The Expanding Role of Artificial Intelligence in Energy
Abstract:
Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) has been prevalent in the news, but did you know that AI in the energy industry has been around for over 20 years? Over that time, its use has both grown and evolved; however, there are still foundational principles that remain for AI in the energy sector. These principles will be reviewed, along with various practices and uses. Topics to be addressed include:
- The use of smart meters and load disaggregation (or non-intrusive load monitoring, NILM), employing machine learning algorithms to identify end use loads through pattern recognition.
- Building automation to reduce both the cost of operations and CO 2 emissions.
- Smart home automation including electric vehicles coordinated with grid demand.
- Management and control of complex grids in the utility sector, matching controllable generation, variable (typically renewable) distributed generation sources and energy storage with the varying loads arising from industrial and commercial users.
- Providing insights derived from analyzing massive amounts of data, including predictive maintenance of physical assets for facility systems, to assist facility managers overseeing campuses or portfolios of buildings.
This webinar will present an overview of the advances and opportunities currently being experienced through AI in the energy industry.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how AI models are developed and trained using “ground truth” data.
- Understand how to measure the success of a model.
- How AI helps manage and control complex grids for utilities.
- How facility managers can gain insights for predictive maintenance of physical assets.
Sponsored by: Buildings IOT
Leader in adaptive buildings.
Buildings IOT is the world’s leading adaptive buildings company, turning data into actions that are tailored to the needs, constraints and opportunities of properties and portfolios. We improve the operational performance and reduce the environmental impact of buildings because we understand deeply how they work, and we’ve built that expertise into every facet of our products and services. https://www.buildingsiot.com/
Speakers
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Bob KnoedlerP.E., CxA, EMP, Hanson Professional ServicesRobert Knoedler, P.E., CxA, EMP, is an executive consultant and vice president at Hanson and past president of the Energy Management Association (EMA). He has spent over 40 years as a consultant in mechanical/electrical facility design, commissioning, and energy management. Bob has presented to numerous private and governmental organizations and has published a number of articles related to energy management and commissioning.
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Maria KretzingGeneral Manager, EVs and Analytics, Bidgely Inc.Maria is an innovation expert with over a decade of experience in the utility industry. As Innovation Director at Bidgely, Maria drives ideas to fruition with Innovation Charters. The Innovation areas of current focus include electric vehicles, customer to grid analytics, and decarbonization.
Maria started her career in the generation space working in nuclear, solar, and gas power plants before migrating work on utility customer engagement. While she has loved both generation and customer sides of the house, her passion lies in the interconnection between the two and creating solutions for a flexible energy future.
