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A business perspective on energy system flexibility van der Burg, Robbert-Jan
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1. On-demand supply is only valuable when customer demand is unpredictable and requires immediacy (Chapter 2). 2. On-demand services can be described by three and only three interrelated characteristics, being availability, responsiveness, and scalability (Chapter 2). 3. Small-scale electrical devices, such as encountered in households, can be used as flexibility sources for power system balance and congestion prevention only if there is an appropriate ICT infrastructure and a business context where flexibility can be traded between different parties (Chapter 3). 4. Local grid
congestion problems can only be solved by deploying local flexibility sources, which may limit the creation of effective and reliable local flexibility markets (Chapter 3). 5. Due to network effects, the aggregator can become a monopolist in trading flexibility. Accordingly, the role of the aggregator should be regulated (Chapter 3). 6. Adopting a modular architecture will support aggregator companies in evolving their business and remaining value-adding and viable in the long term (Chapter 4). 7. Product modularity literature offers useful modular design
principles that can be applied in the context of on-demand service platforms (Chapter 4). 8. The information processing capabilities of on-demand service platforms are the key assets that give them a competitive advantage (Chapter 4). 9. The role and importance of natural gas as a transition fuel is underestimated in the public debate on the transition towards a fossil-free and sustainable energy system in The Netherlands. 10. Flexibility is not only a necessity in power systems but also an essential ability for PhD students while doing research.
