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DES Technical Briefing · 2026

Leveraging AI Across the Utility Lifecycle

James E. Robinson, PE, P.Eng., CEM, CEP

Principal Project Engineer & Partner · Dynamic Energy Systems

Briefing
DES Global Technical Series
2026
Presenters
James E. Robinson & Cliff McClain
Principal Project Engineer & President, DES
Topic
Fleet-Wide Energy Management & Reporting
AI Across the Utility Lifecycle
Session Focus

"Identify the Benefits of Fleet Wide Energy Management and Reporting Systems (EMRS)"

Abstract

This briefing examines how a hard-wired, closed-loop AI Energy Management and Reporting System (EMRS) extends across large industrial, medium/small industrial, and commercial power systems alike. Drawing on field results dating back to 1998, the session addresses why traditional EMS optimization of the 80s and 90s struggled with operator acceptance, what changes when an application exhibits contextual judgment, and how that shift accelerates deployment and reshapes project workflow across a client's entire facility fleet.

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Archive · 2012
Industry Award · Society of Manufacturing Engineers · June 2012

SME Innovation Game Changer Award

DES was awarded the Innovation Game Changer recognition by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers for "Technology that 'Sees' into the Future for Lower Energy Production Costs" - and was invited to present at the Annual Conference at the session titled "Innovations that could change the way you manufacture."

Society of Manufacturing Engineers · Annual Conference · June 2012

Automated Control Solutions Dynamically Respond to
Changing Steam and Electrical Demands

Ron L. Childress Jr.

Dynamic Energy Systems · DES Global

Conference
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Annual Conference 2012
Presenter
Ron L. Childress Jr.
Director of R&D, DES
Session
Industrial Electrical Demand Response
Advanced Control Case Studies
Official Abstract Title (SME Conference Programme)

"Automated Control Solutions Dynamically Respond to Changing Steam and Electrical Demands"

Abstract

This presentation documents field-validated results from DES automated control deployments across multiple industrial facilities in North America - demonstrating how closed-loop autonomous control responds in real time to changing steam and electrical demands without operator intervention. Case studies include pulp and paper, utility power stations, and oil sands applications where DES MultiMaxx and OptiMaxx technology delivered measurable, sustained, and independently verifiable cost reductions. Awarded SME Innovation Game Changer recognition for technology that predictively models future steam demand and acts ahead of the curve.

Presentation Slides
SME 2012 Presentation – Slide 1
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