Innergex, a global renewable power producer, used AVEVA solutions to improve visibility of hydroelectric processes and operations, reducing reaction time to events that impact plant performance. Now able to monitor lost energy and turbine efficiency in real time, the company increased turbine availability from 93.5% to 99.5%. Its scalable, tiered data architecture enables Innergex operators, engineers and managers to troubleshoot from the turbine floor as well as the corporate office.
“The data analytics with the client tools that AVEVA offers allow us to do real-time troubleshooting on the turbine floor level by our operators, managers and engineers at the corporate office.”
—Francois Riopel,
Automation Specialist, Innergex Renewable Energy
Challenges
- Mixed set of software vendors and vintages deployed across sites and functions
- Remote site communication was not 100% reliable
- Limited visibility into the cause of performance impacts
Solutions
- Deployed AVEVA™ PI System, AVEVA™ Operations Control, and AVEVA™ Insight to monitor hydroelectric processes and troubleshoot events that impact plant performance in real time. Used a tiered data architecture to improve data redundancy, integrity and archival accessibility for analysis and reporting.
Results
- Increased software system reliability and ease of use
- Improved operational visibility by making real-time process data and troubleshooting tools available across the company
- Increased turbine availability from 93.5% to 99.5%
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