Minsait says IoT-based service platforms will accelerate energy transition

Minsait compared the benefits of these technologies in various projects related to distributed energy resources and energy storage

Minsait, an Indra company, claims that the Internet of Things and advanced data analytics are key technologies for accelerating distributed power generation. The company works to respond to the challenges of the sector and promote decarbonization and energy efficiency around the world.
 
"The innovation priority is related to the digital transformation of the main businesses of energy companies, and in particular, to the development of solutions that are capable of putting into practice the great technological advances that are taking place in the sector. Some of them are energy storage, distributed generation, electric mobility or active demand management, including the emergence of technologies such as the Internet of Things or Big Data", points out Leonardo Benitez, director of Energy & Utilities at Minsait.
 
In practice
 
As a practical initiative of this, the executive highlights the development of an open data platform based on the Onesait Platform, Minsait's platform with Big Data and IoT capabilities, as fundamental to connecting all prosumers (term that defines the consumer who also produces energy) to network operators in real time, with effective monitoring of energy services.
 
Another initiative is the construction and operation of a microgrid at Monash University, the largest in Australia, managed by Active Grid Management (AGM), the Industrial Internet of Things solution developed by Minsait. Experts predict that by 2020 the university should generate 7 gigawatt hours of electricity, enough to power 1,000 homes for an entire year.
 
"This project shows how a grid powered by renewable energy sources and with a strong penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as batteries, electric vehicles or photovoltaic generation, can operate safely and efficiently," said Benítez.
 
As a way of consolidating its efforts, the company is part of the SENSIBLE (Storage Enabled SustaInable Energy for Buildings and Communities) consortium, an innovation project that seeks to integrate different energy storage technologies in order to increase self-sufficiency, supply quality and stability. of the grid, to create sustainable business models for distributed generation and energy storage. Tests carried out recorded savings of around 300 euros per year per consumer.