How can the HRI help manufacturers?

Participating in the HRI presents a unique business opportunity. The dynamic industry-wide data set and collaborative nature of the platform give you the ability to improve your understanding of what product owners need and want. Manufacturers are integrating digital technology in their products or developing them as stand-alone products. You need operational data to build algorithms and learn how to better maintain equipment, detect potential failures ahead of time, and understand changes in equipment operation. By analyzing and leveraging the HRI’s data set, you can improve your products, identify early indicators of asset failure, establish additional data monitoring points to help predict and prevent future failures, and collaborate with asset owners on maintenance schedules. You can monitor your installed equipment as new data is added to the HRI’s data set.

As a participant of the HRI, you will be able to request data that interests you from any piece of equipment on the platform. The HRI’s data can provide insight into how your equipment is performing under a variety of conditions. The HRI’s collaborative platform facilitates and encourages communication among participants, allowing manufacturers to collaborate with utility companies and researchers to define new products, participate in research, or field test a new product. This not only supports the planning behind product development, but also provides manufacturers the opportunity to obtain direct feedback and identify areas of improvement. Together, HRI participants will lead digital transformation in the hydropower industry, develop quality analyses, and build products so that hydropower remains the most attractive renewable energy source for years to come.