API Strategy & Practice: How APIs Will Save the World

The role of APIs in renewable energy and energy efficiency

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1. how Apis will save the world Or: The role of APIs in renewable energy and energy efficiency
2. Origin story Nick Muerdter @nickblah National Renewable Energy Laboratory
3. Energy Is Important Flash by Jonathan Li from The Noun Project!
4. Efficiency Is Important Fluorescent Light Bulb by Nicholas Menghini from The Noun Project!
5. APIs?
6. APIs Enable Smarter Energy Options
7. Things
8. Picture from Superman (http://reademenjoyem.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/nicolas-cages-superman-story/)!
9. Alternative Fuel API • All the alternative fuel stations in the U.S. • Locate nearby alternative fuel stations • Find stations along a driving route http://developer.nrel.gov/docs/transportation/alt-fuel-stations-v1/
10. Electric Cars • Different characteristics • Real-time charging information matters • Cars with APIs! Charging posts with APIs! • More on real-time in our API soon…
11. Efficiency • ODB-II port: Apps can gather a lot of live information from cars • Stop-light optimization • Other options: • Public transit • Ride sharing/car sharing
12. Picture from The Fantastic Four(http://comicbookcurios.blogspot.com/2011/05/fantastic-four-6-september-1962.html)!
13. Sensors • Commercial buildings are already pretty connected •  (but probably not HTTP APIs like you might be used to) • Residential buildings starting to become more connected
14. So, my washing machine can text me... Now what?
15. Benefits • Visibility • Efficiency gains • Smart Grid • Hey, your washing machine can text you!
16. Photo by Tom Simpson! https://flic.kr/p/oqoE6p!
17. PVDAQ • (PV Data Acquisition) • Raw time-series performance data of solar panels at test sites in the U.S. • Researchers do researchy things
18. Data & APIs • Run models, simulations, and calculations via APIs • Tax incentives and rebate information via APIs • Resource data (solar, wind, geothermal, etc) and maps (coming soon…)
19. Big Opportunities with APIs & Energy
20. become a Hero Renewable Energy APIs: Developer.nrel.gov Nick.muerdter@nrel.gov @nickblah