INCREASE SOLAR PRODUCTION AND EFFICIENCYWITH COGNITE DATA FUSIONImprove Operational Visibility • Reduce Operating Costs • Simplify Reporting and Workflows
As solar generation becomes a larger part of theused centrally to make decisions that impact the ROI

energy mix, operators must do more with fewerof each solar installation and the portfolio as a whole.

resources in order to maintain production efficiency

But data-driven insights are still difficult to institu-and protect margins that are already thin. Demand fortionalize due to fundamental challenges with datagreater operational visibility and accurate reporting

access, quality, and integration into key workflows thatacross sites and geographies require an evolution incompound and become complex at scale.

how operational and business data is gathered andEmpowering Analytics and Operational Workflows With a Fully Integrated Data Model

EMERGING AND
NON-TRADITIONALDATAPREPARED DATA
ON-DEMANDFLEXIBLE,INTEGRATEDDATA MODEL

ACCURATE REPORTING

WEATHER FORECASTSSCADACMMS

BUSINESS ANALYSTDATA SCIENTISTO&M LEAD

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCEDRONESDIGITAL FIELD WORKER

A fully integrated data model — where relevant

Access and context with less data processing over-data from SCADA, CMMS, and other systems ishead enables:

aggregated and contextualized fleetwide — offers■ On-demand performance analysis, maintenancea sustainable solution for data to be mobilized,
prepared, and used on demand by a growing pool ofdata consumers. This methodology is key for operators to understand and optimize expanding operations with the same resource pool.

decisions, and RCA■ Digitally empowered field work that reduces costof inspection and repair■ Accurate, low-effort reporting on KPIs to stakeholders and investors

Unlock Your Operational Data and Empower Your Experts to Maximize
ROI from Solar
Cognite Data Fusion is the leading industrial data foundation that makes
traditionally siloed solar data available, usable, and contextualized so thatusers around the organization can improve decision-making and automatecomplex parts of the reporting process. CDF:
■ Aggregates and contextualizes big data from all available IT and OT
data sources■ Empowers data scientists, engineering, domain experts, and analyst
workflows■ Enables operationalization and scaling of digital applications with openintegrations (APIs/SDKs)■ Ensures data quality and lineage throughout the development pipeline
and into the end application

Cognite Data Fusion Delivers Data and Operational Insights to All Data Consumers

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS

BUSINESS ANALYSTSDATA SCIENTISTS

Condition-Based Monitoringand Alerting Application

Asset Data Insight Dashboard

Python Power Software
Development Kit

Case Study:
A leading independent solar operator with more thandata analysis overhead while automating complicated1GW of capacity is using Cognite Data Fusion toaspects of reporting so that the company can operateempower line-of-business experts and data scientists

profitably as it continues to grow its solar installation

to work together to improve fleetwide operations

capacity.

and maintenance. CDF helps experts reduce costly© 2020 COGNITE|

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