The substations of the future will be digital. The first digital substation pilot is being built at Pernoonkoski substation. The objective is to test how a digital system functions in different situations.
In 2016, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment appointed a Smart grid working group made up of experts in energy markets. The group has now published its final report, which provides a vision for the smart grids of the future. The working group also presents concrete measures concerning how smart grids can promote the active participation of customers in the electricity market and thus contribute to maintaining security of supply.
Swiss startup Tiko Energy Solutions is collecting households into a “power pool”, explained Samuel Enggist, Senior Business Development Manager when visiting Fingrid during the autumn. PUBLISHED 16.11.2018
The usability of Fingrid’s open data service has been developed on the basis of user feedback. The service now allows users to upload Excel files and several datasets to the same file at one time. The content descriptions for the datasets have also been improved.
Fingrid selected a system supplier for Datahub during the summer. The schedule for the project was clarified at the same time. According to the updated schedule, Datahub will be implemented in April 2021.
Fingrid’s strategic projects strengthen the company’s target of remaining agile during the energy market transformation and safeguarding power system functionality in a reliable way. The company’s fast, new investments over a 5–10 year time window are aimed at proactively addressing the challenges of the global clean-up project
In a few years, the electricity accounting points and related information for all Finns will be available in a single register.
What happens when the hackathlon spirit takes over at Fingrid’s headquarters in Käpylä? This was the case in late November when seven teams competed in Fingrid’s first hackathlon. Several new services to benefit Fingrid and its stakeholders were developed over a two-day period. They will be piloted during the spring.
The latest addition to Fingrid’s HR unit, a software robot called Tero Tiima, has been introduced to routine payroll administration tasks. This will provide the staff with more time for personal encounters. It also speeds up the payroll process and reduces the number of human errors.
Maintenance is constantly becoming more proactive – and more digital. For Fingrid, it has always been vitally important to handle any servicing in a way that minimises the resulting disruptions. Digitalisation helps to keep costs low and outage times short – and eliminate them entirely in the best case.
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