GE to deliver software for 20-MW solar plant by Invenergy

Invenergy Renewables LLC has selected General Electric (NYSE:GE) to install asset performance management (APM) software at a 20-MW solar park, the US conglomerate said on Monday.

Under the contract, GE Power will deploy the APM software, powered by cloud-based platform Predix, at the end of the year and link its industrial Internet solution to its LV5 photovoltaic (PV) inverters in order to achieve over 99% plant availability of the target facility. The location and details of the power plant were not provided.

The deal also involves the creation of a digital twin-or a digital replica of a physical asset, seen to enable operators to better manage the performance and service of individual assets. The digital twin for Invenergy will collect data from over 70,000 assets installed by GE worldwide. GE explained that renewable plant operators are in this way provided with information that can prevent potential failures, which in turn boosts plant availability.

“Improved plant availability could translate to reduced operation and maintenance costs and increased production,” said Azeez Mohammed, president and CEO of GE's Power Conversion unit. For a 20-MW solar park savings are estimated at USD 200,000 (EUR 167,000) per year, he added.

(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.836)

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