Industrial artificial intelligence (AI) leader, Uptake, announced it is providing comprehensive data integrity O&M capabilities, allowing work order cost analysis that overcomes the challenges with incorrect or “dirty work order” data. According to Uptake, dirty data means it is out of order, highly volatile, and has a lot of room for error. Companies worldwide are using…
Uptake named a Bloomberg “New Energy Pioneer”
Industrial artificial intelligence provider, Uptake, was named as a 2019 New Energy Pioneer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The award is in recognition of ground-breaking companies that are fueling the transition to a lower carbon economy and bringing new ideas for business models, technologies, market structures, and commercial opportunities. “I’m proud of the entire Uptake…
How predictive analytics take the guesswork out of data
Written by Barbara Rook Increasingly, predictive analytic software takes much of the work and worry out of deciphering the massive amounts of data generated by wind turbines. The goal is to link real-time data to proactive decision-making without drowning in “an unmanageable ocean of data,” according to independent market research firm, New Energy Update. Ultimately,…
Uptake unveils new AI platform for wind industry
As a key industrial AI and IoT software provider, Uptake is redefining the Asset Performance Management (APM) category with its next release of Uptake APM. An interoperable SaaS solution that complements and coexists with customer’s current investments, Uptake APM builds on what was formerly known as Asset Perform, a proven product used by dozens of…
Report finds O&M costs have increased for conventional power plants, decreased for renewables
The costs to operate and maintain U.S. power plants and equipment have soared 74% over the past two decades, according to a new report by industrial artificial intelligence company Uptake. Costs, excluding fuel, rose to a median of $10.80/megawatt-hour (MWh) in 2017, up from $6.21/MWh in 1998, for investor-owned utility (IOU) power plants. The report is…
Wind a low-cost producer now. AI could make it dominate
By Ryan Blitstein, Vice President of Renewable Energy Uptake The current projection of the wind industry is an optimistic one. U.S. wind-power capacity increased from 60 gigawatts (GW) five years ago to more than 90 GW in 2017, and is expected to top 220 GW by 2030. Last year alone, industry growth came from $11…
A conversation about AI & data analytics for wind farms with the VP of Uptake
In this WindTalk podcast, we speak with Ryan Blitstein, the VP of Renewable Energy at Uptake, about artificial intelligence (AI) and the importance of data analytics at wind farms. Uptake is an industrial AI and machine learning company. Ryan provides insight on how wind-farm owners and operators can optimize the features of AI, best take…
Pattern Energy pilots Uptake’s predictive analytics software
Uptake, a developer of industrial data science and artificial intelligence (AI) software, announced that Pattern Energy Group Inc. will pilot Uptake’s wind software. Pattern Energy, a wind operator in the U.S., will pilot the predictive analytics software at its Logan’s Gap Wind farm in Comanche County, Texas. The site’s 87 turbines have 200 MW of…
New report find untapped energy in current wind fleet could power 1.1M homes
The current U.S. wind fleet could produce an estimated 12 terawatt hours (TWh) more energy — enough untapped energy to power roughly 1.1 million homes — according to a new report by Uptake, an advanced analytics software company. That’s equal to nearly all the homes in the city of Chicago. “Current wind turbines can produce much…
Getting essential data to wind techs when they need it
The data-analytics firm Uptake is in the business of getting critical information to wind technicians as they need it. In this podcast, Ryan Blitstein says the company also provides a sort of digital crystal ball that can tell when bearings and other components might need replacement. And that will let wind-farm owners and operators trim…
Design of predictive analytics software determines whether it is used and its usefulness
As more predictive-analytic software enters the market, those most successful will provide intuitive features.
Uptake adds top energy industry talent to its team
Uptake, a predictive analytics software company, announced that it has added top energy industry and product talent from leading brands to its team. Two of the three key hires join Uptake’s energy team headed by Global Energy Solutions Lead Sonny Garg, who was previously Exelon Corporation’s Chief Information and Innovation Officer and the President of…