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Industries / 06 / Industry and science

Energy

Turn consumption time series into useful forecasts.

Electricity demand forecasting, renewable generation and asset inspection. Evaluate models with meter, plant or site history and operational covariates.

Combine forecasts with documentation and maintenance records within your energy tools.

Data and operations

Demand, generation and asset maintenance.

Separate numerical forecasting from document queries and visual inspection.

Electricity demand forecasting

Compare forecasts by meter, building or site. Use consumption history and calendar covariates according to the model’s configuration.

Renewable generation forecasting

Evaluate solar or wind production history with available weather variables. Compare results by plant and planning horizon.

Energy asset inspection

Adapt vision to images of panels, components or sites. Define defects and capture conditions to review results.

Operations and maintenance copilot

Link incidents to assets and their manuals. Retrieve procedures and prepare summaries for the maintenance system.

With QDivZero / Energy

A forecast linked to the asset and its history.

Evaluate consumption or generation series with a forecasting model. Connect results, covariates and asset references to your application; add Retrieval when the task needs manuals or procedures.

One possible workflow

  1. Asset history
  2. Forecasting model
  3. Comparison with actuals
  4. Planning

Open-weight / Energy

Models for your industry

TimesFM 3.0 as a time series research reference; DINOv2 as a visual basis; embeddings and Qwen for documentation. TimesFM 3.0 weights do not permit commercial or production use under their current licence.

Time series forecasting

TimesFM 3.0

Google model for univariate and multivariate forecasting with covariates. Weights have a non-commercial, non-production licence.

Non-commercial research · no production useView model

Visual features

DINOv2 Base

A visual feature basis for adapting panel and component inspection using your images.

Hugging Face referenceView model

Embeddings

Qwen3-Embedding-8B

For matching an incident to passages in its asset’s manual and procedure.

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Text and vision

Qwen3.8-27B

For preparing summaries and answers about selected operational documentation and records.

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Energy

AI questions for Energy

What can I evaluate with TimesFM 3.0 in energy research?

The model supports univariate and multivariate forecasting with covariates. You can study history and compare horizons within its permitted uses. The linked official weights are non-commercial and non-production; using results in operations or commercial decisions requires Google’s authorisation.

Can I add weather to a solar or wind generation forecast?

A configuration supporting covariates can combine production history with weather available for the forecast horizon. Check which variables are actually known at that point. Evaluate each plant on separate data and retain the source of weather forecasts used.

How do I compare energy forecasting quality?

Hold out periods following the training or context history and compare by horizon, site and operating conditions. Use a baseline such as the last value or a seasonal pattern. Review errors around peaks and missing data alongside the overall average.

Does DINOv2 recognise panel or asset defects without adaptation?

The base model supplies image features; it does not include a detector for your site’s defects. You can use those representations in an adapted system with your examples. The task and capture conditions determine the training and evaluation needed before integration.

How do I combine an incident with its asset manual?

Retain the asset identifier in the incident and document metadata. Your application retrieves the relevant manual and procedure, and an LLM can prepare a referenced summary. Results connect to the maintenance system your team manages.

How much does it cost to add AI to an energy maintenance workflow?

It depends on whether you query documents, analyse images or process signals with a specialist model. Estimate frequency, volume and concurrency for each stage. Start with a set of assets and compare total workflow cost with the value of its information.

Can I connect models to my asset management system?

Your integration can use the system’s APIs or exports to provide data and receive results. Preserve asset identifiers and timestamps. QDivZero runs compatible models; your application links outputs to maintenance records and workflows.

Can an LLM replace a predictive maintenance model?

They serve different tasks. An LLM can help query manuals, summarise incidents or explain available information. Sensor predictions need a model suited to those signals and a specific evaluation. You can connect both components in an application while keeping their functions distinct.

How do I prioritise the first AI use case in energy?

Choose a recurring task with accessible data and a verifiable result, such as querying asset manuals or classifying work records. Define which decision the output supports and who reviews it. This scope lets you evaluate usefulness and integration before adding sites or models.

Evaluate your first forecast using real history.

Scope a meter, plant or asset group and compare horizons, errors and inference cost.