Implementation

Quick and easy Implementation of HYDROGRID Insight

HYDROGRID Insight is our advanced, flexible software solution designed to digitize and optimize your power plant planning processes. As a cloud-based platform, it offers robust performance, scalability, and full GDPR compliance, utilizing EU-based ISO-certified data warehouses for stringent data security.

Setting up your power plant with HYDROGRID Insight is a seamless one-time process, supported by our expert team at every step. Organize your static power plant data and historical telemetry and connect securely to HYDOGRID Insight to transmit live telemetry and receive optimized production plans.
Our team supports you through the entire process with personalized workshops and comprehensive data analysis and provides customized machine learning models for your power plant, ensuring you gain expertise and smoothly manage your power plant’s performance.

12 weeks

Implementation Process

(throughput time)

1 week

Static Data Provision

(throughput time)

1 day - 2 weeks

Real-Time Data Exchange Setup

(depending on chosen interface)

2-4 hours

Training of Control Room

Benefits

Fast and structured implementation

Specialized Implementation Team

Our team will support you during the implementation process through interactive workshops, online product documentation and coaching via email and phone. You will be assigned a HYDROGRID expert who will guide you through the standardized implementation process and actas a contact person for all technical and operational questions.

Customized Analysis of your Power Plant

At the start of implementation, we conduct a tailored analysis of your power plant's topology and requirements. This includes a detailed assessment of key physical components—like reservoirs, turbines, gates, and valves—and how they interact. We also evaluate operational and regulatory needs to ensure a comprehensive understanding for optimized scheduling.

Importing your Power Plant’s Data

We support you in preparing and importing your plant's technical data and historical telemetry. To streamline the process, we provide standardized Excel templates to help with data preparation, ensuring all information is accurately formatted. Before importing, we perform a thorough data review to verify completeness and consistency, ensuring a smooth transition and reliable setup.

Assisting with Live Data Connection Setup

Our IT experts help you connect securely to HYDROGRID Insight to transmit live telemetry and receive optimized production plans. You can either fully automate the process using our REST API or manually provide live data via our dashboard. We offer comprehensive support, including training workshops, developer resources, and connections to certified IT integration partners.

Real-Time Optimization for Your Power Plant

Our Data Science experts will meticulously review all the data you provide to train customized machine learning models specifically tailored for your power plant. Once these models are trained, real-time optimization is activated and undergoes a thorough review by our experts before the final go-live.

Train Your Control Room with HYDROGRID Insight

Before go-live, we provide customized training for your operations and control room teams. This training ensures that they can fully utilize HYDROGRID Insight’s decision support functions for their daily operations and are well-prepared to make future adjustments with ease.

Steps

Implementation Process at a Glance

Responsibility

HYDROGRID

Kick-off Implementation of Power Plant in HYDROGRID Insight

We organize an Implementation Kick-off Workshop with you and your stakeholders to :

Discuss the key objectives for HYDROGRID Insight.

Align on the implementation process and timeline.

Responsibility

Client

Provide Fundamental Static Data of Power Plant

You provide the plant’s static data, comprising the actual plant topology as a sketch, the static technical data of each plant component and such and operational or environmental restrictions.

For data exchange, we provide a secure data room with sketching tools and plant-specific Excel sheets for static data collection.

Responsibility

HYDROGRID

Model Power Plant in HYDROGRID Insight

We review the static data, advises on any missing data and you confirm the final data set.

We model your power plant in HYDROGRID Insight, configure concessions and restrictions for water management and power plant operation and set up your main HYDROGRID Insight account.

Responsibility

Client

Implement Real-Time Data Exchange

You setup the data connection to the model of your power plant in HYDROGRID Insight to:

Continuously transmit live values of all plant components (turbines, reservoirs, gates).

Receive the optimized results, like inflow forecasts, turbine schedules, and water values (depending on your subscription).

For data exchange, you can use the HYDROGRID Insight RestAPI for automatic data flow or the Dashboard for manual exchange.

We support you with IT training workshops and dedicated developer resources, as well as with identifying an IT integration partner for RestAPI implementation if needed.

RestAPI Specifications

IT Integration Partner

Responsibility

Client

Provide Historical Sensor Data

You provide historical sensor data for all modeled plant components, spanning the last three years. If data is missing, we advise on possible solutions.

For data exchange, we provide a provide a secure data room with standardized Excel sheets for historical data collection.

Responsibility

HYDROGRID

Calibrate Model of Power Plant

We thoroughly review and correlate all live, historical, and static data to identify artifacts early.

We import the static and historical data into HYDROGRID Insight and calibrate the model of your power plant by:

Training of tailored machine-learning inflow forecast models.

Initializing the 24/7 optimization and automation processes.

Carefully reviewing all results and real-time processes.

Responsibility

HYDROGRID

Optional: Automate Power Market Nominations

We provide automated data exchange with your market access agent for power market nominations (depending on your subscription).

We coordinates with you and your agent to define transmission specifications, and implement the automated interface for your plant.

Responsibility

HYDROGRID

Go-Live of Power Plant in HYDROGRID Insight

We organize a customized go-live workshop with your team and key stakeholders comprising an executive summary of your plant’s model In HYDROGRID Insight (plant topology, model configuration, restrictions, data interfaces, and trained machine-learning models).

We provide a dedicated control room training with hand-on live examples and Q&A.

Support

Transitioning to Customer Service

Once implementation is complete and your project is live, we’ll transfer your power plant project to our dedicated Customer Service Team.

Product Onboarding & Adaption

A dedicated HYDROGRID Insight Plant Success Manager is assigned to your live plant to ensure you gain experience with HYDROGRID Insight and smoothly manage your power plant’s performance.

Your Plant Success Manager schedules regular check-ins to address operational and optimization questions. During product onboarding (first 3 months), we offer monthly touch points, followed by quarterly check-ins thereafter.

They are available daily via phone and support ticketing to assist you with any needs. Login to HYDROGRID Insight Dashboard to easily connect with us!
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We look forward to continued collaboration!

Implementation Resources for Automated Live Data Exchange

Connect with an IT Integration Partner

Get expert help for seamless integration into your existing IT systems.

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HYDROGRID Insight Developer Resources

Find all details of HYDROGRID Insight RestAPI and the specification of all endpoints for automated data exchange.

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