Energy infrastructure has never been so diverse. With renewable energy, microgeneration and battery storage redefining the grid, new technology is essential to bind this infrastructure together. Flexigrids – grids that incorporate this range of energy assets – could be the future of energy distribution.
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Merck has announced its intention to automate the global laboratory environment of its Electronics business sector in addition to digitalising production.
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The UK’s energy price cap has increased by a colossal 54 per cent this month, rising from £1,227 to £1,971 per year. While domestic rates are being kept below the threshold, albeit still gut-wrenchingly expensive, business rates are not covered by the cap, meaning there are wild variations in costs for business energy. Martyn Williams, Managing Director of industrial software supplier COPA-DATA, gives his advice for curbing the rising energy costs in industry.
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As part of the Renewable Energy Directive, the European Commission (EC) has proposed an increased target for renewable energy generation, aiming to represent 40 per cent of Europe’s total energy supply by 2030 — up from a previous goal of 32 percent. Here, Stefan Hufnagl, Industry Specialist for Energy at COPA-DATA, examines the need for digitising substations to prepare for the grid of the future.
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According to Google Trends data, worldwide searches for “edge computing” have increased tenfold in the last five years. Google alone boasts 340 million search results for the phrase — hardly simple revision for those curious about the technology. Among the noise — and the varying definitions of edge computing — the technology has become somewhat misunderstood. Martyn Williams, Managing Director of industrial software expert, COPA-DATA UK, examines the role of edge computing in smart factories.
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International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard 61850 – communication networks and systems for power utility automation was introduced to provide a protocol for power plants and substations to allow communication and monitoring between devices and facilities. COPA-DATA is releasing a new whitepaper to provide a comprehensive overview of the standard and what it means for the digitalisation of power suppliers.
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Britain’s brewing industry has expanded from a modest 1,218 breweries in 2012 to a colossal 3,018 in 2020 – with small and microbreweries accounting for over 80 percent of this figure. With the industry reaching a saturation point, Martyn Williams, Managing Director of COPA-DATA UK, explains how digital tools can help small brewers compete in a bubbling market.
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