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GE unveiled new findings on how companies are using digital applications across their industrial operations to unlock productivity and lower their environmental impact .
In a recently released report , GE and coauthor Intel offer a comprehensive view of how the Industrial Internet – embedded sensors , data analytics and connected platforms- are helping companies increase their productivity and reducing environmental emissions to securing a cleaner and more competitive future .
“ We are working closely with our partners in the region , such as Masdar , Saudi Aramco , and RasGas , among others , some of the first adopters of digital solutions , to support regional economies in achieving their energy and economic diversification goals . This is part of a larger movement that includes both large companies , and start-ups , from across the industrial and tech sectors , working together on innovation and implementation to realize the dramatic economic and environmental potential of digital efficiency ,” said Deb Frodl , Global Executive Director of GE Ecomagination .
Overarching report findings on digital efficiency Emerging digital solutions applied across industry can potentially save $ 81 billion in fuel costs annually and close the gap to reaching the COP21 goals by
30 % or 823 MT of carbon emissions per year , the equivalent of taking 174 million cars off the road .
The key economic and environmental impact of digitization were identified as :
• Power – $ 14 billion in cost savings annually and a potential reduction in global carbon by 495 Mt / year
• Lighting – $ 30 billion in saving , and 132 MT / year in carbon reduction
• Aviation – $ 14 billion in annual saving and 45 MT / year in carbon reduction
• Railway – $ 3 billion in saving and 19MT / year in carbon reduction
• Ground transportation – $ 20 billion in saving and 132 MT / year in carbon reduction
GE has been working with its partners on digital industrial technologies that help achieve enhanced productivity , efficiency and asset optimisation . For example , RasGas Company Limited ( RasGas ), one of the world ’ s largest and pioneering producers of liquefied natural gas ( LNG ), is marking the first global deployment of Industrial Internet technologies in the LNG sector .
In the UAE , Masdar is working with GE to pilot and commercialise sustainable energy-neutral advanced wastewater treatment solutions in the MENAT region , and co-develop Industrial Internet solutions to optimise efficiencies . GE is also working with Masdar to launch a co-leadership
In Saudi Arabia , GE has announced several new digital industrial partnerships , technologies and initiatives . The GE Saudi Technology & Innovation Centre ( GE STIC ) in Dhahran Techno Valley is at the heart of the company ’ s ‘ Industrial Internet ’ roadmap to drive digital transformation of industry . GE Oil & Gas Digital is introducing its first Asset Performance Management ( APM ) solution to reside on Saudi Aramco ’ s business network for the Aramco Jazan Complex Integrated Manufacturing Operations Management System ( IMOMS ). Saudi Electricity Company has joined hands with GE , and established a Generation & Optimisation Centre ( GOC ), a state-of-theart centre equipped with hardware and software to monitor 16 SEC power plants .
In lighting , Current , which brings together capabilities from GE ’ s LED , Solar , Energy Storage , and electric vehicle businesses , is enabling its partners in MENA to tap into a wide variety of GE offerings and optimise their energy needs across their entire operation .
GE ’ s Industrial Internet operating system , Predix , is playing a pivotal role in providing a foundation for a range of digital solutions that improve energy and water efficiency across aviation , railways , ground transportation , manufacturing facilities , power plants and buildings .
The report draws on the experience of GE ’ s Ecomagination business strategy to deploy sustainable solutions that provide economic and environmental outcomes . Contributions to the white paper also came from the GE Ecomagination Innovation Center in Masdar City , where GE ’ s professionals work with UAE-based researchers and industry experts to identify sustainable solutions for today ’ s pressing challenges .
The white paper can be downloaded at : www . gereports . com www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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