Interview with Klaus Nagl, Consolinno Energy GmbH

Klaus Nagl is the managing director of Consolinno Energy GmbH.

Consolinno Energy has set itself the goal of helping with its projects to gradually convert the energy supply to a 100% renewable, climate-friendly supply according to economic and ecological standards. So the company would like to make a contribution to the compliance with the Paris climate targets. Consolinno collaborates with its customers to develop viable and individual solutions that generate new innovations. Consolinno’s core competencies lie in the development of suitable and sustainable solutions for local electricity and heat supply concepts, including the integration into the electricity and operating reserve markets.

Question 1: Which company do you work for and what position do you hold there?

CEO – Consolinno Energy GmbH

Question 2: What are your main tasks that you will take on in this position?

Management and corporate strategy as well as development

Question 3: "Knowledge creates² data" is a cross-faculty project at the University of Regensburg. It combines research efforts in the areas of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. How do your areas of responsibility relate to AI? Please describe this relation to us. (Please give us sample topics / tasks)

We collect data in real time and have to process it. For this purpose, a decentralized intelligence (AI) runs on the devices as well as superordinated in the cloud. We thus combine all of the above-mentioned topics in the areas of renewable energies and climate protection

Question 4: How can you describe your collaboration with the University of Regensburg? Do you give lectures on specific topics, do you give students practical insights into your company or do you support the university in other ways?

I was trained there myself, and so were various employees. We have a lot of working students. Also theses and everything else is possible.

Question 5: Building on this, what are the advantages for your company?

Contact to research

Question 6: Why do you think it makes sense to convey AI-related topics to students?

Technology of the future

Question 7: You are also involved in research with your company. What are you currently doing here?

AI, blockchain, decentralized systems

Question 8: Have you already done research on topics that are related to AI? If so, can you give us an example?

Decentralized AI in energy management

Question 9: Now a question about your personal career. What experience do you have in the field of AI? And how did you get your knowledge of AI? (Ex .: training, self-study, etc.)

University studies, doctorate, lectures, self-study.