Category: Energy

The high cost of grid failure When electricity goes out, our life activities stop. When this happens, utilities have the responsibility to quickly triage the situation, then formulate and carry out a response while customers are inconvenienced. Danger rises and costs pile up. Keeping the power on is not a simple task without multiple core […]

Fossil fuels have powered transportation and industry since the Industrial Revolution. To combat climate change, the pursuit of cleaner, cheaper, and more sustainable forms of energy has become essential. In episode three of the four-part AWS documentary series Climate Next, the London-based energy tech pioneer Octopus Energy uses smart grid technology to support an all-renewable […]

As I wrote in ‘Reduce Collaboration Toil for Capital Projects Using AWS’ blogpost, customers in the energy industry spend millions of hours collaborating internally and across with external partners such as Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors over the life of a capital project. The key pain points customers face include collating comments, inefficient routing […]

Introduction The oil and gas industry is divided into three main sectors: upstream, midstream, and downstream. The downstream business sector includes refining and petrochemical facilities that process petroleum crude oil and raw natural gas into finished products, plus the marketing and distribution of these products. These industries include a complex network of processes, infrastructure, and equipment […]

According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, “There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination […]

India is going through a revolution in renewable energy (RE). During fiscal years 2016–2020, the Indian RE generation space saw a compound annual growth rate of 17.33 percent. This was fueled by dedicated support from the government in the form of RE-focused policies such as the Green Energy Corridor Project and increased investment in the […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) celebrated 10 years of AWS re:Invent. During that time, many customers have taken the re:Invent stage to share their stories and details of exciting innovations. To mark the occasion, here’s a look back at 10 memorable moments from a decade of re:Invent and what this year’s customer keynote speakers shared on […]

Introduction Digital transformation is not a buzzword anymore. In fact, the last 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic have upended the very nature of work to the extent that we are currently experiencing what many are calling the “Great Resignation.” The new normal is quite different; remote work is here to stay. If companies do […]

AWS Industrial Insights Welcome to AWS Industrial Insights. In every episode, we interview visionary leaders from industrial companies to share their insights on technology, innovation, and leadership. This podcast is for industrial business leaders who are looking to make data-driven decisions and learn from those who’ve experienced similar challenges. By interviewing leading executives, we’ll uncover […]

Blog authored by EDF Customers UK Team: Julie Meanwell, Director of Transformation EDF UK Neville Towers, Director of Wholesale Markets Optimisation EDF UK Mark Askew, Head of Solutions & Architecture EDF UK Karim Alnakkash, Head of Operational Development & Planning EDF UK Mark Teuton, Senior Manager of Business Solutions EDF UK Who are EDF UK? […]