PHILIPPE ARSONNEAU
GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
PHILIPPE ARSONNEAU
TITLE: SENIOR VP OF INFRASTRUCTURE SEGMENT
COMPANY: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
INDUSTRY: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
LOCATION: DUBAI, UAE
Philippe joined Schneider Electric in 1991 and has held leadership positions across Europe, Asia and the US. Now in charge of Schneider’ s Infrastructure Segment in January, he leads global integration of Power & Grid, Electric Mobility and Semiconductors, driving AI‐enabled, IoT‐driven, resilient energy systems for the digital, low‐carbon transition. more resilient and adaptable to today’ s complex energy demands – Schneider Electric is empowering grid operators to future‐proof critical infrastructure.
Philippe Arsonneau, SVP of Schneider Electric’ s Infrastructure Segment, says that many grids were originally built over a century ago for centralised energy systems, but today’ s needs for electrification and distributed energy resources( DERs) require a fundamentally different approach.
“ The grid is really the central enabler for a decarbonised world and for more electrification,” he says.“ At Schneider Electric, we’ re enhancing grid infrastructure, digitising the grid and making it much smarter than it was when it was built.”
Philippe highlights digital technologies’ role in providing visibility and predictive capabilities to manage variable renewable energy.
He adds:“ Being able to use digital and software applications like distributed energy resource management( DERMS) means we are able to deviate power or be predictive in our demand response. This means we’ re making traditional infrastructure much smarter as well as building out for the future.”
EcoStruxure DERMS, for example, effectively manages solar farms, wind farms and microgrids while incorporating virtual substation technology. He says:“ We’ re actually leveraging technology and software like DERMS to enhance the grid, optimising the management of electricity flow.”
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