Product launch e-terraplatform 2.6 - The new EMSSmart Grid ready

e-terraplatform is the new, upward compatible release of ALSTOM Grids world leading product for supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Energy Management Systems (SCADA/EMS). In this release, the SCADA, Network security analysis, Power System simulator and Generation management subsystems of e-terraplatform have been extended by a set of innovative modules to support:

Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources into the grid
Online network stability applications to prevent blackouts
Optimization of the Generation fleet
Enterprise message bus integration & CIM-based modelling
Extended scalability and cyber security

It responds to the operators needs for greater supervisory control and wide area network security monitoring, power balance monitoring and control, management of renewable energy and distributed energy resources, preparation and scheduling for look-ahead operations, disturbance analysis, prediction of events and simulation of alternative operating procedures, asset management and equipment maintenance prioritization and reporting for regulatory compliance. These subsystems operate from a core of software and information technology providing a secure architecture framework for Enterprise message bus integration.

With e-terraplatform, Grid Operators and Generation companies benefit from a solution that responds to their Smart Grid requirements today. It improves the reliability and security of the electrical grid, matches the customers operational requirements and processes, and lowers operation and maintenance cost. Alstom Grid is the world leader for EMS. Operators of very large interconnected systems in all parts of the world rely on e-terraplatform to provide highly reliable transmission operations everyday.

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