artificial intelligence
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Connected Plant
From Smart Cities to Smarter Services: The State of the Energy Industry in 2020
How the energy industry and the cloud can partner to meet the challenges of smart city development. More than half of our global population resides in urban environments—and by the end of this century, the
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O&M
Improving Field Operations with New Technologies
Utilizing new technologies in today’s business environment is a necessity for operations leaders looking to optimize their resources. Smartphones, GPS, radio-frequency identification (RFID), on-demand/cloud
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Connected Plant
Beyond Limits Selected by Xcell to Build World’s First Power Plant Guided by Cognitive AI
GLENDALE, Calif., July 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Beyond Limits, an artificial intelligence software engineering company, has been awarded a $25 million contract initial order with follow on orders by Xcell Security House and Finance S.A (Xcell), the Swiss-based global financial and minerals development company, to build the world’s first cognitive power plant. With technology originated for NASA space […]
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Purdue utilizes high-tech AI to improve coal-burning power plants
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s mechanical engineering faculty and students are using artificial intelligence to help coal-dependent areas make the eventual transition to renewable energies. Purdue University is working with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; Great River Energy, Maple, Minnesota; and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, on a project to develop resources […]
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IIOT
The Industrial Internet of Things and the Global Power Industry
The Implications of Two Technologies and How They Merge for Next-Generation Intelligence Undoubtedly, as the world becomes more complex and interconnected, digitization and technological innovations are vital components of the global power future. The power industry’s digital transformation is not merely developing alongside the industry, it is infiltrating it—transforming the very fabric of how the […]
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Coal
Utility Business Model Reform and the Role of Big Data
Stories about seismic changes ready to hit utilities and transform their century-old business models fill power industry newsletters and media. But rarely do I see any purveyors of industry news provide a
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Connected Plant
Clobotics Joins Forces with Leading European Wind O&M Provider GEV to Bring Artificial Intelligence to $27.4 Billion Market
SEATTLE – February 20, 2019– Clobotics, a leading provider in industry-level computer vision solutions, today announced a global strategic partnership with GEV Wind Power, one of the largest wind operations and maintenance (O&M) companies in Europe. The global partnership will use Clobotics pioneering artificial intelligence solutions to deliver AI-based autonomous blade inspections for wind turbines, […]
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Connected Plant
Technology Boosts Reliability of Power Plants Despite Shifting Business Foundations
There is no industry more concerned with continuity of service than the power industry. Maintaining power supply to constituents is the critical mandate of every plant, whether harnessing energy from the sun, wind, water, coal, or nuclear sources. While consistency is a top priority, the plants themselves are often in a state of flux due […]
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IIOT Power
How Digital Intelligence Can Be a Difference-Maker for Power Plants
Advanced technology now makes it possible for computers to do many of the monitoring and diagnostic tasks that used to require seasoned experts. Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools are being
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IIOT Power
Advanced Digital Technology Offers Utilities Profound Changes
Advanced digital technologies, including robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, are transforming the way electric power companies do business, in ways that benefit the companies and their