IT & Automation
Because users can upgrade at their own pace, Invensys says the Foxboro Evo system delivers the lowest total cost of automation and highest return on assets. Additionally, its new applications improve the ability of plant personnel to contribute toward the success of the business by streamlining and contextualising the information they need to make the right business decisions at the right time. “As the pace of global business accelerates, automation technology becomes increasingly important in helping users focus on finding more value within their operations and automation assets,” said Chris Lyden, senior vice president for Invensys. “If users in the control room and in the field can better interpret the growing volume and complexity of the information they receive within the proper context of procedures and operational risk, then they will make more valuable contributions to the business. Te Foxboro Evo system is loaded with new features that will help them do that, and it is structured to evolve with them as they and their companies change and grow.” ●
Billions of smart grid investment under threat
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ermany, usually at the forefront of energy technology adoption in Europe, has long held reservations over smart metering. Privacy issues have always been
a concern among a small, but vocal, minority who are not comfortable with the idea of energy utilities having access to when and how consumers use electricity. However, the assumption in the industry was that Germany
would eventually fall into line and accept that smart meters must be deployed. This may not happen though and a potential German
rejection of smart meter could pose a threat to $44 (€33) billion of smart grid investment. Frost & Sullivan Energy Analyst, Neha Vikash explains: “The
EU Energy Efficiency Directive mandates for 80 per cent of households in Europe to have smart metering by 2020. The exception to the Energy Efficiency Directive is if a country can prove that smart metering would not pass a cost benefit analysis.” Last August, Germany’s Economy Ministry published
such as report, carried out by external consultants, rejecting smart meters as too expensive to deliver economic benefits. “The report has shocked the industry and could have major ramifications, although it should be pointed out that the report could still be rejected by the German government,” continues Neha. Germany has 48 million meters and the replacement
of them over a 5-7 year period would have generated an estimated $8 (€6) billion revenues for smart meter and communications manufacturers. ●
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