digital transformation
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Hydro
Flow State: The Connected Future of Hydropower Generation
As aging infrastructure meets rising demand, hydro plants are embracing modern control systems to unlock data, streamline operations, and power a more resilient, connected future. Hydro generation has been a
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Power
Unlocking Power Plant Efficiency: How AI Models Are Revolutionizing Heat Rate Optimization
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a huge role in heat rate optimization. In some cases, AI-driven models have analyzed operational data to recommend control settings that reduce heat rates by 1.5% to
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O&M
The Evolving State of Power Plant O&M
As power plants confront aging infrastructure, surging demand, and the sweeping changes of rapid electrification, operations and maintenance (O&M) are being redefined to tackle unprecedented challenges and
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Connected Plant
How Mobile Solutions Are Transforming Utility Network Operations
The electric power sector is undergoing a digital transformation with mobile applications playing a crucial role by enabling real-time data sharing and more efficient grid management. Innovative technology is
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Research and Development
Digital Transformation: Fueling Solutions for Today’s Energy and Utilities’ Challenges
Energy and utilities companies are grappling with unprecedented challenges. With the cost of electricity surging by 28.5% in just five years, the average American now spends nearly $300 a month on utilities, leading to a rise in customer defaults and mounting bad debt. Global energy demand is only set to grow in the coming years […]
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News and Notes
10 Reasons to Attend a Conference Tailored to Digitalization in the Power Sector
Anticipation is mounting for the Connected Plant Conference (CPC), POWER and Chemical Engineering’s digitalization event, scheduled to take place next week, May 20–22, 2024, near Houston, Texas. If you are a professional in the power industry, here are 10 reasons you should attend the industry event that is uniquely focused deeply on the practical and business-oriented […]
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IIOT Power
New Technologies Are Making Nuclear Energy Safer and More Efficient
It’s been nearly seven decades since the first nuclear power station began operating. Thanks to digital transformation, this form of energy generation has never been safer—or more efficient. While the
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IIOT
Digitalisation and Cyber Resilience: Why the Energy and Utilities Sector Is a Top Target for Cybercrime
The energy and utilities sector is not just the lifeblood of the world’s economy, but fundamental to society’s existence as a whole. Yet, recent events have highlighted just how volatile and unpredictable it can be. Output is influenced by everything from weather patterns to war, and no business, consumer, or household is immune from the […]
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Press Releases
GE Digital Launches Accelerator Tools to Help Energy Companies Accelerate Digital Transformation
Advanced digital techniques and product configurations incorporate energy subject matter expertise and best practices from GE Digital’s engineers and technology partners Tools can accelerate time to leverage predictive analytics, asset health and reliability processes, asset strategy optimization, and change management workflows without custom development SAN RAMON, Calif. – JUNE 6, 2022 — GE Digital today […]
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Technology
Why CFOs Must Demand Digital Transformation from Their Teams
The last two years have had a profound effect on businesses in all industries, including power generation. Looking into the future, it’s evident that even more change is on the horizon. To accommodate these changes, one thing has become clear within the realm of finance: Digital transformation is no longer optional. Instead, it’s a necessary […]