Repower which produces and distributes power to more than 48,000 customers in Switzerland, has partnered with eSmart Systems to digitalize and automate their grid inspection process. The program will utilize eSmart Systems’ Grid Vision® solution, which supports the full inspection and maintenance workflow with AI.
- Transitioning Repower’s grid inspections from manual to automated powered by AI.
- Grid Vision AI-supported software will be used to inspect their HV and MV grid.
- eSmart Systems will deliver inspection services for Repower AG’s overhead lines over the course of the partnership.
This partnership will enable Repower to provide safer, more accurate and efficient inspections that will provide greater visibility into their grid assets to support their asset management strategies for grid resiliency and reliability to support growing demand and transition to low carbon generation.
The energy industry faces specific challenges such as reducing risks in the power supply, and improving grid planning processes, to name a few. Repower appreciates the benefits of Grid Vision not only to achieve efficiency gains within our day-to-day inspection processes and to achieve higher quality, but also to gain deeper insights into our assets. This supports us in managing medium- and long-term maintenance plans and our investment strategy.
eSmart Systems will deliver the program as an inspection as a service and will utilize drones for the image capture with automated flight patterns to ensure the data is captured consistently and accurately with improved safety. For this program the actual grid inspection will be conducted within Grid Vision powered by AI and eSmart Systems will be working with regional drone operators for the image capture.
Repower has a clear ambition to improve their grid asset inspection and asset data to support the resiliency of their grid. We are excited to be part of their journey and look forward to delivering efficiencies and digitization of powerline inspections for Repower.
About eSmart Systems
eSmart Systems is a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for the inspection and maintenance of critical infrastructure. With our software solution Grid Vision® we revolutionize how utility companies operate and maintain transmission and distribution networks. eSmart Systems offers a data-driven and condition-based approach to infrastructure inspections that can be managed from a single platform. We support companies worldwide by ensuring reduced costs, safer inspections, and prolonged asset life.
About Repower
Repower is an international energy utility with its operational headquarters in Poschiavo. (Graubünden, Switzerland). Repower has been operating as an electricity producer, distribution grid operator and energy trader for more than 100 years. Its key markets are Switzerland and Italy.
Repower builds, operates and maintains distribution grids, substations, transformer stations, kiosks and supply lines right up to the house connection in Prättigau/Rhine Valley, Engadine/Valposchiavo and Surselva. The total length of the grid managed by Repower is around 3,000 kilometres.
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