San Francisco, Nov. 17, 2016: GE has announced an expansion of its suite of Predix-based software for power producers, grid operators and energy managers.
GE’s latest release of Digital Power Plant software for gas, steam and nuclear plants features new tools to help customers reduce unplanned downtime by up to 5 per cent, reduce false positive alerts by up to 75 per cent and reduce operations and maintenance costs by up to 25 per cent. It also includes software that provides power producers with accurate and timely plant operating capacity information which energy traders can use to generate incremental revenues.
Also unveiled, the Digital Hydro Plant is GE’s fourth major Predix-based Digital Power Plant solution. The Digital Hydro Plant extends GE’s digital solutions to the hydropower vertical with possible benefits including up to 10 percent reduced maintenance costs, 1 per cent increase in plant availability and up to 3 percent increased revenue.
Also, a new intelligent energy management tool from Current, powered by GE, will help managers of commercial and industrial facilities use energy more efficiently.