Mike Kavis: The New Gold

“The sensor data allowed the company to correct the turbine actuators and tilt the blades at precise angles, taking maximum advantage of available wind.”

Not long ago, I communicated with a wind farm company that produced energy for the open market. That industry requires solid forecasting to predict levels of power generation over given periods. Accurate forecasting equals lower risk, which in turn equals greater profits. The company wanted to conduct preventative maintenance on its turbines to keep up capacity, so it began attaching sensors. That decision effectively made the turbines Internet of Things (IoT) devices, capable of detecting and recording among other things wind and weather patterns that affect energy output. The sensor data allowed the company to correct the turbine actuators and tilt the blades to precise angles, taking maximum advantage of available wind.

This is an excerpt from Data Disruption. The eBook was generously sponsored by Mighty Guides.