Cases

Future Foresight in Smart Grids and Ammonia Economy

Innovation Management Technology Policy

Context

  • Kanpeki supported the Future Foresight Department at a local energy department in the Middle East by designing and testing a comprehensive methodology and developing the necessary tools for future scanning and scenario-based action planning

Approach

  • Conduct current state assessment of the energy market in Abu Dhabi, including strategic analysis and policy scan, with a focus on smart grids and future ammonia
  • Analyze trends and implications using such tools as horizon analysis, the future radar, drivers of change, uncertainties analysis and scenario planning
  • Provide recommendations for DOE and relevant policy makers based on the future foresight analysis
  • Write whitepapers summarizing the analysis and respective insights
  • Facilitate panel discussions and workshops with representatives from related government agencies, leading academic institutions and industrial players to present and enhance the findings

Outcomes

  • Two whitepapers with detailed future foresight analysis of Smart Grids and Ammonia Economy
  • Two panel discussions and workshops with related government agencies, leading academic institutions and industrial players