Markus Haist

Drivers of Success for IoT Projects in the CRITIS Energy Sector – Securing Digital Infrastructures

Episode 131 of the IoT Use Case Podcast offers a comprehensive insight into the successful implementation of an IoT project in the critical infrastructure sector. secunet and doubeSlash talk about a project for sustainable energy generation in which the combined heat and power plants of an anonymous customer are used for local heating supply and in agriculture. These are CHP units that are often located in places that are difficult to access or in remote locations. The podcast discusses the challenge of this decentralized energy supply and the need to connect these CHPs to the Azure Cloud to enable central management and remote maintenance. This should increase efficiency and reduce downtime. The solution includes the integration of secure edge technologies from secunet and doubleSlash’s IoT and IT expertise to ensure a secure and reliable connection of the machines to the cloud. Key topics covered in the episode include the benefits of centralized data management, predictive maintenance, technological challenges, and the importance of partnerships in IoT projects.