Brightest Bulbs

Beyond its initial jazz and excitement, what is innovation? Thomas and Satish start the debate by covering some of the innovation basics. These are relevant to anyone interested in innovation that is independent of your business, market and technology. What is the difference between innovation and research & development? How does innovation contribute towards a corporation’s sustainability? The tension between innovating technologies at the core vs. beyond the core. Practical examples to think about the uncertainty around innovations. Four ingredients of successful innovation efforts. The duo then dives into energy and power generation markets to debate the role innovation plays from new power generation technologies: How innovation is deployed to create a more sustainable energy infrastructure. What are the headwinds and tailwinds around innovation efforts within the energy and power generation sector? Visit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources. Special Guest: Satish Jayaram.

Humankind is forecasted to create more data over the next three years than the data we created over the last 30 years. Our digital lives, powered by technologies such as 5G and IoT, also impact our energy footprint. Join Sarah and Thomas as they discuss how these technologies, 5G to edge computing, empower our digital lifestyles. They will then dive into the role of data centers in our digital lives and cover: Differences between hyperscale and edge data centers Energy and electricity consumed by data centers Role of Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions in reducing the environmental footprint How renewable energy certificates work as a decarbonization tactic Whether you manage facilities, lead sustainability efforts, maintain power generators or focus on purchasing power system equipment, learnings from the data center industry could spark new ideas in your everyday job. Visit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources. Special Guest: Sarah Griffiths.

Whether it is your power generator at home, a larger power generation system at your facility, the electricity grid or the mobile equipment such as locomotives, boats and mining trucks, connected energy systems and power generators help facilities and mobile equipment all around the world. Connected energy systems are not only cool but can also help drive clean energy transition within our electricity grid, and ensure business continuity, improving economics. Join Thomas, Dana and Norbert as they share real life examples of how business owners, facility managers, operators and maintenance crews extract tangible value from their connected power generation systems and engines. Independent of your industry, if you are an energy-minded professional or have a role focused on sustainability, energy management, facilities and mobile equipment, you will enjoy hearing the perspectives on the following debates: What customer problems can connectivity solve in energy and power generation? What is the difference across levels of connectivity between remote monitoring, diagnostics, condition-based maintenance and prognostics? What is the role of human involvement as the connectivity technologies advance? How will connectivity empower the electricity grid of the future? Visit cummins.com/energy-iq for additional resources. Special Guests: Dana Miller and Norbert Nusterer.

Today, our experts from Cummins are illuminating on one of the world’s most mature industries—mining. Despite its long history, the industry is looking forward on matters of energy. Special Guest: Beau Lintereur.

New innovations always excite the energy industry. In this episode, we’ll speak with experts from Cummins and look at a few emerging technologies that are poised to go mainstream in the next decade. Special Guests: Cathy Y Choi and Gary Johansen.

On our first episode of “Brightest Bulbs,” we’re shedding some light on one of the key drivers behind energy and power technologies: decarbonization. Special Guests: Jeffrey Wiltrout and Srikanth Balasubramaniam.

Energy and power generation insights ranging from microgrids and distributed generation to fuel cells and power generators. Whether you work at healthcare, data centers, industrial sector or mining, your facilities or equipment likely rely on a power system. Join the conversation to stay current with the latest innovations in energy and power generation.