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Technological advances and digitalisation are the most valuable tools to ensure a positive outcome in the transition towards the unavoidable decarbonisation of the economy. This is one of the conclusions of the Fundación Alternativas study “Impact of digitalisation on the decarbonisation of the energy sector” presented at the Endesa headquarters by its author, Immaculate Ordiales, on Thursday. Ordiales explained that new information technologies, digitalisation, connectivity and artificial intelligence "help to make energy systems better in terms of efficiency, security, flexibility and sustainability."

During the presentation of this report, Vanesa Pellón, head of digitalisation in the Endesa Generation area, stressed some of the digitisation initiatives taking place in the Endesa generation area to improve operations, improve worker safety and move towards a new decarbonised energy model.

As an example, Pellón explained the Sentinel programme, which was initially launched to provide real-time information about the status of all the assets on the almost 100 wind farms managed by Endesa, which has already been extended to the solar and hydraulic plants.

Pedro Martínez, head of digitalisation in the Endesa thermal generation area, explained some of the 30 measures included in the digitalisation plan launched in the division two years ago. From a new digital application that expedites inspection and maintenance operations in the field by means of a mobile device, to a system to improve waste management and innovative predictive diagnostic methodologies that issue warnings about the operation of the machinery before a fault occurs, to a solution that uses radio-frequency to expedite management and inventory of plant supplies.

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