3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
Jiangsu Province where 10,000 MWs of electric motor system retrofit savings were identified at
a delivered LCOE of 1 cent per kWh.
These exergetic efficiency-productivity gains are foundational to engaging the IoT generalpurpose
technology platform. Connectivity is key for catalyzing experience and learning curves
leading to more innovative manufacturing design techniques and technologies capable of
producing smarter products and delivering intelligent services.
This is well-recognized by the Industry Working Group, noting crossover and transversal
opportunities with other sectors. Beginning with applied research, development and innovation
(RDI) initiatives, and continuing through the co-development of new value propositions and
value-added services constituting smart manufacturing initiatives, and going all the way to
leveraging circular economy outcomes.
One of the largest transversal possibilities being pursued in Europe, the U.S., China and Japan, is
the convergence and synergies of connecting the Communication Internet, the Renewable
Energy Internet, and the Transportation and Logistics Internet, and Buildings as Nodes. All of
this is undergird by the Internet of Things and smart manufacturing. The emergent IoT/IoS/IoN
tools and technologies increasingly enable the linking and interaction between the traditionally
silo’d vertical sectors of the Second Industrial Revolution. Large exergetic productivity gains
become possible.
Buildings and factories become nanogrids operating in real-time, with plug-in electric vehicles
serving as connected picogrids (detachable, portable, interoperable). The nanogrids connect, in
a self-similar fractal-like pattern, into neighborhood microgrids, which, in turn, link together to
form urban-wide minigrids. Cities fractally link together to form regional macrogrids, and these
macrogrids form the backbone of continent-wide smart supergrids. This fractal growth pattern,
facilitated by embedding IoT connectivity throughout the industrial and manufacturing
processes and products, achieves leaner production while enhancing resilience. Local nanogrids
and microgrids remain functional eand resilient even in the event of large-scale failures of the
supergrid or a regional macrogrid due to a cyber-attack or natural disaster.
Chemicals and Automotive Sector
Luxembourg vehicle-related companies like Delphi and Goodyear, and logistics companies like
CFL, Dematic and Cargolux have key roles to play in the growth of digitalized Transportation
and Logistics Internet. Delphi, a leader in powertrain electrification, has decades of experience
marketing a robust hybrid & electric vehicle product portfolio: charging systems, connection
systems, electrical centers, energy storage systems, power electronics powertrain systems,
thermal systems, service solutions, and wiring assemblies. The most recent forecast by
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