Could the Texas power outage have been anticipated, and prevented?

Could the Texas Power Outage Have Been Anticipated, and Prevented?

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It is clear that the events in Texas are unique, in that the weather patterns are highly uncommon in the region. The infrastructure established to date is not equipped for such significant temperature drops, like those most of the country has witnessed over the past few days. Given the unprecedented…

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Colin Beaney
Global Industry Director for Energy, Utilities & Resources - 

Colin Beaney is the Vice President for Energy, Utilities & Resources within IFS, where he has worked for nearly 20 years. Colin has been involved in implementing and project managing IFS software into many project and asset-intensive organizations in Europe and worldwide. These cover many industries including energy, utilities, pulp & paper, aviation and defense. He is therefore ideally placed to understand the real challenges faced by organizations working in the service and asset-intensive industries. He is a key member of the IFS product directions board and plays an instrumental role in the decisions regarding IFS product strategy. Prior to this, Colin worked as a management consultant specializing in maintenance continuous improvement philosophies such as TPM and RCM. He completed a mechanical engineering apprenticeship many years ago and spent over 15 years working in automotive manufacturing including time as a maintenance and facilities manager.

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