We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our special podcast series dedicated to the AI-EFFECT project! In this first of six episodes, produced in collaboration with EPRI Current Podcast, we explore the AI-EFFECT project and its impact on the energy sector in Europe.
Our guests, Johanna Vorwerk (Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Denmark), Massimo Bolognessi (Engineer at ENEL), and Gianluca Lipari (EPRI Europe), discuss various aspects of AI applications in energy systems, focusing on the project vision and use cases.
Key Topics:
- Current Landscape: Gianluca highlights AI’s role in improving efficiency, smart grids, generation, distribution, and customer tools.
- Academic Perspective: Johanna shares insights on forecasting and day-to-day operations, emphasizing the need for mathematical guarantees to trust AI.
- Benefits and Challenges: Massimo discusses how AI tools prevent faults and degradation, enhancing system reliability.
- AI-EFFECT Project: Gianluca explains the project’s testing and experimentation facility, addressing regulatory challenges and fostering collaboration.
- Use Cases: Johanna outlines four demonstrators focusing on data space, sector coupling, renewable integration, and congestion management.
- Impact: Massimo emphasizes the importance of AI for quick decision-making in fault scenarios and preventing system degradation.
- Final Thoughts: Gianluca and Johanna stress the significance of collaboration and building a robust testing environment for AI in energy operations.
Listen to the episode here or watch it here.
