Topic: Energy

How the energy industry uses real-time analytics, such as through optimized energy production, weather forecasting, building-energy management, demand response, predictive maintenance for equipment, and other uses.

Value of Real-Time Data Is Blowing in the Wind

Envision, a power producer, uses Parstream software to crunch real-time data from wind and solar panels. The predictive analytics solution enhances energy …

Building Energy Management: An Optimization Challenge

Using predictive software for building energy management usually entails solving an optimization problem--with the main tradeoff being cost versus comfort. One …

Real-Time Energy Monitoring Catches Commercial Office Building Glitches Before Costs Add Up

Many of today's commercial properties already have high degrees of energy efficiency. However, even the most finely tuned heating and air-conditioning systems …

Making the Smart Microgrid Even Smarter

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has launched an energy-focused test bed called the Communication & Control Testbed for Microgrid Applications. …