AI IN ENERGY
“ Next-gen automation will facilitate IT / OT integration and therefore unleash value creation for the shop floor , enabling advanced use cases that easily reach the next level of performance , efficiency and resiliency ”
NATHALIE MARCOTTE PRESIDENT OF PROCESS AUTOMATION , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
“ Additionally , renewable sources such as solar are becoming more popular , particularly due to increasing company , local , and global sustainability goals . Through the remote management functionality within the Experion Control System , users have autonomous control to help them choose when they buy and deploy energy reserves regardless of the weather conditions .”
Next-gen technologies for a green future Technological innovation has total potential to transform how the world produces and consumes energy . Developing and integrating the next generation of AI-fuelled technology is key to the future of environmental sustainability . For energy giant Schneider Electric , this takes the form of what the company calls ’ electrification ’ by leveraging energy with automation and an integrated supply chain . Together , the company believes that they can reduce waste at every step in industrial processes by up to 20 % or digitally connect organisational silos , freeing up innovations from the shop floor to management levels .
“ One such digital technology that embraces an open automation architecture is Schneider Electric ’ s EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert , a software-centric industrial automation solution with IE61499 at its core . It takes an event-driven , decentralised , and open approach to automation engineering , decoupling hardware and software to make an industrial system agile , simple and future-proof ,” notes Schneider Electric ’ s President of Process Automation , Nathalie Marcotte .
Marcotte believes that “ Next-gen automation will facilitate IT / OT integration , therefore unleashing value creation on the shop floor , enabling advanced use cases that easily reach the next level of performance , efficiency , and resiliency . These software-centric technologies paired with new energy methods ( like biofuels or carbon capture ) that fundamentally address carbon emissions and other harmful greenhouse gases are magnifying step-change improvements to the industry .” energydigital . com 85