Brussels, Belgium

Immersive Power: Extended Reality for Energy Infrastructure - An Experience Fair and Conference

RGI and TransnetBW co-hosted the Immersive Power Conference & Fair on 29 October in Brussels to explore the exciting world of extended reality and dive into applications for energy infrastructure projects.

Developers of large-scale projects are constantly faced with the challenge of building and communicating on technically and spatially very complex structures. Transformer stations, power lines, wind parks, motorways, or railway lines are infrastructure projects that – in most cases – only exist in technical plans before they are implemented. For a long time, it has been almost impossible to perfectly visualise their actual appearance up front.

But this is changing rapidly, and together with German transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW, the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) is exploring this new, extended world. On 29 October we co-hosted the Immersive Power Conference & Experience Fair on Extended Reality for Energy Infrastructure in Brussels. 

The event featured a conference programme which addressed the current status of extended reality applications, including within engagement activities. Moreover, different organisations showcased their devices and approaches to extended reality during our experience fair. 

Stay tuned for further opportunities to discuss how XR can support energy infrastructure projects!

 

 


AFTER-MOVIE


Catch the highlights from our Immersive Power Conference & Experience Fair in our after-movie:

 

 


PHOTOS


View all the photos from our workshop in our Flickr gallery here


PRESENTATIONS


Impulse Presentation | Panel 1

Christoph Runde, CEO | Virtual Dimension Center (VDC)

 

Impulse Presentation | Panel 2

Nils Weber, Head of Global Sales & Business Development | Primtech

 

Impulse Presentation | Panel 3

Günter Wenzel, Team Leader eXtended Environments | Fraunhofer IAO

 

Video demonstration | Panel 3

 

Video created in the EU funded project Destination Earth by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

Video demonstration | Panel 3

 

Video created in the EU funded project Destination Earth by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.


AGENDA


10:00 | Check-in and Welcome Coffee


10:45 | Welcome: XR and Why It Matters for Energy Infrastructure


11:00 | Panel Discussion: XR & Engagement - Boosting Understanding and Acceptance


Morjana Moreira dos Anjos

Manager - Socio-Energy Systems
Renewables Grid Initiative
- MODERATOR -

Christoph Runde

CEO
Virtual Dimension Center (VDC)

Thomas Wagner

Stakeholder Manager
TenneT

Günter Wenzel

Team Leader eXtended Environments
Fraunhofer IAO

Sharon Darcy

Chair
The Linear Infrastructure Planning Panel (LIPP)

12:00 | 2-Minute-Pitches from Exhibitors


10+ organisations will showcase their XR approaches and tools for better communication and development of energy infrastructure at our Experience Fair. In this session, you will hear short summaries of what they present and why you should visit their stand.


12:15 | Lunch & Experience Fair Time


13:30 | Panel Discussion: Making the Business Case - Standardising XR Implementation


Louisa Oeltjenbruns

Project Spokeswoman
TransnetBW
- MODERATOR -

Nils Weber

Head of global Sales & Business Development
entegra

Oliver Woye

Managing Director
die wegmeister

Ben Mahy

Founder and Managing Director
Supportsquare

Christoph Runde

Chairman of Standardization Committee „eXtended Reality und Metaverse
German Institute for Standardisation (DIN)

14:45 | 2-Minute-Pitches from Exhibitors


10+ organisations will showcase their XR approaches and tools for better communication and development of energy infrastructure at our Experience Fair. In this session, you will hear short summaries of what they present and why you should visit their stand.


15:00 | Coffee & Experience Fair Time


16:00 | Panel Discussion: The Future of XR - What's Next?


Andrzej Ceglarz

Director - Energy Systems
Renewables Grid Initiative
- MODERATOR -

Brad Johnson

Director - Electric Utilities Solutions
Bentley Systems

Sarah Maier

Expert - Energy Markets
TransnetBW

Günter Wenzel

Team Leader eXtended Environments
Fraunhofer IAO

Andreas Mueller

Expert – Weather & Climate, Visualisations
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)

17:00 | Wrap-up & Outlook


17:15 | Networking Cocktails


EXPERIENCE FAIR


 

XR@TransnetBW

 

VR practises of substations

 

Umspannwerk Pulverdingen XR

 

Storymap  

 

eXtended Environments

 

Innovision VR Experience

 

XR & Metaverse Global Standards Registry

 

Virtual presentation of projects

 

Map51

 

Network for XR

 

Gleichstrom-Umspannwerk Philippsburg VR

CONTACT


Nathália Pimentel
Manager - Communication

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t: +49 30 2332 11035
nathalia[at]renewables-grid.eu

Matilde Doni
Manager - Offshore Energy and Nature

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t: +49 30 2332 11000
matilde.doni[at]renewables-grid.eu

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