COVER STORY – AGE OF AI
ETAP and Schneider Electric recently unveiled the world’s first digital twin to simulate AI factory power requirements from grid to chip level using NVIDIA Omniverse
A TECHNOLOGY ENABLER A
Using AI as a tool to cut through the complexity of current industrial practices and drive automation in energy management
I is not just a technological advancement; it is a strategic enabler that can help businesses enhance
efficiency, reduce emissions, and drive economic growth. Those are the words of Maria Tjader, head of government affairs UK and Ireland at Schneider Electric. The company’s own AI- based solutions have been engineered with the aim of transforming energy management and automation as it pursues its ambitious sustainability and industrial efficiency goals. “AI really is going to be, and
currently already is, the next industrial revolution,” Tjader continues. “By integrating AI into industrial operations, companies can futureproof their business and contribute to the UK’s sustainability and innovation goals.” With four international ‘AI Hubs’
in India, France, the US and China, Schneider has fully embraced its own
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digitalisation journey, within which AI is playing an increasingly important role. In light of recent advances in Industry 4.0, the company is now calling for the potential of AI to be fully harnessed in the industrial space to correctly utilise data, streamline production lines and contribute to predictive maintenance strategies. “The Labour government came
into power last year with notable policy priorities,” Tjader says. “One is Clean Power 2030 to decarbonise the power system, and the other big flagship policy is an industrial policy with the aim to reboot UK industry and make it more competitive. In January, the government published an AI opportunities action plan, which sets out its belief that AI is going to
AI really is going to be,
and currently already is, the next industrial revolution
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