Smart Grid posts

The transition from a business model of selling products to a model of selling services associated with them is occurring in all sectors. Solar energy equipment manufacturers can now jump on the servitization bandwagon and move from a solar tracker sales and implementation model to a pay-per-use model, through the constant collection and processing of data on the status of the photovoltaic plant.

The digital twin is one of the main topics of discussion about connected industry or industry 4.0. There are sectors where they are now not only a reality, but a key part of operations. Manufacturing uses digital twins in their day-to-day operations, helping to operate machinery, monitor material, predict behaviour, or plan tasks, using a virtual copy of the systems involved, and thus saving hundreds of field visits.

In this future context, where neither production nor distribution are optimally guaranteed, all eyes are on the so-called Active Demand Management or "Demand Response" mechanisms, which could be translated into English as "demand response".

An increasingly complex Smart Grid requires two main aspects: visibility and, above all, the ability to automate decisions. This ability to make decisions autonomously is made possible through virtual applications on the edge nodes.

The energy sector is undergoing a profound transformation and Edge Computing is positioned as one of the enabling technologies to manage an increasingly distributed energy.

Barbara has been selected amongst 12 startups to take part in this cohort of the accelerator out of over 424 applicants from 58 countries. The programme will connect startups with leading energy organizations including ENEL, ENI, Iberdrola, GALP, Siemens Gamesa and Total Energies, to work together in solving complex clean energy and decarbonization challenges.