カジノコイン DPP = A Digital Power Plant that adds power of on-site onto AI

Solutions Created by Engineers

“This journey has just begun," said Tetsuya Watabe, Corporate Vice President, Managing Executive Officer and Chief O&M・E Officer of JERA, expressing his hope and confidence in カジノコイン DPP in these brief words. Watabe further states, "Digitalization (DX) of O&M at power plants has three significant aspects.

(1) Connecting power plants over time = Digitalization of カジノコイン vast amount of past O&M data from each power plant will enable data to ”connect wisdom to カジノコイン future” (2) Connecting power plants across locations = Enabling collaboration between different power plants through sharing of issues and solutions even if located far away(3) Giving shape to ambiguity = Enabling knowledge and expertise of highly specialized O&M operations to be made into explicit knowledge.

JERA has 26 thermal power plants in Japan with a total generation capacity of approximately 61,000MW. In addition, JERA has approximately 12,400MW of generating capacity overseas. カジノコイン amount of electricity generated annually is equivalent to about 30% of カジノコイン total amount of electricity generated in Japan. Behind such a huge power generation business lies a vast amount of O&M-related technical know-how and data. JERA is now trying to create a unique solution called "JERA-DPP®" through combination with "AI”.

This can also be described as " solution that can only be created by engineers". カジノコイン JERA-DPP® solution will incorporate カジノコイン insights and wisdom of on-site engineers to カジノコイン fullest extent. On top of this, カジノコイン solution aims to generate additional merit such as reducing カジノコイン average annual days of unplanned outage from 10 to zero, reducing maintenance costs by 20% through カジノコイン use of data and AI, enable a more efficient power plant operation by optimizing workflow and number of workers, enabling engineers to make decisions based on recommendations generated by AI and responding to market conditions in カジノコイン LNG and other fuel markets and to trends in electricity supply and demand.
Most important of all, it will drastically change カジノコイン way on-site engineers work. A shift from カジノコイン traditional method of "monitoring and responding to problems" to a method of "prediction and prevention as data scientists" will be encouraged. Introducing "Prediction and prevention” creates many benefits, in other words, much value. On-site engineers will be able to focus on creating new value.

JERA aims to “Package カジノコイン operation of facilities and work done by people to achieve a workstyle that enables anyone to create value” by introducing DPP to its plants starting with カジノコイン Anegasaki Power Plant

カジノコイン "DPP Package" that transforms カジノコイン tacit knowledge of skilled workers into explicit knowledge.

JERA-DPP® is promoted based on two pillars. カジノコイン first is カジノコイン "DPP Package," which combines and packages applications that uses specialized O&M know-how and カジノコイン second is カジノコイン "Global-Data Analyzing Center (G-DAC)," which provides predictive monitoring and on-site support for power plant facilities in Japan and overseas.

To begin with, カジノコイン digitalization of JERA's O&M began about five years ago in 2018. It was part of a company-wide IT and digital transformation effort, and as part of カジノコイン digitalization efforts カジノコイン “DPP Transformation Project” was launched in 2020. A major outcome of this project was カジノコイン "DPP Package".

カジノコイン O&M of a power plant involves a vast variety of tasks. These include monitoring and data collection for operating power generators, determining countermeasures and operations when abnormality occurs, clarifying カジノコイン causes of abnormality, maintaining equipment, and preventing abnormality, and formulating operation plans based on market trends for fuels such as coal and LNG. Even when broadly classified , they are classified into diverse areas such as "efficiency management," "predictive management," "abnormality management," "outage plan management," "lifetime management," and "maintenance planning. Moreover, these tasks are highly specialized, and knowledge and expertise have been " personalized" by on-site engineers and passed down from one generation to カジノコイン next.

カジノコイン DPP package replaces all カジノコイン knowledge and expertise, such as intuition and tricks, that skilled engineers have acquired through their past work experience with digital technology. カジノコイン package supports カジノコイン user to follow カジノコイン four-step action process of "information gathering," "information analysis and prediction," "response decision," and "response execution and evaluation". More than 20 apps are available, and カジノコイン system can provide specific response measures for each case.

DPP Package, a group of applications that transforms engineers' specialized knowledge into "explicit knowledge," meant to enable information sharing at a deeper level and revolutionize カジノコイン way of work.

"In order to provide electricity throughout and to respond to カジノコイン world energy situation with agility, カジノコイン conventional approach to power plant operation doesn’t work anymore. With カジノコイン introduction of カジノコイン DPP package application, frees power plant staff from data collection and analysis tasks, allowing them to focus on data utilization and business improvement. Tacit knowledge, which used to belong to カジノコイン individual, will become explicit knowledge that can be shared by everyone, and will promote a data-driven power plant management and decision-making which transcends organizational boundaries," said Hiroaki Kamei, Executive Officer, Head of カジノコイン Digital Power Plant Promotion Group, O&M Engineering Strategy Division.

カジノコイン DPP package application was first introduced at カジノコイン Anegasaki Thermal Power Station (Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture) in April 2023, followed by Taketoyo Thermal Power Station (Chita District, Aichi Prefecture) in May and Yokosuka Thermal Power Station (Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture) in June. Although customization may be required depending on カジノコイン power generation system and scale of カジノコイン power plant, カジノコイン system is scheduled to be gradually introduced to power plants in various locations.

Hiroaki Kamei, Executive Officer, Head of カジノコイン Digital Power Plant Promotion Group

“G-DAC" Enabling co-creation at power plants around カジノコイン world utilizing AI and metaverse.

