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A massive shortage of skilled control room and maintenance personnel is also looming on the horizon .”
Ultimately , the vision of power plants that operate autonomously is about to become a reality , with increasing advanced technologies increasing the efficiency of the plant itself but also of the plant operators .
“ Developers are now taking the next step towards autonomy by fine-tuning digital twins , data analyses , and AI to provide smart forecasts and instructions .
“ Autonomy doesn ’ t start with the autopilot . Long before that , power plants are supported by smart analyses , smart forecasts , smart recommendations , and smart instructions ,” Rossetti comments .
“ AI-supported analysis algorithms regularly filter out signs of irregularities from the data supplied by cameras , microphones , and other sensors mounted on the plant or installed on robots , and that request support when needed . Off-site maintenance and control room personnel can support several power plants simultaneously .”
Digital control systems helping manage new challenges in the energy industry The energy landscape is changing and the number of renewable energy sources is growing steadily . With that comes pressure on fossil-fueled power plants to operate more flexibly and efficiently . Digital control systems such as Omnivise T3000 from Siemens Energy can help to manage these new challenges .
This system with its SCADA functionality is capable of managing a variety of different decentralised energy resources including wind offshore , automated , autonomously
118 December 2023