Energy Informatics (Feb 2024)

From use cases to business cases: I-GReta use cases portfolio analysis from innovation management and digital entrepreneurship models perspectives

  • Elena Malakhatka,
  • Manuel Pitz,
  • Marwa Maghnie,
  • Mohammadreza Mazidi,
  • Radu Plamanescu,
  • Christof Sumereder,
  • Thomas Prüfer,
  • Holger Wallbaum,
  • Dirk Müller,
  • Antonello Monti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42162-024-00310-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 26

Abstract

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Abstract This study provides a detailed exploration of how innovation management and digital entrepreneurship models can help transform technical use cases in smart grid contexts into viable business cases, thereby bridging the gap between technical potential and market application in the field of energy informatics. It focuses on the I-GReta project Use Cases (UCs). The study employs methodologies like Use Case Analysis, Portfolio Mapping of Innovation Level, Innovation Readiness Level, and the Tech Solution Business Model Canvas (TSBMC) to analyse and transition from technical use cases to viable business cases. This approach aligns technological solutions with market demands and regulatory frameworks, leveraging digital entrepreneurship models to navigate market challenges and foster energy management, sustainability, and digitalization.

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