Energy, Oil & Gas Magazine Issue 223 Nov 2024 | Page 72

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improvement in the technologies available to us . There are a few major areas of our operations where we use both data and AI to improve our performance . First , on the operating side of the business , as a 3.5 gigawatt ( and soon to be over four gigawatt ) operating platform , we generate a significant amount of data that is physically impossible for individuals to track and make meaningful sense of . To address this , we overlay detailed data management and analytic systems that can process the data and use machine learning to identify potential issues when they are still small . This allows our engineers and technicians in the field to address these issues before they become safety concerns or impact efficiency or generation .
However , it is within construction that we have seen the greatest innovation recently . Through a partnership with Terabase Energy ( Terabase ) we are using AI on our construction sites and working together to develop AI systems . The first system we use improves how we monitor our construction projects , which is crucial because we will have approximately 12 projects under construction by the end of the year . Before our partnership with Terabase , the process was laborintensive and time-consuming , requiring significant manual oversight in the field . Now , we utilize drones to efficiently monitor productivity and equipment on construction sites multiple times a week , allowing our team to focus on higher-value tasks . We also use a digital twin concept that overlays the as-built drawings , which show every piece of equipment on the site , so the drones can then pick up when equipment appears at those locations and perform automatic
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