Goals to extend transparency and speed up power transition by means of information democratisation
Paris, 28 November 2022, Opendatasoft, the European chief in information democratisation platforms, at the moment introduced that it has been chosen by E-REDES, Portugal’s power distribution community operator, to offer the know-how platform for its new open data portal.
E-REDES brand
The portal, which has simply gone dwell, goals to democratise entry to E-REDES’ complete power information, delivering better company transparency, enabling innovation, and supporting the shift to Web Zero. It options datasets round key subjects corresponding to operations, electrical mobility, and renewable power, accessible by means of an easy-to-use interface, thematic search, and compelling visualisations that drive better utilization.
E-REDES is the primary electrical energy distribution grid operator in mainland Portugal for prime, medium and low voltage grids. Answerable for an power grid of over 245,000km and with 6.4 million prospects, it’s an unbiased subsidiary of the Energias de Portugal (EDP) group.
E-REDES selected to work with Opendatasoft because of the power of its know-how, extensive expertise within the European power sector, and former collaboration that noticed its platform utilized by sister organisation EDP Inovação.
The portal is geared toward a variety of audiences, from power market gamers corresponding to producers, to residents, universities, and municipalities. For instance, native authorities can use the information supplied to construct their very own power and sustainability plans, together with analysing potential areas for brand new renewable power sources and EV charging infrastructure, in addition to highlighting alternatives for rising power effectivity in social housing.
“At E-REDES we’ve got a transparent imaginative and prescient of how open information can underpin a cleaner, greener and extra environment friendly future for all,” stated Luís Tiago Ferreira, Head of Power Effectivity & Electrical Mobility, E-REDES. “Opendatasoft has helped us speed up our progress on this mission, by means of the power of its all-in-one platform and the deep experience it has gained working with different power firms dealing with related challenges to ourselves.”
E-REDES has labored intently with its stakeholders by means of dialogue and workshops to make sure that the portal and the datasets supplied meet their wants. It has launched with 17 datasets, with extra anticipated to be added shortly in response to person suggestions.
The power sector is on the forefront of knowledge democratisation, with distributors and community operators throughout Europe opening their datasets to extend digitisation, enhance effectivity and help decarbonisation throughout the business. Opendatasoft works with main power gamers throughout Europe to help their open information tasks, together with UK Power Networks (UK), Enedis (France), Elia (Belgium), EDF (France), EDP Inovação (Portugal) and GRDF (France).
“Reworking the power sector is essential to assembly society’s decarbonisation objectives,” stated Jean-Marc Lazard, CEO and co-founder of Opendatasoft. “Throughout Europe, operators more and more perceive that open information is the gas to speed up this modification, driving better effectivity, and transparency, whereas enabling all the ecosystem to take extra knowledgeable and sustainable selections. E-REDES is on the forefront of this transformation, working intently with its stakeholders to offer the information they want, and it’s nice to see their new Opendatasoft-based portal launch.”
E-REDES new open information portal will be accessed at https://e-redes.opendatasoft.com/pages/homepage/.
About Opendatasoft
Opendatasoft is a worldwide chief within the democratisation of knowledge. It offers an all-in-one SaaS platform that enables all groups to shortly create compelling digital experiences with their information and share them throughout their inside and exterior ecosystems. This permits prospects to speed up digital transformation and improvement, positively rework their operations and set up extra clear relationships with their stakeholders.
Greater than 350 organisations around the globe have adopted Opendatasoft’s platform. They embody massive firms corresponding to Schneider Electrical, UK Energy Networks, SFR, Bloomberg Associates, Veolia and Saint Gobain, authorities and state departments, and main cities corresponding to Paris, Vancouver, Lengthy Seashore, Bristol, Namur and Eindhoven. Discover out extra at www.opendatasoft.com
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