Ben Bowler

Senior Research Associate at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Chair of IEEE Switzerland Power and Energy Society

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

At the OpenData working group today - we will focus on data cooperation in Swiss utilities. Data access to increase clean energy adoption and data privacy and security are necessary but have never been harder to balance https://t.co/zOMhZ6GpOa

[Electrical Engineering - Hochschule Luzern - T&A @HSLU_IET]

Opening of the Innovation Park -Building Excellence. A creative #ecosystem for #innovation @hslu @vzug @HHMgruppe @ZugEstates @bbvch

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

Our next IEEE Switzerland conference will be on rapid #decarbonisation with speakers from @WWF_Schweiz, @ABBSchweizAG , Suncar, @OfficialUoM, @Agroscope, EcoSecurities and @wuestenhagen from @HSGStGallen. Join us on 7 November. Registration essential: https://t.co/nwyvmBLqdr

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

Join us in St Gallen for our conference on rapid decarbonisation - including adaptation strategies for networks, climate finance and technology

Registration essential, non-IEEE members welcome
https://t.co/nwyvmBLqdr

[Bundesrat • Conseil fédéral • Consiglio federale @BR_Sprecher]

#Swissgovernment wishes to maintain good relations with UK. It is preparing measures to ensure that 🇨🇭nationals can continue to live/work in the UK, and that 🇬🇧 nationals can continue to live/work in 🇨🇭 – even in the event of a disorderly #Brexit. (BK) https://t.co/ISfAbzI6Lp

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

Elexon will make balancing mechanism more accessible to aggregators and small flex providers by year end https://t.co/m5nCfDi6NF via @EnergystMedia

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

@anunezjimenez @emaxconsult

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

Good news for ongoing UK decarbonisation @TheIET @REFocusmag @RenewableUK @pv_tech

[Emax Consultancy @emaxconsult]

#Brexit draft agreement states UK will adhere to EU electricity wholesale market directives / regulations, signalling consistency in policy and further integration across Europe. Good news for #decarbonisation #RenewableEnergy @BRIDGE_H2020 @FLEXI_H2020 https://t.co/NDXd39h8J5

[Michael Liebreich - @MLiebreich.bsky.social @MLiebreich]

"RWE will seek damages if Germany shuts coal plants abruptly".

Fine, give them compensation, so what?

Policy-makers need to shift resources from subsidising clean energy to shutting dirty, and let the magic of markets and price signals do the rest.

https://t.co/SrnkMksWD3

[Emax Consultancy @emaxconsult]

£100m fund established for UK energy storage https://t.co/21VHy3vPRO

[Emax Consultancy @emaxconsult]

Some interesting metrics on residual load and storage. Could battery capacity from #EV mean no need for grid connected #storage? Residual load in 2050 shows clear need for #flexibility @WindEurope @DNVGL_Energy

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Interactive: The impacts of climate change at 1.5C, 2C and beyond | @_rospearce @rtmcswee @tomoprater https://t.co/krjANDKRmS

[Ørsted UK @OrstedUK]

Businesses all over the UK should be taking advantage of the low carbon economy, says Pete Clusky in this blog about the growing UK supply chain opportunities in #CleanGrowth #GreenGB #OSW2030Vision

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

@UNITAR couse on Sustainable energy still open for applications, scholarships possible https://t.co/0wb9GsBVy9

[Emax Consultancy @emaxconsult]

.@emaxconsult at @UNECE pathways to #Sustainability in Geneva yesterday. Motivated by @GraemeMaxton call to action but unsettled by level of gas in 2050 energy mix (prelim results: https://t.co/NZRg1Ijdrl). As technologists and entrepreneurs we must do more to decarbonise

[Emax Consultancy @emaxconsult]

World 'nowhere near on track' to avoid warming beyond 1.5C target https://t.co/wD0TrXe1qf

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

Lots of blockchain noise at the moment. Now some serious backing from EU: EU Officials Reveal €5 Million 'Blockchains for Social Good' Contest https://t.co/zu8cjp9Heo

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

Terracotta solar panels installed in Fribourg solve visual amenity problem in Swiss protected area https://t.co/6WJ71riPN4. Developed by @CSEM

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

UK Smart City Index 17: progress in energy, mobility, digital. Bristol leads. https://t.co/qo4cZhTziT

[Ben Bowler @BenBowler80]

@HScienceAdvisor thanks for the follow!