Roberto Candela, CEO of EOSS, spoke today at the Green & Net Zero Talk event organised by RCS Academy with the business desk of Corriere della Sera and Pianeta 2030. In the interview that opened the panel "Green manufacturing: sustainable production and competitiveness", Candela discussed the role of monitoring in the management of power and telecom networks and the solutions developed by EOSS (Electrical and Optical Sensing Solutions), Prysmian's centre of excellence based in Palermo.
Candela: "EOSS was born with the ambition of building everything electronic that is needed to make the best use of the cable. With EOSS we integrated the electronics directly inside the cable. At first we provided information on quality and performance, and over time we expanded it. Today Prysmian cables are supplied together with monitoring systems that allow the customers to know in real time whether the cables, on land and under water, are working properly."
Candela: "The information gathered through monitoring is used first and foremost to intervene as promptly as possible where it is needed. Monitoring systems can also detect the noise produced by cables, which generally signals a fault. In critical situations, however, that noise can indicate an attack by external agents. Information created for diagnostic purposes therefore becomes useful for identifying suspicious activity around the cables. Prysmian is the only Italian company with DAS and DTS systems for submarine cables, for both energy and telecoms."
Candela: "Knowing how a cable is being used helps to manage the amount of energy it carries. By monitoring the cable's temperature, we can keep the energy system running without wasting part of the energy. Monitoring therefore combines diagnostics with the information needed to use the infrastructure correctly."
Candela: "Prysmian recently launched a second-level master's programme in Palermo on high-voltage cables, to train engineers able to design high-voltage systems for onshore and submarine cables. Investing in skills and in the future is essential to support the growth of the infrastructure the energy transition needs."