155 I NDU S T R I A L S & MANU FAC TUR I NG common net-zero carbon emissions targets. But while attention has focused on renewable sources such as solar and wind, energy efficiency also has a key role to play. The energy, materials and mobility industries can deliver up to 20 per cent of the emissions reduction required to achieve the International Energy Agency’s net-zero trajectories for 2050, according to estimates from Accenture and the World Economic Forum. Kellogg’s shows how digital solutions can pay off. The breakfast cereals producer onboarded AVEVA PI System to help it track, analyse and manage energy data in its factories. At AVEVA PI World, Michael Dean, global director of power, controls and information system at Kellogg’s, shared that by creating a digital ecosystem that benchmarked usage and identified opportunities for savings, the company saved $3.3 million in a single year, identified an additional $1.8 million in rebates, and optimised abatement measures. This digital system is now being rolled out across the company’s global manufacturing fleet to achieve energy efficiencies and unlock sustainability across the Kellogg’s network. Digitising the value chain carries a number of benefits for individual organisations. But sharing this data with corporate partners – securely and as required – can activate and transform it into new information that delivers significantly greater benefits for all parties. Dominion Energy, for example, enables its expanded ecosystem to operate more sustainably by sharing data it gathers from wind and solar power generating units. The US power and energy leader shares information about its energy sources with customers in real time over the cloud. Not only does the company benefit from full transparency about energy supplies, but it can also share this proof of its low-carbon initiatives with its own customers, helping it to comply with its net-zero commitments. In addition, Dominion supports successive customer tiers with the help of AVEVA Data Hub, a multi-tenant, cloud-native offering built on top of components from the Microsoft Azure platform and natively integrated with AVEVA Connect. Consequently, Dominion isn’t just increasing its own profitability – it’s also helping advance the low-carbon energy transition across North America. Technology has now evolved to the point where industrial leaders can leverage it to deliver traits traditionally associated with human beings, such as resilience and transformational capabilities. Our responsibility now is to channel those proficiencies for resilient and lasting benefit across the social, economic and environmental stage. As delegates heard from AVEVA CEO Peter Herweck at AVEVA PI World, the next generation of data-led digital technologies is already delivering impressive efficiency and value gains for enterprises. These technologies offer us an unprecedented opportunity to make a positive global impact. It is time for us to put them to good use. Watch videos of key panel sessions and presentations at AVEVA PI World: piworld.aveva.com/amsterdam2022/ bestofamsterdam Caspar Herzberg is chief operating officer at AVEVA AVEVA's Caspar Herzberg with Dr Catherine Green, associate professor of the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics at Oxford University, discussing how AVEVA software supported the development of the Oxford Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine
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