Cornell University Optimizes Energy Efficiency With iFIX From GE Digital
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Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- iFIX from GE Digital
- Historian from GE Digital
- GE Digital's Mobile
Tech Stack
- HMI/SCADA
- PLC-based control system
- Historian APIs
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Environmental Impact Reduction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Education
Applicable Functions
- Facility Management
Use Cases
- Building Energy Management
- Predictive Maintenance
- Process Control & Optimization
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Cornell University is one of the leading learning institutions in the world, located in Ithaca, New York. The university is practically a city in itself, with over 34,000 students and staff at peak attendance during the academic year. The school maintains 260 major buildings on 745 contiguous acres. Both a private university and the land-grant institution of New York State, the 145-year old university prides itself on being an educationally diverse member of the Ivy League. The campus consumes up to 35 megawatt (MW) capability to power the buildings that make up the school.
The Challenge
Cornell University, a leading learning institution in Ithaca, New York, maintains 260 major buildings on 745 contiguous acres. The campus consumes up to 35 megawatt (MW) capability to power the buildings. In an effort to conserve electricity and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Cornell sought a visualization and control system to monitor its operations and drive down operational costs. The university needed a system that could monitor and control major aspects of the campus facility operations, including lake source cooling, water filtration, and steam and power generation. The university also wanted to deliver real-time operational intelligence from across these facilities’ systems, enhancing the use of iFIX for campuswide monitoring and control.
The Solution
Cornell University leveraged iFIX from GE Digital and Historian from GE Digital, part of the HMI/SCADA suite to monitor and control major aspects of the campus facility operations, including lake source cooling, water filtration, and steam and power generation. In addition, Cornell implemented GE Digital's Mobile to deliver real-time operational intelligence from across these facilities’ systems, enhancing the use of iFIX for campuswide monitoring and control. A powerful off-the-shelf application, iFIX provides facilities management with key information on mobile devices, such as an iPad for better and faster decisions that help speed troubleshooting, reduce downtime, and increase energy savings. The HMI/SCADA solution from GE Digital has enabled Cornell to achieve key benefits, including 40% faster off-hours troubleshooting, increased energy savings, improved reliability and higher equipment uptime.
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