Engie, Google Cloud To Seek More Efficient Wind Energy Through AI Based Solutions

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In a fresh development French utility Engie has signed a partnership with Google Cloud for the development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based energy solution to optimize the value of wind portfolio of Engie on the short term power markets.

As per the official statement, Engie and Google Cloud’s AI Services and Industry Solutions (AIIS) will team up to combine both expertise in power markets and AI to develop the solution. The collaboration will facilitate transactions for wind asset developers and create benefits for wind power producers, accelerating the energy transition.

The key objective of the AI pilot is to predict how much wind power should be sold on which power market and at what price. The AI solution leverages a performant and scalable data system and advanced machine learning algorithms to extract value from the vast amount of data. Engie said that this is done to support subsequent decisions of power producers.

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The companies said that once this project is complete, the scale of the impact could be far-reaching as there are hundreds of GW of wind farms operating around the world and all of them could benefit from improved forecasting using AI. For wind energy, which has been ceding ground in recent years to solar energy due to cost challenges, such an initiative could help narrow the gap too.

“At Google Cloud, we believe that more accurate data and predictions of wind power production will be valuable to electricity grids, creating benefits for consumers and making wind more competitive with fossil fuels,” said Larry Cochrane, Director, Google Cloud while adding that the players are laying the groundwork for wind farms to garner benefits.

Alexandre Cosquer, Member Executive Committee, Engie said, “With already a double expertise in risk and data management, we were looking to intensify the renewables development, and to partner up with one of the most superior experts not only in data management but also in Machine Learning technology. Data, Digitalization and Risk Management are key enablers to bring value and accelerate the decarbonation of our power grids; in that context, a partnership with Google was obvious”.

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