Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review
    Vol. 59 No. 3 (2022)   Digital Innovation
    Technical Papers

    AI Technology that Supports Optimal Operation and Maintenance: How Contribute to Renewable Energy Projects Toward Decarbonization

    KOTARO SAKEMI
    YUKO TAKIGUCHI
    RYOHEI OHASHI
    YUTARO TSUCHISAKA
    KAORU IWASAKI

    The importance of renewable energy projects for the purpose of decarbonization has been increasing, and the need for proper operation and maintenance (O&M) is growing among operators. This time, focusing on onshore and offshore wind farm, the capacities of which have been increasing, we applied ENERGY CLOUD®, which utilizes data analysis and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI). We also verified its effectiveness for O&M in the actual field with the aim of maximizing operating revenue of an entire wind farm. This report describes the visualization of equipment conditions, prediction of electricity market prices, optimization of periodic inspection plans, and support processes for O&M and electricity sales that have been effective in increasing operating revenue by several percent to ten percent.