GE Expands Its Digital Water Capabilities with the Launch of New Software Solutions and Announces Key Partnerships
September 27 2016 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
- New Suite of Software Solutions Uses
Predix* to Address Aging Infrastructure, Manpower Constraints,
Water Conservation and Other Pressing Challenges
- GE Announces Partnerships with Smart
Water Networks Forum, Smart Cities Council and Imagine H2O to Help
Solve Water Challenges with Data and Analytics
As the world’s water infrastructure ages and significant amounts
of water are lost to leakage and decaying pipes, utilities are
being challenged to protect water resources and close the gap on
lost profit. Understanding that data and predictive capabilities
can be key to overcoming these challenges, GE (NYSE:GE) today
announced the expansion of its digital water capabilities during
WEFTEC 2016.
“In the U.S. alone, an estimated 2.1 trillion gallons of water
are lost annually due to infrastructure challenges, like water main
breaks, pipe bursts and unidentified leaks,” said Heiner Markhoff,
president and CEO—water and distributed power for GE Power. “GE’s
goal is to build a more sustainable water future by delivering
software-as-a-service (SaaS) through a single platform, Predix*, to
produce operational efficiencies that improve water quality and
availability worldwide.”
GE’s vision for digital water solutions centers around three
main areas: the connection of “inside the fence” plant operations
with “outside the fence” distribution networks; the utilization of
software solutions to proactively identify and prevent potential
problems in real time; and the collaboration of industry
organizations and associations to move digital concepts
forward.
GE Suite of Software Solutions
Today, GE is announcing three software proof of concepts,
powered by Predix, that specifically address pipeline health, storm
and sewer management and water plant efficiency:
- Pipeline Health—Working in
partnership with American Water, GE has initiated a SaaS proof of
concept focused on water distribution piping, which digitally maps
total pipeline health and provides proactive risk identification.
The software is designed to combine disparate data sets with
pipeline risk algorithms to identify probable high consequence
failures and hidden leaks in drinking water pipeline systems.
- Storm and Sewer
Solutions—Working in partnership with MWH Global (now part of
Stantec), GE has released a new software solution focused on sewer
and storm water overflows. The software will utilize level sensors
and mapping to enable faster reactive maintenance and increased
proactive maintenance to reduce overflow frequency and number.
- Digital Water Plant—GE currently
leverages its InSight* Asset Performance Management solution to
optimize water treatment plant assets and operations. Taking this
one step further, GE’s new digital twin technology will have the
potential to create a powerful digital replica of a customer’s
plant that would enable them to run more efficiently and reliably
while reducing costs and maintaining compliance.
Additional software solutions are in development and will be
released in the coming months.
GE Digital Partnerships
As a way to further its commitment to being a leader in the
digital water space, GE has entered into several partnerships that
help advance its vision of solving global water and wastewater
challenges through data and analytics.
- Smart Water Networks Forum
(SWAN)—GE joined the North American Alliance of SWAN to help
accelerate smart water and wastewater development in North America
through the forum’s collective, global industry expertise.
- Smart Cities Council—GE has a
long history of partnership with the Smart Cities Council, which
promotes the move to smart, sustainable cities. With a strong
emphasis on access to water in urban areas, GE hopes to contribute
to long-term solutions and increase the water sustainability of
cities worldwide.
- Imagine H2O—GE has entered into
a “beta partner” program with Imagine H2O (IH2O) and is committed
to supporting and deploying water innovation within IH2O’s
portfolio companies, which in turn gain access to insight on how to
scale their technology on a global scale.
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) is the world’s Digital Industrial
Company, transforming industry with software-defined
machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and
predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of
knowledge, the "GE Store," through which each business shares and
accesses the same technology, markets, structure and intellect.
Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our
industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE
delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of
industry. www.ge.com
About GE Power
GE Power is a world leader in power generation with deep domain
expertise to help customers deliver electricity from a wide
spectrum of fuel sources. We are transforming the electricity
industry with the digital power plant, the world’s largest and most
efficient gas turbine, full balance of plant, upgrade and service
solutions as well as our data-leveraging software. Our innovative
technologies and digital offerings help make power more affordable,
reliable, accessible and sustainable.
For more information, visit the company's website at
www.gepower.com. Follow GE Power and GE’s water business on Twitter
@GE_Power and @GE_Water and on LinkedIn at GE Power.
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