Michael Merz, Founder & Managing Director, Ponton

Austria’s approach to energy data standardisation is the focus of this interview between software company Ponton and Engerati. Founder and Managing Director Michael Merz talks to Carol Stimmel about his company’s role in Energy Data Exchange Austria - a response to Austria’s mandate to standardise and automate energy data collection. Merz also touches on blockchain and its potential for managing energy data. For more on Austria’s data collection model, see Engerati’s ‘Power in Europe’ magazine http://insights.engerati.com/power-in-europe-2016#!/big-data-and-analytics Join our upcoming webinar: What the Blockchain? Exclusively on Engerati: http://erati.me/2jwnwnw