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Controlling the Uncontrollable

A comprehensive walkthrough of Hydroelectrical Power Generation Hydropower is the most mature, reliable and cost-effective renewable power generation technology available. Contemporary hydro turbines are so innovative that they are able to convert more than 90% of available energy into electricity. This is way better when compared to the best fossil

How Artificial Intelligence Will Make the

Electric utilities and TSO grid managers face a complex task. On one hand, they need to guarantee reliable access to electricity. At the same time, though, they also have to ensure that there is just enough electricity on the grid to meet demand. The grid receives energy from conventional as

Setting up a control room –

Control rooms have been around for about a century now and can be described as a facility where the production of goods is monitored in some way. The definition of “goods” is quite widespread and ranges from physical goods produced in factories to spatial missions. Production of energy sits somewhere

Effective Maintenance for Power Plant Devices

From total nightmare to wild dream A wind turbine is a wonderful piece of mechanics that uses wind to generate electricity. The force of the blowing wind operates three blades that, connected to a rotor, spin an electrical generator. Under the hood of those gigantic turbines we sometimes see offshore, or

Blockchain for Energy: Doubts and Facts

Minigrids and Smart Contracts Today the energy world, and not just it, is pervaded by the Blockchain fever. For the most part, it is only the due diligence of innovation teams in front of new technologies and ideas. But the part of it that is most loudly perceived is marketing

Blockchain for Energy: Hope or Hype?

The real nature of Blockchain In the summer of 1896, George Carmack found evidence of a huge quantity of gold along the banks of the Bonanza Creek river in the wild Northwest of Canada. The moment he claimed the first, most promising, strip of ground, the news rumored out of the local

One Data Model Fits All

Everyone would agree that a world fueled primarily by energy obtained from renewable sources is a better world in which pollution and climate change are under control, if not reduced to the rank of non- issue. Far from depicting an ideal world, a large and increasing number of renewable energy power

Monitoring and Forecasting: A Powerful Duo

Smartwatt forecasting platform being integrated in Energy Studio Pro® You may know that a bunch of theoretical physicists are investigating the so-called Theory of Everything slated to fully explain all physical aspects of the universe. A fascinating point of the theory is the alleged existence of an equation that could

What really matters is What Matters

In every company or organization, the secret for guaranteeing business continuity and efficient work is gaining control. That’s why is fundamental acquiring best-in-class monitoring solutions able to track historical and real-time data, operations and all your company’s memories. Only in this way, you can have a clear picture of what

Green Software Is Still Green —

Unless you lived in a cave for the past year, you should know about “Despacito,” the Luis Fonsi’s incredibly popular song. If not, don’t worry, I’ll tell you the story. The story is that the official video of the song is currently the most viewed video in the history of