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Harnessing AI and data analytics can make clean energy more viable

IBM Big Data Hub

To assist utility companies, IBM has created the Clean Electrification Maturity Model (CEMM) in conjunction with the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC). Companies that harness AI and data analytics can also make clean energy more viable overall by increasing their cost competitiveness over legacy energy sources.

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Renewable energy trends and developments powering a cleaner future

IBM Big Data Hub

In a warming world, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is heating up. Global capacity for renewable power generation is expanding more quickly than at any time in the last thirty years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). And by 2028, 68 countries will boast renewables as their main source of power.

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Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Cybersecurity challenges. A recent U.S.

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Incentivizing public utilities to enhance cybersecurity: FERC’s proposed regulation

Data Protection Report

Because technology changes faster than regulatory standards, in 2020, FERC staff “reasoned that an incentive-based framework would allow a public utility to tailor its request for incentives to the potential challenges it faces and take responsive action. Background. The proposed incentives.

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Delivering on the benefits of data: How utilities can get the first-mover advantage

CGI

Delivering on the benefits of data: How utilities can get the first-mover advantage. With the energy transition underway, there is a similar bold “rethink” taking place in the way energy companies view solutions, particularly around managing data. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Tue, 04/16/2019 - 04:29. Data is fuelling the future.

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Are central markets the answer to commoditizing energy flexibility?

CGI

Are central markets the answer to commoditizing energy flexibility? These parties trade energy using forecasts based on long-term standard patterns of usage at the residential level, now disrupted by local PV installation. The effective application of energy flexibility is needed to address these issues. Thu, 08/01/2019 - 01:09.

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Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.