2024 - AVEVA World - Paris - Engineering
Bruce Power: Powering the Future Together with AVEVA
Bruce Power, North America's largest nuclear facility, is committed to providing clean, reliable energy and life-saving medical isotopes. To achieve this, they're investing in a digital transformation, partnering with AVEVA. By deploying AVEVA's integrated suite of tools, including AIM, PCM, Unified Engineering, and Enterprise Resource Management, Bruce Power aims to streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve efficiency. This presentation will delve into the challenges that led to this digital transformation, the benefits expected from the AVEVA partnership, and the specific strategies being implemented, such as laser scanning, data integration, and automated processes.
Company
Bruce Power
Speaker
Patrick Desbiens
Patrick Desbiens is Program Manager, Digital Engineering, at Bruce Power. Bruce Power is North America’s largest nuclear generating facility and generates up to 6,550MW from 8 CANDU units, while being Canada’s largest public-private partnership. Patrick has 13 years of experience working in Design Engineering, Station Engineering and Projects. Patrick is now leading a key pillar in Bruce Power’s digital transformation journey to deploy modern Engineering tools and establishing the framework for a digital twin. His formal education includes a Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering from Ontario Tech University. He is a licensed professional engineer with the province of Ontario.
Session Code
AW24-ENG-D1-SESS-181
