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Blogs
Government and Industry: Promises and perils
Government regulation and subsidies for the hydrogen, wind power, space exploration and pharmaceutical industries teach lessons about innovations in government industrial policy.
Industrial AI—Increasing or decreasing carbon emissions
Industrial AI is already increasing the efficiency of industrial processes but at what (carbon) cost?
Green ammonia—underappreciated?
Green ammonia offers a sustainable future for fertilizer & fuel. Discover its surprising history, role in our food & potential to combat climate change.
The source of the skills gap isn’t always a lack of skills
Unlock insights into the skills gap: It's more than just tech solutions. Discover why hiring practices, values, and adaptability matter.
The future of the power grid: Navigating decarbonization challenges through technology and innovation
Journey towards a carbon-free future with Our Industrial Life's podcast series The future of the power grid. Experts address challenges, from re-engineering for renewables to navigating aging infrastructure, and DERs.
Podcasts
Green ammonia is decarbonizing food production
Half the world relies on synthetic ammonia fertilizer to grow its food. But traditional ways of making ammonia produce about 2% of global CO2 emissions. On this episode, we speak to Dr. Zhenyu Zhang about how he’s decarbonizing the processes and making green ammonia.
Bridging the skills gap with connected workers
A whole generation of industrial workers is about to retire, taking extensive knowledge and skills with them. How can companies attract new high-quality workers and quickly give them the skills previous generations took years to develop?
Industrial data will matter more than ever in the wake of COP28
Industrial companies will need to change how they think about and interact with data if we’re going to meet the ambitious COP28 targets. We discuss cloud, AI, and the importance of data-sharing in facilitating collaboration.
How to turn connected workers into proactive workers
In this episode, we explore what connected solutions are and what HENN connector group is using to connect its workers to real-time industrial data, digital systems, and each other, helping them work faster, safer, and more proactively.
The future of the power grid: The challenge of DERs
In the final episode of our series, “The Future of the Power Grid,” we talk to three industry experts about how grid operators are incorporating distributed energy resources (DERs)—like rooftop solar—in ways that maintain the integrity of the grid and don’t undermine their potential for sustainable power generation.
The future of the power grid: Aging infrastructure
How industrial software and data will help expand and decarbonize our aging power grids.
The future of the power grid: Re-engineering for renewables
In the first episode of our series, “The Future of the Power Grid,” we talk to three industry experts about how to decarbonize the power grid and how new technology—like smart grids, DERs, and advanced industrial software—will help us create a carbon-free, energy-secure future.
How digitization is decarbonizing industry
Your carbon footprint doesn’t just cover the emissions from daily operations. It also includes upstream and downstream emissions: upstream emissions from the products and services daily operations use, and downstream emissions from the products and services they produce.
Why should businesses care about COP26?
Lisa Wee and Ruchi Shah discuss how AVEVA is working other businesses and investors in the private sector at COP26 to become more sustainable, reduce carbon emissions and get to net zero.
What can real-time data do in an emergency?
Senior Pre-Sales Engineer Dan Lopez discusses how AVEVA™ PI System™ helped his family during Texas’s polar vortex and how it can help companies in emergency situations.
Smart water for a changing environment
In this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens talks with Gary Wong, the Global Water Industry Lead and Expert for AVEVA , about some of the most pressing challenges facing the water industry. They discuss how data and technology can help utilities survive and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
