MUSCAT, Oman, February 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Collaboration brings together a powerful
combination of research, rich industry and
technology experience, projects,
utility scale adoption and next-gen talent
pool to drive digital transformation in the
renewable energy domain
Bahwan CyberTek and the Sustainable Energy Research Center at
Sultan Qaboos University signed a research cooperation and
collaboration agreement on Thursday, 18th
January 2018, at the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
for Postgraduate Studies and Research - Sultan Qaboos University
(SQU).
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The collaboration aims to set up a Center of Excellence (CoE) to
support the Renewable Energy initiatives in Oman by bringing together the distinctive
capabilities of both SQU and BCT in the area of renewable energy.
The partnership aims to leverage the inherent expertise of SQU in
advanced research, policy-making, nurturing top talent along with
BCT's domain knowledge, consulting capabilities, IP solutions for
real-time asset monitoring and maintenance built on its
cutting-edge patent-pending Predictive Analytics platform - Cuecent
RETINA.
BCT has made major strides in the renewables industry with its
products and services that have been adopted by facilities with a
combined capacity of over 6GW helping customers like Siemens
Gamesa, Continuum Energy, Ecoren Energy, Softbank Energy, Leap
Green, etc.
BCT offers its renewables customers differentiated value in the
predictive analytics space using its products RETINA Enhance
and RETINA Empower. These solutions help renewable
energy park developers and O&M operators monitor their parks in
real-time, analyze deviations, identify root causes, get insights
and suggestions on asset maintenance using predictive analytics,
analyze balance of plant (BOP), and draw other key business
insights related to their operations.
The solutions ensure that renewable power plants deliver their
intended financial returns predictably as per the investment
business case. The OEM-agnostic solutions allow the on-boarding of
every asset type from various OEMs, thereby helping both Greenfield
and Brownfield installations to scale efficiencies, deliver higher
predictable output and reduce costs.
The CoE is established with an objective to serve not only
Oman, but the region as a whole.
The SQU-BCT collaboration encompasses the following areas of
mutual interest:
- Digital Technologies for Renewable Energy -
Solar & Wind
- Project Consultancy, Feasibility, Estimation, Assessment
- Real-time Asset & Efficiency Monitoring and Control
- IoT-based sensor deployments
- Business Insight Analytics
- Collaborative technologies for gathering social intelligence,
capturing stakeholder feedback and promoting renewables
through social media campaigns
- Center of Excellence to offer consulting,
advisory, technology labs for the industry players
- Proof of Concept implementation for the Eco-House
project - to act as national live showcase
- Building Next-gen Resource Pool from SQU graduates to
serve the renewables and digital transformation markets
- Creating In-country Value leveraging local IP, local
resources with embedded best business practices
Speaking on the collaboration, Dr. Rahma Ibrahim Al-Mahrooqi, the
Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Postgraduate
Studies and Research, Sultan Qaboos University, said,
"We are delighted to partner with Bahwan CyberTek
who are today transnational technology providers with Omani origin.
They have an interesting combination of technology
expertise, deep domain knowledge, proven credentials in delivering
transformational value and these help propel commercial adoption
and success."
Commenting on the MOU, Mr. Durgaprasad, Co-Founder,
Director & Chief Executive Officer of Bahwan
CyberTek said, "BCT is very proud to be associated
with a world-class institution like Sultan
Qaboos University that not only has talent pool
but the farsightedness in research and
collaboration to enable industries to
succeed.
We are happy to build capabilities and
capacity that can go global thereby delivering sustained
leadership for Oman
in this space. As a company with proud Omani origin, we
have built a suite of intellectual property in several domains,
including renewables. Together with our
consulting and capacity building capabilities, we are uniquely
positioned to build in-country value of global
standards."
BCT, with a strong focus on connected innovation, works in close
partnership with leading educational institutions globally to
create Centers of Excellence to impart top-of-the line training in
the latest technologies, co-create value and nurture talent. Some
of BCT's partners in this area are Anna University, India; Sri Eshwar
College of Engineering, India and Nizwa College of Technology,
Oman.
About SQU Directorate of Sustainable Energy
The Sustainable Energy Research Center was established at Sultan
Qaboos University in 2017 in response to the increasingly complex
nature of Oman's energy demand,
including growing populations, increasing wealth levels, changing
attitudes towards government support, and the potential
environmental impact of global climate change on Oman and its people, and was established by
the university with the aim of building a leading research center
that encourages the creation of new and sustainable energy
solutions in the Sultanate and the region.
About Bahwan CyberTek
Bahwan CyberTek (BCT) was established in 1999 and is a provider
of digital transformation solutions across industry domains and has
delivered solutions in twenty countries across North America, Middle East, Far East, Africa and Asia. With strong capabilities in Big Data
& Analytics, Mobility, Cloud and UX/UI, BCT has over 2800
associates with technical and domain expertise in delivering
solutions to oil & gas, telecom, power, government, banking,
retail and SCM/logistics verticals. With a focus on joint
innovation, BCT has partnered with leading global technology
organizations such as Oracle, IBM and TIBCO to deliver
differentiated value to customers.
Learn more about BCT at http://www.bahwancybertek.com
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