GE (NYSE: GE) announced the availability of three new grid analytics that combine domain expertise with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to tackle pressing challenges in electric grid operations. The new portfolio uses data from across transmission and distribution networks to help achieve goals for operational efficiency.
Wind Energy Data? … Hack It!
October 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
In this contributed article, Emilien Simonot, Renewable Energies Technology Officer for InnoEnergy, discusses how the wind industry has a long history of innovation, yet rather than having reached its peak, innovation is needed now more than ever. Exploiting data, and building digitalisation into the wind industry’s very business models and technical specifications are key to continued innovation. This article explores the road ahead seeking to understand how data will tie technical and business model innovation together and uses examples of how wind businesses could better connect with customers, improve and innovate new business models, and build bigger and better plants.
Fundamentals in the Oil Field Matter Even More with Big Data
September 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
In this contributed article, Shiva Rajagopalan, President and CEO of Seven Lakes Technologies, discusses how big data is being used and what the opportunities are in the billion dollar oil & gas industry. The objective for success is straightforward for the oil and gas operations: bring the usefulness of data out of the office and make it all about the field.
Opportunities for Big Data to Improve Energy Usage Across Industries
March 2, 2018 by 1 Comment
In this contributed article, technology writer and blogger Kayla Matthews discusses how a digital transformation is what the energy industry is currently seeing, which will provide an unprecedented amount of information and intel. This shift can, presumably, be used to assess and manage energy usage as well as the operation of large-scale energy providers.
Big Data and Analytics Play an Important Role in the Energy Industry
September 2, 2017 by 1 Comment
In this contributed article, Ritesh Mehta, Senior Technical Account Manager for TatvaSoft Australia, discusses how the energy industry is using big data technology to lower energy consumption, look for new sources of renewable energy and boost energy efficiency – are all integral big data goals to protect the environment as well as to sustain economic growth.
Data as a Critical Element in the Discovery and Delivery of Smart Energy
April 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
In this contributed article, Jules S. Damji, an Apache Spark Community Evangelist with Databricks, shows how as the value of data continues to grow, the next-generation smart grid should become a reality, benefiting utility companies and consumers alike.
Utilities and Big Data: The Rushed Evolution
January 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
In this special guest feature, Ed Cuoco is the Director of Data Science at The Weather Company, takes a look at big data from the perspective of the utility company and how they can no longer serve their own or their stakeholders’ interests without smarter insights at scale and in real time.
Big Data’s Big Impact Coming to Oil and Gas
August 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
In this special guest feature, Nav Dhunay, President & CEO at ambyint, presents a high-level view of how Big Data is poised to disrupt the oil & gas industry.
Scaling Home Energy Simulation to New Markets
April 20, 2016 by 1 Comment
In this special guest feature, Mark Gately, Senior Manager, Decision Science at Tendril, describes a future when homeowners can use data analytics to accurately model energy consumption and corresponding costs.
Analytics Plus the Internet of Things Add up to Grid Reliability
February 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
SAS and OSIsoft are showcasing how predictive analytics from SAS and infrastructure-management software from OSIsoft can transform asset data from IoT connected devices into an optimized grid with the Salt River Project powered by SAS.
