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The Time To Invest Is Now - Why Energy 4.0 Technologies Are Coming to Oil & Gas Operations
October 21, 2024
The oil & gas industry has always been willing to innovate. From the very beginning, leading organizations have developed new equipment, processes, and business strategies that have led to better performance, improved safety, and reduced emissions. But when it comes to new technology, many companies have been hesitant to fully embrace new solutions. Energy 4.0 represents the advances in hardware, software, and communications that have the potential to transform the oil & gas production process.

5 Common Challenges When Deploying Remote Substation Monitoring Solutions
October 7, 2024
Visual and thermal sensors enable remote monitoring of high-value and critical substation assets. With better access to data, utilities can reduce operations and maintenance costs, optimize asset health and performance, and implement a condition-based maintenance strategy.

Ensuring Ongoing Performance - What’s Needed to Configure Visual & Thermal Monitoring Solutions?
September 16, 2024
Continuous monitoring provides utilities with an early warning system to detect potential faults or issues before a serious failure occurs. Instead of relying solely on physical inspections, the Operations & Maintenance team can monitor high-value and critical assets across multiple substations and remote locations.

The Centerpiece of a Touchless™ Monitoring Solution - The DVS3000 Substation Hardened Digital Video Server
September 2, 2024
Electric utilities have long relied on physical inspections and scheduled maintenance programs when managing grid infrastructure. However, the periodic nature of these approaches allows potential faults to go undetected, sometimes for months at a time. This increases the likelihood of a catastrophic equipment failure that results in an outage and requires an emergency repair.

Optimizing Operations & Maintenance - How Utilities Benefit from the IM500 Industrial IoT Module
August 19, 2024
The electric utility industry is evolving. Aging equipment, extreme weather, labor shortages, and the growth of renewable energy sources are straining transmission and distribution infrastructure that was not designed to withstand current conditions.

Putting Data to Use - How Utilities Can Utilize Data to Solve Business Problems
August 5, 2024
Electric power utilities have a difficult task. Despite aging infrastructure, the rise of renewable energy, and a shortage of skilled workers, they must continue to get as much out of their existing assets as possible.

The Need for Leak Detection and Repair for Upstream Oil & Gas Operations
July 15, 2024
Upstream oil and gas companies play an important role in the global energy market. But as financial, regulatory, and public pressures increase, upstream oil and gas companies must find new ways to detect, diagnose, and repair leaks quickly and effectively.

DISTRIBUTECH: Alan Ross Interviews Brad Bowness, Chief Information Officer at Systems With Intelligence
July 1, 2024
Brad Bowness, CIO at Systems With Intelligence, shares his extensive career journey in the utility sector. He highlights the transition from consulting to in-house roles, noting significant industry disruptions.

Comparing Approaches to Leak Detection and Repair for Upstream Oil & Gas
June 17, 2024
Leak detection and repair (LDAR) programs monitor equipment, components, and parts to identify and diagnose unintended leaks.

The Energy 4.0 Technologies Powering Better Leak Detection and Repair
June 3, 2024
Industry 4.0 has long been a buzzword in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. Representing the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0 highlights the technological transition from early steam and electric power to modern advances in automation, cloud computing, data & analytics, and artificial intelligence.