G-DAC (Global-Data Analyzing Center) was newly established organization as JERA's headquarter organization in July 2023. 62 units (as of October 10, 2023) operated by JERA in Japan and overseas are monitored 24 hours a day in real-time with カジノコイン support of AI, specializing in predictive and preventive measures, For example, if G-DAC detects that "an abnormality will occur within a week" at a certain thermal power plant, it will ask engineers at that power plant to confirm and inspect カジノコイン situation and take joint action. Needless to say, カジノコイン information on prediction and prevention of power plants identified using カジノコイン DPP package will also be coordinated with カジノコイン prediction and prevention information in G-DAC.

カジノコイン "JERA-DPP Metaverse" is projected in カジノコイン control room of カジノコイン Anegasaki Power Plant. カジノコイン screen is displaying various types of information related to abnormalities , and engineers are gathered in カジノコイン metaverse space to discuss.

G-DAC is also building a co-creation space in which engineers from around カジノコイン world can solve problems in a virtual space (metaverse) when abnormalities occur at a particular thermal power plant.
In カジノコイン metaverse, G-DAC analysts and engineers at カジノコイン power plant will co-create to solve カジノコイン problem, transcending カジノコイン barriers of time, space, and language. In doing so, カジノコイン "Enterprise Knowledge Adviser (EKA)," which uses generative AI, will provide JERA's long-accumulated knowledge on power plant operations and solutions to problems.

カジノコイン series of systems were jointly developed by JERA and Microsoft. カジノコイン system is unique in that it incorporates tacit knowledge into a generative AI which is integrated with カジノコイン metaverse space, rather than it being a standalone solution. Moreover, a structure that enables カジノコイン system to be user simultaneously around カジノコイン world has been set up.

" G-DAC（Global-Data Analyzing Center）" on カジノコイン metaverse.

Norihisa Tegawa, Executive Officer, Head of カジノコイン G-DAC, O&M Engineering Strategy Division said, "This is カジノコイン world's first attempt to develop and practically use such a high-level system as an O&M utility for カジノコイン power industry, including power plant operations. カジノコイン AI learns from numerous failure cases and proposes countermeasures. We plan to conduct verification work at カジノコイン Anegasaki Thermal Power Plant starting in October 2023, and to complete カジノコイン verification of カジノコイン best method to work in a hybrid environment of on-site and virtual by カジノコイン end of カジノコイン fiscal year on カジノコイン , as well as future expansion policies, etc., before starting full-scale operations in fiscal year 2024."

Norihisa Tegawa, Executive Officer, Head of カジノコイン G-DAC

Miki Tsusaka, President and Representative Director of Microsoft Japan, who oversaw カジノコイン joint development, said, "This was a challenging project for us, and we had a lot of discussions with JERA. We hope to co-create a new social revolution toward カジノコイン realization of カジノコイン SDGs by combining JERA's extensive knowledge and data on thermal power generation and Microsoft's state-of-カジノコイン-art technology. "
A strategic partnership with Microsoft was also signed in July 2023, and カジノコイン two companies will establish a joint operating structure to create innovation and business opportunities. カジノコイン two companies also plan to leverage their global customer bases to develop sales and marketing activities for a series of DPP solutions.

Contributing to revolutionalizing workstyle at power plants with DPP solutions.

Whether it is カジノコイン DPP package or G-DAC, カジノコイン Anegasaki Thermal Power Plant has been chosen for these solutions to be introduced.

More than 50 years have passed since カジノコイン Anegasaki Thermal Power Plant started operation, and a project to upgrade (replace) Units 1-3 with state-of-カジノコイン-art equipment began in 2017. In addition to カジノコイン new Units 1 and 2, カジノコイン new Unit 3 began commercial operation in August 2023. All three new units are state-of-カジノコイン-art LNG-fired power plants employing カジノコイン gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) system.

カジノコイン replacement project of カジノコイン Anegasaki Thermal Power Plant was taken as an "opportunity" to introduce a digital transformation of O&M as well. A state-of-カジノコイン-art thermal power plant is not only state-of-カジノコイン-art in terms of its facilities, but also in terms of its Of course, there are still areas that is untouched in カジノコイン digitalization of O&M. However, we believe that it's not long before these untouched areas disappear, as a new future and technological culture is starting to be nurtured through constant DX of excellent on-site O&M and high-quality data.

JERA has no intention of limiting カジノコイン DPP solutions it has created to its own use; JERA Vice President Watabe says, "We want to take DX beyond mere digitalization to a level that we can call a digital revolution. We would like to borrow Microsoft's technological capabilities to integrate カジノコイン digital world with カジノコイン physical world, while aggressively marketing and selling our solutions to カジノコイン rest of カジノコイン world," said Watabe.
カジノコイン journey into カジノコイン future has just begun, but it is none other than JERA that has started カジノコイン journey.

At カジノコイン press conference, there was a lot of interest in metaverse and digital twin.

Speaking at the press conference were (from left to right)Sami Ben Jamaa, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Global Chief Information and Digital Officer (G-CIDO), マリオrpgカジノ, Tetsuya Watabe, Corporate Vice President, Managing Executive Officer, Chief O&M･E Officer(COMEO), マリオrpgカジノ, Miki Tsusaka, President, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd., Nobuyoshi Yokoi, Managing Executive Officer, Industrial & Manufacturing Group, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.