Electricity and Control August 2023

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT

4 Choosing a cloud provider that lifts your business Andrew Cruise, Routed

6 A development ecosystem for TSN devices CLPA

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8 Products + services

ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT

12 Powering a sustainable future: Renewable energy and PPAs Jan Fourie, Scatec, sub-Saharan Africa

14 Managing multiple energy sources in microgrids Mark Freeman and Nishandra Baijnath, Schneider Electric

16 Products + services

SENSORS + SWITCHES

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20 Products + services

PLANT MAINTENANCE, TEST + MEASUREMENT

23 Smart asset management in tackling water scarcity Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, ABB Measurement & Analytics

25 Products + services

Regulars

1 Comment Keeping energy efficiency in focus 3 Cover article Redefining medium-voltage switchgear management: Advanced condition-based monitoring solution 29 Reskilling, upskilling + training Personalised customer service will safeguard people’s jobs 30 Cybersecurity Best practice in network security 31 Engineering the future Electromagnetic energy: changing the way electricity is produced 32 Write @ the back The Inclusive Carbon Standard – launched in Johannesburg

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