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Industrial data will matter more than ever in the wake of COP28 Dec 30, 2023

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Industrial companies will need to change how they think about and interact with data if we’re going to meet the ambitious COP28 targets. We discuss cloud, AI, and the importance of data-sharing in facilitating collaboration.

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How to turn connected workers into proactive workers Nov 30, 2023

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Learn what solutions HENN connector group is using to connect its workers to real-time industrial data, digital systems, and each other, helping them work faster, safer, and more proactively.

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The future of the power grid: The challenge of DERs Sep 19, 2023

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In the final episode of our series, “The Future of the Power Grid,” we talk to three industry experts about how grid operators are incorporating distributed energy resources (DERs)—like rooftop solar—in ways that maintain the integrity of the grid and don’t undermine their potential for sustainable power generation.

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The future of the power grid: Aging infrastructure Jul 18, 2023

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How do you put more power on an already strained and aging power grid? Our guests today say industrial software—and the data analysis it makes possible—is helping the grid increase capacity and accommodate sustainable power sources as we decarbonize.

The second episode of our three-part series, “The Future of the Power Grid.”

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The future of the power grid: Re-engineering for renewables Feb 21, 2023

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In this episode, three experts discuss how technologies like smart grids, DERs and advanced industrial software can help us get renewable power where and when it’s most needed.

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How digitization is decarbonizing industry Sep 07, 2022

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In this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens talks with Lisa Wee, the Vice President of Sustainability at AVEVA about how AVEVA is helping its customers meet their sustainability goals while reducing its own carbon footprint in the process.

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Why should businesses care about COP26? Feb 24, 2022

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In this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens talks with Lisa Wee, the Vice President of Sustainability at AVEVA and Ruchi Shah, a Sustainability Manager at AVEVA, about the significance of COP26, the importance of combining diplomacy with commitments from the business community, and strategies businesses can adopt to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

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What can real-time data do in an emergency? Oct 01, 2021

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How would it feel if you could know exactly what was going on with your water and power in the middle of a storm? What about during a catastrophe? Can real-time industrial data really help make both companies and communities stronger?

In this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens speaks with AVEVA Pre-Sales Engineer Dan Lopez about his family’s harrowing experiences during the Polar Vortex that hit Texas in February of 2021. Dan shares how his at-home PI System gave his family insight into the storm’s impact and in doing so, helped them help others. Whether on a small scale or scaled for industrial use, Dan explains, real-time data is the backbone of resilient communities.

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Smart water for a changing environment Jun 26, 2021

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In this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens talks with Gary Wong, the Global Water Industry Lead and Expert for AVEVA , about some of the most pressing challenges facing the water industry. They discuss how data and technology can help utilities survive and thrive in a rapidly changing world.

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City of Riverside PUD on quantifying ROI and digital transformation in the water industry Jun 22, 2021

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The City of Riverside Public Utilities Department has embraced digital transformation by making better use of sensor-based data. Because they work closely with their board of public utilities on expenditures they track the value they are getting from their efforts. In this episode, we talk to the people who have grown the return on investment (ROI) they get from their work on the PI System from $672,000 per year in 2019 to $1,300,000 per year today. We discuss how they track ROI, how they improved adoption of the use of their Operational Data Management System (ODMS), what they did to improve water operations, how they use it in their market operations system for trading energy, and what value they found in putting their sensor-based data on their ArcGIS map displays.
Guests: Jennifer Tavaglione, Principal Project Manager

Brando Crozier - Administrative Analyst

Marc Smith - Utilities Principal Analyst

Ed Cortez - Principal Electrical Engineer

Robin Glenney - Water Quality Manager

Carey Tilden - Utilities Senior Resource Analyst

Wes Wisniewski - Utilities Senior Resource Analyst

Ivan Velasco - Power Scheduler/Trader

Co-Host: Gary Wong, Water Industry Principal, AVEVA

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