Blockchain technology is here and it isn’t going away. The number of projects being developed by various organisations around the world using blockchain is increasing rapidly as people wake up to its potential.

Argand Solutions have begun exploring and developing in the world of blockchain.

Energy asset risk management is critical. Using the health analytics approach in the previous blog, we looked at some of the key analogies and why they make sense. In this next part of the blog we’re going to look at some examples of the actual issues to be aware. Plus, we’ll look at how real-time monitoring & analytics of these key factors can lead to lower asset failures, reduced degradation levels and longer capital lives. Overall this will lead to lower costs through risk mitigation.

Electrical Asset Risk Management & the Health Analogy
The emergence of “wearable technology” for the health & fitness market has grown hugely over the last few years. Fit Bit, Apple & others are tapping into the knowledge that a real-time understanding of your key health statistics will help to drive proactive and iterative actions to ensure longevity of health as well as lower health insurance costs and other financial benefits from better health.

How often do you check the small things like new messages on your phone? 10 times a day or more? But what about the really big things that may be having a huge impact on your business – like your energy usage and power quality? An energy audit may show up some surprises…

Like many businesses, we have a great story to tell; drive, innovation and opportunity are all keys words within our narrative, and we know that video is an engaging way to get that across, but when it comes to the nitty gritty, well like just about everything else, the more you get into the process the more you realise that it’s not so easy to paint that picture.

Overview: Client enables wind turbine on constrained Grid – Argand Solutions provided the client with a GridGEM™ export limitation solution that managed the output of a Northern Power 100kW wind turbine to enable the client to connect.

Overview: Client enables wind turbine on constrained Grid – Argand Solutions provided the client with a GridGEM™ export limitation solution that managed the output of a Northern Power 100kW wind turbine to enable the client to connect

Avanta (www.avanta.co.uk), a serviced office business now owned by Regus, achieved BREEAM excellent through their introduction of equipment-specific energy monitoring at their Eagle House development in Shoreditch, London.

GridGEM Enables Zero Export Limitation Solution at DPD

 Overview: DPD require zero export limitation solution – Argand Solutions worked closely with a renewable energy EPC provider to supply DPD (www.dpd.co.uk) with an integrated 450kWp solar PV zero export limitation solution at their head office in Hinckley Birmingham to help reduce costs at their large distribution centre.