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Supply chain visibility in the energy and utilities industry

IBM Big Data Hub

For the energy and utilities industry (E&U), time is not on their side. Simply knowing what maintenance repair parts, you have in-stock, at what levels, and in which locations, can mitigate a big portion of the possibility of unexpected downtime. Department of Energy estimates that outages cost the U.S. Visibility.

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Will generative AI make the digital twin promise real in the energy and utilities industry?

IBM Big Data Hub

Overcome hurdles to optimize digital twin benefits To realize the benefits of a digital twin, you need a data and logic integration layer, as well as role-based presentation. We can use this to scale the use of AI in identification of anomalies and damages on utility assets versus manually reviewing the image.

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

IBM Big Data Hub

As more countries, companies and individuals seek energy sources beyond fossil fuels, interest in renewable energy continues to rise. In fact, world-wide capacity for energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources increased by 50% in 2023. What is renewable energy? trillion in 2023. trillion in 2023.

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The journey to a mature asset management system

IBM Big Data Hub

This blog series discusses the complex tasks energy utility companies face as they shift to holistic grid asset management to manage through the energy transition. The asset management maturity journey Utility companies can view the evolution of asset management as a journey to a level of asset management excellence.

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AI this Earth Day: Top opportunities to advance sustainability initiatives

IBM Big Data Hub

With 2024 on track to be the hottest year on record , data and AI can be applied to many areas to help supercharge sustainability efforts. We use to collect data from 6,500+ utility bills we receive globally each year and summarize total energy consumption, cost, and renewable electricity purchases across to save many hours of calculations.

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Examples and uses of GIS

IBM Big Data Hub

Urban planning Governments use GIS data and GIS-based solutions for urban planning: zoning and land use projects, natural disaster and health event response, roadway system and building design, utility distribution, energy production, and waste and resource management. ” can be answered by geospatial data and GIS.

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The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The 2023 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition , which includes responses from 365 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations, serves as a fine reminder of the requirement to embed security into the culture of every organization and individual.