Recording of Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 5:01 .

Exploring the Impact of Digital Technology and AI on Industry Transformation at Conference Session

The session discussed at the conference focuses on how digital technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), can transform industries by fostering innovation and efficiency. The speaker emphasizes that this technological revolution, often referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, brings both opportunities and challenges such as disruption and uncertainty. Key topics include enhancing design precision, improving organizational effectiveness through new working methods, leveraging robotics in construction, and advancing asset management operations. These advancements aim not only for cost reduction but also for empowering industry talent. Dr. David Moser from Becquerel Institute will provide insights into the current technological landscape while Dr. Etienne Drahi of TotalEnergies will discuss AI's role in reimagining asset management strategies. Dr. Pierre-Jean Alet from CSEM is set to elaborate on data sharing strategies crucial for a robust digital infrastructure before Jan Osenberg of SolarPower Europe addresses cybersecurity concerns vital for protecting critical national infrastructures like power plants.

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Speaker

Adele Ara
Chief Technology Officer
Lightsource bp
United Kingdom

Talk of session: Utility-Scale Solar Power II: Digitalization & AI Transforming the Industry

Digitalization has already revolutionized utility-scale solar, and now AI is emerging as the next game-changer, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and optimizing performance across a solar power plant's entire lifecycle. From site selection and energy yield prediction to financial modeling during the development, design optimization and automation during construction, and predictive maintenance for O&M, AI and digital tools are transforming how solar power plants are planned, built, and operated. But with solar becoming a critical part of our energy infrastructure, concerns about cyberattacks are growing. This session will provide: Overview of digital, IOT and AI tools across all phases of a solar plant's lifecycle Insight on the opportunities and limitations of today's digital and AI solutions in the solar industry Discussion on cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies for solar power systems.

Further Talks of this session:

Overview Digital and AI Applications in Utility-Scale Solar

Speaker

Dr. David Moser
Managing Director
Becquerel Institute
Belgium

To Talk

Challenges of AI in the Life of Developer

Speaker

Dr. Pierre-Jean Alet
Group Leader, Digital Energy Solutions
CSEM
Switzerland

To Talk

Improving Asset Managemnt Using AI

Speaker

Dr Etienne Drahi
Head of Solar R&D
TotalEnergies
France

To Talk

Cybersecurity - How to Keep Solar Energy Infrastructure Safe?

Speaker

To Talk

Panel Discussion: AI in Utility-Scale Solar: Ready for Prime Time or Still in Beta?

Speaker

To Talk