Introducing the new Apex Clean Energy Challenges space

We are excited to announce the release of a new set of data and challenge from the US-based utility-scale renewable energy project developer, owner, and operator Apex Clean Energy!

Their Asset Management Operations department operates 2 GW of wind and solar plants. The Apex Clean Energy Challenges space brings together researchers with real data and challenges provided by Apex Clean Energy.

The first challenge in this space is the Challenge: FAIR Schemas for Wind Turbine SCADA Data. The goal of this challenge is to co-develop FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) open-source semantics for wind turbine SCADA (meta)data with Apex that we can centrally maintain and instantiate within our various digital systems, namely as User-Defined Types (UDTs) in our SCADA software and as dimensional tables within our SQL data warehouse service.

The defined semantics in this challenge should be built as JSON schema due to their broad interoperability within our systems and others; they will be published to Octue Strands, which offers version control and potential for these artifacts to fit seamlessly into broader usage contexts. While we are open to other languages and repositories to which respondents can publish these semantic definitions, these offer known solutions we are confident we can implement effectively.

This space is lead by Lewis Armistead, Manager of Data Operations for Apex Clean Energy's Asset Management & Operations department, which oversees a 2-GW fleet of wind, solar, and battery storage projects. With nearly a decade of experience in operational analysis and data management, Lewis has developed a passion for collaboratively building technical solutions that facilitate robust, repeatable analytical practices. He co-founded the ENTR Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing open-source data standards for the renewable industry, and works with IEA Wind Task 43 to foster the success of renewables through digital maturity.

To join the challenge, select the Apex Clean Energy Challenges space on the form below. You will receive the invitation to the launch webinar on August 7th, 2024.