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The software will be installed at ELPEDISON ’ s Thisvi and Thessaloniki power plants , making it the first energy company in the country to cover an entire combined cycle plant with Digital Twin technology .

APM Reliability helps reduce unplanned downtime by predicting equipment issues before they occur . The software provides asset-intensive organisations with operational visibility and a comprehensive set of analytical tools-including Digital Twin blueprints-to help reduce asset failures , control costs and increase production availability . From the plant to the enterprise , it ’ s designed to work across a broad array of assets ( fixed , rotating and non-rotating ), equipment types and manufacturers ( GE and non-GE ) and industries .

This news comes after a recent Bloomberg report citing comments by Greek Energy Minister , Kostas Skrekas , that his country is predicting a : “ winter full of challenges … in terms of supply adequacy and energy prices ’, It ’ s important now more than ever that energy companies across the region have the tools they need to ensure access to reliable power .

“ We are proud to be the first Greek energy company to adopt Artificial Intelligence tools to improve the availability of our power plants ,” said Silvio Jean , Power Generation Director at ELPEDISON . “ Higher availability of the power plants means higher resilience of the Greek power network , reducing the possibility of energy cut-offs . We believe that the new digital technologies will provide an excellent contribution to boost the efficiency in all the company ’ s processes , bringing value and knowledge to the country and to our final customer .”

The installation of APM Reliability reinforces an already existing strategic relationship between GE and ELPEDISON . In September 2021 , GE Gas Power announced the completion of a significant project to modernise the company ’ s Thessaloniki power plant with upgrades to its power generation assets-consisting of a GE 9F gas turbine and a Franco Tosi-supplied steam turbine-and the installation of GE Digital ’ s Operations Performance Management ( OPM ) software . ELPEDISON successfully uses OPM to analyse Thessaloniki ’ s plant operations and monitor thermal performance to drive improved efficiency and flexibility .

“ We ’ re excited to be expanding our relationship with a leading energy company like ELPEDISON ,” said Linda Rae , General Manager of GE Digital ’ s Power Generation and Oil & Gas business . “ Ensuring access to reliable power is important work because the world would slow to a standstill without it . This is where software like APM Reliability comes in because you can ’ t ensure reliability without it . Software is the solution for this and other aspects of the energy transition .”

GE Digital was named a leader in the 2022 Verdantix Green Quadrant for APM Solutions . In 2022 , the company also achieved Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) Energy Competency status based on its APM software . This designation recognises GE Digital ’ s expertise in using AWS to build , implement and integrate technology that helps accelerate the energy transition for energy companies . p

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