Leading energy and tech groups call for International Centre for AI, Energy...
Leading voices from across the energy and technology sectors are calling on the government to support the establishment of an International Centre for AI, Energy and Climate that would help accelerate...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Duncan Everett – What the hell is AI anyway?
Duncan Everett, Managing Director at Optimal Monitoring Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently perceived in many ways. Some believe the Hollywood view of the self-aware, fully thinking autonomous...
View ArticleResearchers to use AI to unlock oil and gas big data ‘treasure trove’
A new project will see researchers use artificial intelligence (AI) to help unlock a “treasure trove” of big data in the North Sea oil and gas industry. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen aim to...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Michael Prager – What does AI mean for Energy Managers?
Michael Prager, Chairman, Optimal Monitoring Artificial Intelligence, AI is a new form of computing in which the system is pre-programmed with logic that allows it to mimic the way that humans learn...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Duncan Everett – How will we get people to engage with this new...
Duncan Everett, Managing Director at Optimal Monitoring Not with a carrot or a stick. The best new tech sneaks up on you and before you know it you cannot even remember life without it. When we talk...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Dr Lai Jiang – The Future of AI
Dr Lai Jiang Chief Data Scientist at Optimal Monitoring Since the definition of “artificial intelligence” (AI) was given by John McCarthy in the 1950s, the future of AI has long been a question of...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Michael Prager – The Future for Energy Managers
Michael Prager, Chairman, Optimal Monitoring Well first things first, there is one. The entire history of technology development has been one of net job creation not destruction. The emergence of AI as...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Duncan Everett – If you don’t know is it your fault?
Duncan Everett, Managing Director at Optimal Monitoring Nobody wants to fail but often the fear of failure can get in the way of success. So how do you break the ‘better to do nothing than fail’...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Dr Lai Jiang: How to make our AI assistants talk about energy...
Dr Lai Jiang, Chief Data Scientist at Optimal Monitoring A number of previous articles have already pointed out that AI systems will be applied in the energy management field (please see Duncan...
View ArticleUS and UAE exchange views on using AI in the energy industry
The US and the UAE have exchanged views on responsibly using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the energy industry. During a meeting this week, they discussed using AI on improving grid...
View ArticleOptimal’s revolutionary EMMA AI energy management solution wins prestigious...
Optimal Monitoring and its ground-breaking artificial intelligence energy management solution, EMMA AI, has won the Wright Commission Award as voted by the Retail Energy Forum. Developed in partnership...
View ArticleAI tech ‘can transform energy management’
The role of energy managers has changed “vastly” and new technologies can now help them get their job done. That’s the suggestion from Duncan Everett. Managing Director of Optimal Monitoring – his firm...
View ArticleSP Energy Networks turns to AI to forecast power demand and generation
SP Energy Networks is investing in cutting-edge software that applies machine learning algorithms and data science to predict electricity network demand and generation output. The artificial...
View ArticleBP invests in Chinese AI energy management tech specialist
BP Ventures has stepped into the artificial intelligence (AI) sector in China, leading an investment round in an AI energy management specialist. The $3.6 million (£2.7m) backing in R&B is intended...
View ArticleUK cleantech firm raises £3.6m for smart hot water tanks
A cleantech company in the UK has raised £3.6 million to accelerate the development of its technology that is expected to help reduce home water heating costs and energy. The new phase of investment...
View ArticleScotland awards £170k to use AI tech to tackle climate crisis
The Scottish Government has awarded a total of £170,000 for six projects that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to help tackle the global climate crisis. A total of six projects will share the...
View ArticleBP’s business-builder unit buys fibre optics developer
Launchpad, the business development unit of BP, has bought a technology company that focuses on developing and deploying fibre optic sensing. Fotech’s technology combines photonics, advanced artificial...
View ArticleOptimal offers free empty premises utility monitoring to reduce costs during...
Optimal Monitoring, an award-winning specialist in utility monitoring, has launched a unique offer to help businesses minimise empty building energy spend during the Coronavirus outbreak. During these...
View ArticleUS announces $30m for research in machine learning and AI
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $30 million (£23.7m) grant to further research in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). The initiative focuses on developing ML and...
View ArticleNew smart energy switching tech could save customers £875 on their bills
A new smart energy platform could save customers £875 on their bills. That’s the claim from energy retailer Love Energy Savings, which has developed a new switching technology it says have seen...
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