depending on key characteristics.
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37. Project outcomes
• 31 challenges in regard to distributed generation, microgrids and smart metering
were formulated.
• In-depth international dialogue on lessons learned regarding a subset of these
challenges.
• 62 ideas for solutions to the identified challenges were formulated.
• An executive summary is available at: www.iea-isgan.org.
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Hybrid Approach: India
“Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and Smart Metering”

38. Contact information: India
“Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and Smart Metering”
Mr. Sachin Shukla, National Smart Grid Mission, Ministry of Power
sachin_shukla2@pfcindia.com
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39. Next Steps
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40. Partnerships and Process for New KTPs
• ISGAN members and working
groups (aka Annexes) can propose
new KTP topics and structures
• We are open to new KTP partners
can explore other opportunities
pending we can identify available
resources.
• A step-by-step process is outlined in
the report, Knowledge Transfer
Project Terms of Reference which
will be posted along with the webinar
recording.
New Partners Steps for planning a KTP
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41. Future application of the KTP concept
• Implementation-focused knowledge transfer related to key smart grid challenges
(deep-dive projects spanning several workshops and including analytical desk
work by participants)
• Collaboration with other Clean Energy Ministerial initiatives, e.g. 21st Century
Power Partnership and Mission Innovation
• KTPs can be used to:
• develop ISGAN case books (examples of good practice and lessons learned)
• inform policy synthesis reports
• co-create solutions to common challenges
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42. ● 18-19 October 2018, Vienna Austria.
● Sequel to the first Public Sector Funding KTP, this time with a
more narrow focus.
● Seeking 2-4 participants from each country, ideally those in the
public sector working at a strategic and/or operational level
with designing and implementing funding programs for smart
grid research and innovation.
KTP on Public Support to Smart Grid
RD&I – version 2.0
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43. Questions and Answers
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44. Thank you!
The KTP Organizing Team
magnus.olofsson@energiinstitutet.se
helena@thelightswitch.se
bethany.speer@nrel.gov