Digitalization from POC to Deployment: Five Challenges to Prepare For
Why digitalization projects that work well as POCs can become complex when scaled up. Five common challenges and how energy companies can prepare for successful implementation.
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Smart Grids and Cybersecurity: How It Works
Gomero's digital maintenance solutions enhance substation efficiency while ensuring cybersecurity. Features include secure data communication, cloud-based protection, proactive monitoring, strict user access controls, reliable backups, and ISO 27001 certification, safeguarding the electrical grid against cyber threats and societal impacts.
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The 24% maintenance cost reduction is just the beginning – here's what energy companies really need to know about RCM
A recent Energiforsk study shows that Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) can reduce annual maintenance costs in the European energy sector by up to 24%. Successful implementation requires optimal data integration, organizational readiness, and a strategic vision beyond mere cost savings.
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Where does all that data actually go?
Learn why energy sector digitalization projects fail to utilize data effectively and how advanced analytics transforms collected data into actionable insights.
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2025: The Year of Solar Storms – How AI and Digital Monitoring Can Safeguard Our Power Grids
As solar activity reaches its peak in 2025, the risk of geomagnetic storms that could knock out parts of our electricity grid increases. Combined with extreme weather, energy infrastructure faces new challenges. However, by digitalising transformer stations and investing in predictive maintenance, we can make electricity grids more resilient than ever before.
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Resource Optimisation Through Digitalisation: The Key to Sustainable Energy Distribution
As the energy transition accelerates, resource-efficient maintenance becomes increasingly important. Modern electricity networks with increasing proportions of renewable energy and distributed production place new demands on flexibility and reliability. By implementing digital infrastructure for predictive maintenance, conditions are created to handle future challenges.
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Gomero Enables Ellevio's Step Toward More Digitised Maintenance Work
With the help of more connected assets in Ellevio's substations, Gomero is contributing to one of Sweden's largest energy companies being able to work with more digitised maintenance inspections and workflows.
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Gomeros Collaboration With IBM Drives Innovative Substation Maintenance Technology
Electricity grid operators worldwide are striving to connect critical assets remotely to streamline and digitize their maintenance. To support this development, Gomero is deepening its collaboration with IBM. Combining Gomero's advanced data collection and analysis technology with IBM's asset management platform creates an innovative and data-driven approach to substation maintenance.
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SF₆ Gas and the Power Grid: Sustainable Management for the Future
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) has long played a crucial role in power grids. The gas's exceptional insulating properties make it indispensable for transformer stations and other high-voltage systems. However, SF6 is also one of the most potent greenhouse gases, making its management a key environmental issue.
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How Digitalised Maintenance Increases Safety at Substations
Through digitalised maintenance, inspections and data reporting, personnel safety can be significantly improved, especially with predictive systems that anticipate potential faults using data collection and advanced analysis.
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The digital future of substations: 5 benefits of predictive maintenance
Data-driven insights optimize maintenance at substations and are essential for a robust and sustainable power grid. Through connected sensors and real-time data collection, qualitative analysis and decision-making can create added value for the entire operation.
