While water and energy industries have a frequently harmful, codependent relationship, this status quo can change. Technology provides an excellent way forward to sustainability and…
Water+Energy Part II: Water Use and Waste in Energy Industries
In 2014, the World Bank announced that modern water and energy production systems were on a collision course. Part I of our Water+Energy series covered…
Water+Energy Part I: Energy Use and Waste in Water Management
In 2014, the World Bank announced that modern water and energy production systems were on a collision course. In this three-part Water+Energy Series, this collision…
Three Energy Trends for 2019: Sealevel’s Favorites
The face of energy is changing, and alternative energy infrastructure has created a need for the grid to have digital and network management. Here are…
Wireless Power: One Futuristic Technology Energizing Smart Cities
A mobile device battery has many demands to fill: photos, maps, social media, apps and ride hailing services, etc. These demands increase at conferences and…
Grid Resilience: Three Key Strategies to Make the Grid Stronger
Paperback thrillers have used the grid relentlessly: EMPs take it out; enemy governments hack it; a weather disaster topples it or, perhaps the worst outcome,…
Ruggedized Edge Computing for Oil & Gas Exploration
Overview A natural gas company wanted to begin an exploration campaign. It would be monitored from their field base located at a current fracking site.…
Rugged and Ready: Relio R1 Beats the Heat in Fracking
In fracking operations, a fleet of trucks carries equipment, including computers that are the brains of their work. A Sealevel customer asked for a standardized computing solution that would meet their specifications, which are more stringent than MIL-STD-810. The computer had to be affordable, as they would be equipping their entire fleet.
Powering Energy Efficiency: IIoT Solar Panel Solutions
An amusement park that prioritizes sustainability contracted a renewable energy group to install a solar power system. The group roof-mounted the panels throughout the park and ground-mounted them in one lot outside the park. The energy group wanted an IIoT solution to gather reliability data on their panels’ electricity production and relay commands for cloudy days for operational optimization. The solution also needed to allow remote access and monitoring, regardless of conditions.