Automation

Can AI improve the profitability of nuclear energy?

Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory believe artificial intelligence could save the nuclear industry more than $500 million a year.

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EDF deploys underwater drones to inspect wind farm foundations

EDF has deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to carry out autonomous wind farm foundation inspections at its Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, UK.
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GE Renewable Energy to lead Brazil’s Itaipu hydropower plant upgrade

A consortium led by GE Hydro Solutions has signed a contract to upgrade the 14GW Itaipu hydropower plant in Brazil.

Exclusive: Using digitalisation to achieve net zero infrastructure in power and renewables

How digital twins, data-led decision-making and 3D virtual environments are changing the face of construction in the power and renewables industry.
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Enel uses autonomous drones and AI to inspect wind turbines

Enel Green Power has contracted Perceptual Robotics to process future inspections blade data from across its whole fleet of wind turbines.

AI harnessed to improve fusion plasma control

Google’s DeepMind has developed a deep learning system to advance the development of nuclear fusion in a tokamak.

GE Digital software to allow continuous tuning for gas turbines

General Electric (GE) announced new machine learning software aimed at providing continuous tuning for gas turbines.