The UK government has mandated that smart meters are rolled out as standard across Great Britain by end of 2020, and this roll-out is estimated to create £14 billion in net benefits to the UK in consumer energy savings and lower energy generation demand, according to the Oxford Economics report, “The Value of Smart Metering to Great Britain.” While smart-metering systems have been deployed in many countries, the roll-out in Great Britain is unique because it is led by energy retailers, who have responsibility for the Electricity and Gas meters. The decision to have a retailer-led roll out was made by DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) to improve customer experience and drive consumer benefits. It has also led to some unique system-level requirements to support the unique local regulatory model.

In 2010, Ontario’s energy board mandated that time-of-use (TOU) pricing for consumers be available for all consumers on a regulated price plan. To meet this requirement, Hydro One needed to quickly deploy a smart meter and intelligent communications network solution to meet the provincial government’s requirement at a low cost. The network needed to cover Hydro One’s expansive service territory, which has a land mass twice the size of Texas, and its customers live in a mix of urban, rural, and remote areas, some places only accessible by air, rail, boat or snowmobile. Most importantly, the network needed to enable future enterprise-wide business efficiencies, modernization of distribution infrastructure and enhanced customer service. To meet these needs, Hydro One conceptualized an end-to-end solution leveraging open standards and Internet Protocols (IP) at all communication levels. The utility drew upon industry leaders like Trilliant to realize this vision.

Eseye is a highly innovative and leading provider of global cellular connectivity for IoT business devices. The company specialises in the delivery of resilient and secure global M2M data services through their revolutionary AnyNet and AnyNet Secure SIM ranges, the world’s first true multi-IMSI/Operator SIM - cards that give true freedom to roam globally across a vast range of mobile networks.Eseye’s business aim is to make complex IoT deployments and estate management as transparent, simple and cost effective as possible for its customers. Today, through one contract, customers access Mobile Network Operator partnerships, locations and devices spanning over 440 mobile networks, in over 196 countries – ideal for international expansion – and newly launched cost and risk reducing features include zero-touch remote provisioning and certification for devices in the field. Connectivity from Eseye is designed for businesses seeking to operate with maximum up-time locally, nationally and internationally and with maximum remote visibility, device management and security.Eseye is an AWS Advance Technology Partner, IOT competency and all devices are easily provisioned within the AWS IoT Management platform with data transmitted seamlessly back into AWS customer accounts.

Ambyint is developing the "self-driving car" for oil wells. We’re enabling autonomous well operations for E&P customers by leveraging best-in-class technology tools like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and IoT devices, in combination with physics-based analytics, deep domain expertise, and a massive proprietary data lake of nearly 50 terabytes, equivalent to 100 million operating hours.Our fully-integrated technology stack for artificial lift and production monitoring/optimization includes data acquisition and control through sensor and communication devices, data aggregation and transmission that are independent of existing RTU and SCADA systems, and software that enables monitoring, analysis, integration and optimization using cloud and edge computing. Ultimately, Ambyint can deliver production improvements of up to 10% and OpEx cost savings of up to 20%.

The Schaffner Group is a global leader in providing solutions that ensure the efficient and reliable operation of power electronic systems by shaping electrical power. The company’s portfolio includes EMI filters, power magnetic components and power quality filters with related services.