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IoT services Indonesian geothermal power plant

oshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba rate at which problems occurred by over 20%.
ESS), through its Indonesian subsidiary Toshiba Asia Pacific Another significant feature is the ability to detect signs of
TIndonesia which is engaged in the energy and infrastructure anomalies under conditions specific to geothermal power plants,
business, has concluded a contract with Indonesia’s PT Geo Dipa such as the unstable condition of the steam flowing into the
Energi (Persero) (GDE), for an IoT service aimed at improving the turbine, which is not the case with thermal power plants.
utilisation rate of the power generation facilities at its Patuha In Indonesia, the total installed power generating capacity was
geothermal power plant. This service uses IoT and AI technologies, approximately 62 GW as of 2020, with coal-fired power generation
including predictive failure diagnosis and performance monitoring accounting for about half of this total. Meanwhile, in accordance
at the plant. The contract is the group’s first commercial application with the Paris Agreement, the Indonesian government has
of IoT Services for geothermal power plants. pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 29% by 2030. The
This service represents a commercial version of what has been Electricity Business Plan (RUPTL) says geothermal power generation
implemented as a NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology will account for about 3,4 GW (about 8%) of the 40,6 GW of power
Development Organisation) demonstration project for this power generation capacity to be added by 2030. Toshiba ESS has delivered
plant in October 2019. The demonstration project verified the equipment to several geothermal power plants in Indonesia. It will
effectiveness of the company’s IoT-based predictive failure diagnosis be proactive in proposing the IoT solutions that enable optimal
technology and helped with the contract’s conclusion. The system operation that will help to solve issues faced by individual current
provided through this service employs EtaPRO, a software suite and future customers.
acquired by Toshiba ESS last year, and represents the world’s first By deploying this service worldwide, Toshiba ESS aims to
commercial application of EtaPRO to a geothermal power plant. reduce the customer’s cost of power generation by helping
This system is distinguished technologically by its use of AI improve power plants’ utilisation rates, thereby promoting the
to analyse real-time power plant operation data obtained from spread of geothermal power generation and helping to achieve
various sensors and detect signs of anomalies that may cause carbon neutrality.
problems during normal operation. In doing so, it reduces the
number and duration of power plant shutdowns; a demonstration Contact Toshiba, Phone 011 305-2820,
project conducted by NEDO showed that it was able to reduce the tafr-info@toshiba.co.za, https://www.toshiba.co.za

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