By Dr Lai Jiang Chief Data Scientist at Optimal Monitoring Since the definition of “artificial intelligence” (AI) was given by John McCarthy in 1950s, the future of AI has long been a question of great interest in a wide range of fields. Understandably, people wish to know how it will affect their lives. On the […]

By Duncan Everett (MD Optimal Monitoring) Not with a carrot or a stick. The best new tech sneaks up on you and before you know it you cannot even remember life without it. When we talk about AI, we paint it as disruptive, it is, but this doesn’t mean it is destructive. Just think about […]

Optimal Monitoring is proud to announce that EMMA AI has been selected by the Retail Energy Forum as a finalists for The Wright Commission award. 20 UK retailers that form REF are keen to support innovation in the energy management by offering a year’s mentoring from a major UK retailer to bring the innovation, product or idea […]

By Michael Prager (Chairman Optimal Monitoring) Artificial Intelligence, AI is a new form of computing in which the system is pre-programmed with logic that allows it to mimic the way that humans learn and perform cognitive functions. We see it now as speech recognition, optical character recognition and increasingly pattern recognition and early forms of […]

By Duncan Everett (MD Optimal Monitoring) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently perceived in many ways. Some believe the Hollywood view of the self-aware, fully thinking autonomous entity, that will take over the world. Others that is no more than a complex, rules-based search engine that clever programmers have disguised as your new friend. They’re both […]

One of the challenges I’ve faced in Energy Management has been vast and growing array of data feeds from energy meters; whether half hourly, sub meters or BMS systems. Whilst data is useful it can also be hugely distracting and create emotional unease should it highlight unexpected results. I recall an instance when a data […]

The question you need to ask yourself is ‘Are you adapting or set for Termination?’ Recently, I’ve been involved in a ground-breaking project looking at the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the energy management sector. Having worked in the industry for 12 years, leading many groups of energy professionals, I approached the project with […]

Energy efficiency provides better returns than new openings, according to a new report. The 2017 hospitality sector energy benchmark, comprising 32 of the leading pub and restaurant operators and now in its sixth year, showed that well-planned energy reduction programmes are a quicker way to increase profitability, averaging three years, than new openings, which can […]