How can genetic biotechnology, an ethanol plant and operational data benefit an entire community? Syngenta is a global company with more than 29,000 employees in 90 countries and revenues of over $14 billion USD. By delivering seeds, seed care, and lawn and garden products, its mission is to bring plant potential to life, supporting a sustainable transformation in farming productivity and communities.

In his presentation, Raúl Cubillo, Operations Manager for CENACE, the technical and commercial administrator of Ecuador’s wholesale electricity market, described how CENACE is applying Real-Time Situational Awareness concepts and techniques – through configuration models and visualization – to give operators contextualized information for decision-making.

One of the world’s most important energy producing companies, AES generates and distributes electricity in 17 countries, employing around 21,000 people around the globe and serving over 10 million customers. In Brazil, the group’s operations are divided into five different companies: AES Eletropaulo, AES Ergos, AES Sul, AES Uruguaiana, and AES Tietê. At the 2016 LATAM Regional Conference, Carlos Macedo, operations engineer at AES Tietê, describes the company’s operations and how the PI System was used to streamline decision-making, minimizing risks and optimizing the operation of power plants at the AES Tietê division.
Year: 2016

Since 1972, Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation has been an independent systems integrator and service provider serving a broad range of industries in Japan. At the OSIsoft’s 2015 Users Conference, Mr. Hisashi Fukuda, General Manager of Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation, presented how OSIsoft’s PI System has enabled Itochu to use data-driven approaches to deliver services across Japan’s dynamic energy market. Furthermore, OSIsoft’s Connected Services has enabled Itochu to transform their business model by connecting customers on both ends of the energy supply-demand market using their unique cloud-based service.

PJM Interconnection is responsible for maintaining grid reliability and running energy markets across 13 states and the Washington DC area. As one of the largest transmission operators in the country, they serve 61 million people and manage a peak load of 163,000 megawatts. To improve its operators’ situational awareness, PJM recently developed the Dispatch Interactive Map Application (DIMA), which brings together real-time grid, weather and spatial data using ESRI ArcGIS and the OSIsoft® PI System. Erich Cline, Software Architect, Integral GIS; Frank DiCicco, GIS Lead; and Ed Kovler, Solutions Architect presented a demonstration of DIMA at the 2015 OSIsoft Users Conference in San Francisco.