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EMR to launch ‘Tuan’, its AI platform for critical infrastructure at the International AI Summit

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EMR Integrated Solutions will launch ‘Tuan’, its new AI platform for critical infrastructure , at the International AI Summit in Dublin on 14 October 2026.

EMR is one of a select number of organisations invited to exhibit at the Summit, which is convened by the Government of Ireland as part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

‘Tuan’ has been developed to help organisations operating critical infrastructure make smarter, faster decisions. It draws on 45 years of EMR’s engineering experience across SCADA, telemetry and operational technology, combining that expertise with AI to solve real operational problems across the water, power and renewable energy sectors.

“Critical infrastructure doesn’t get the luxury of experimenting with AI for its own sake,” said Mark O’Connor, Chief Commercial Officer with EMR Integrated Solutions. “Every alert ‘Tuan’ generates has to be one an engineer can trust, because behind it is a water supply, a power network, or a renewables site that communities depend on.

“We built ‘Tuan’ the way we’ve built everything at EMR for 45 years: starting with the problem on site, not the technology in the lab,” O’Connor added.

‘Tuan’ is designed to work alongside the judgement of experienced engineers, not to replace them, turning operational data into actionable insight that helps people make better decisions.

At the International AI Summit, EMR will demonstrate ‘Tuan’ and how its engineering-led approach to AI can support flood management, network telemetry and other critical infrastructure applications.

The International AI Summit marks the official launch of European AI Innovation Month, bringing together EU and global leaders from government, business and research to examine AI’s role in Europe’s competitiveness.

More information on the Summit can be found here: https://internationalaisummit.ie/ 

Greencoat UK Wind chooses EMR to upgrade telecoms infrastructure at 18 windfarms across the UK and Ireland

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The EMR engineering team is now the “eyes and ears” for all IT comms issues in relation to 17 windfarms, owned by Greencoat UK Wind.

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EMR completes network infrastructure upgrades at 9 windfarms across the UK and Ireland

EMR completes network infrastructure upgrades at 18 windfarms across the UK and Ireland

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EMR completes network infrastructure upgrades at 9 windfarms across the UK and Ireland

Leading telecommunications and SCADA network supplier, EMR Integrated Solutions today announced the completion of network infrastructure upgrades at 18 windfarms across the UK and Ireland.  The projects were carried out for Greencoat UK Wind, a FTSE-250 listed renewable infrastructure fund, invested in operating UK wind farms.

The service provided by EMR involves auditing and upgrading windfarm communications infrastructure to ensure that Greencoat has full visibility and control over its assets in the field.

“I have confidence in EMR as a trusted partner,” said Javier Serrano, asset manager with Greencoat UK Wind. “We’re an investment house, not an IT company and so we have to rely on a network of trusted partners who are our eyes and ears on IT issues. Our success is based on EMR’s ability to understand our needs and the agility to execute on those needs,” he said.

Greencoat’s asset portfolio currently consists of 29 windfarms ranging from sites such as Slieve Divena in Co Tyrone to Maerdy in Wales, capable of generating hundreds of Megawatts of power output every day.

The scale of communications upgrade required varies from site to site with the largest project completed at Screggagh in Co Tyrone, as Alan Feenan, sales director with EMR Integrated Solutions explains.

“At Screggagh, we replaced the entire telecoms infrastructure including microwave links, firewall technology which provides protection and monitoring capability, WAN routers and SIP telephony.  We liaise directly with Greencoat’s customers, primarily Northern Ireland Electricity and SONI, ensuring that their SCADA systems can see their windfarms on the power grid,” he said.

EMR also provides a monitoring and management escalation service if problems occur.  With remote monitoring capability, outages can be escalated to the appropriate service provider for swift resolution.

As an active, long-term investor Greencoat’s portfolio continues to grow and the company is committed to further building its asset base into 2018.  Its most recent acquisition in November 2017, involved the purchase of an 80% stake in five wind farms from EDF Energy Renewables (“EDF ER”) for a total consideration of £98 million bringing its net generating capacity to 694MW.

EMR’s service expansion to the UK continues apace, and follows the completion of a custom-built, energy management system for demand-side aggregator, Powerhouse Generation in Northern Ireland.

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