Hawaiian Electric Joins as Second Founding Member of GDAC™, Alongside Vector
By joining GDAC™, Hawaiian Electric hopes to improve decision making related to operations, maintenance, and replacement of their substation transformers.
GreenBiz Features VIA in Article About Startups at the Plug and Play Spring Summit
VIA was mentioned as a solution to help utilities better predict when transformers might be at risk using its blockchain-based application, TAC™.
Axios Features VIA in Article, “Predicting the Next Power Disaster”
Axios discusses how AI companies like VIA are quickly becoming a critical piece of the puzzle for solving the declining US infrastructure problem.
The Importance of Unit Testing
VIA’s Ashley DaSilva, Team Leader, Product Development, was invited to lead a workshop on unit testing for McGill’s Computer Science Graduate Society. Ashley discussed the critical importance of software testing, why developers should embrace unit testing, and when and how to use mocking.
VIA Accepted Into Plug and Play’s Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Program
VIA is one of 15 companies chosen from more than 200 candidates to participate in Plug and Play’s intensive 10-week Energy and Sustainability program.
BitcoinExchangeGuide.com Emphasizes Potential of GDAC
BitcoinExchangeGuide.com (B.E.G.) recently shared details of VIA and Vector’s GDAC announcement, and describes how it will help energy companies improve operations.
VIA’s Joe Babiec Attends DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans
One major topic of discussion at DistribuTECH was how to gather and analyze customer and operational data in order to improve current operating efficiency and create new services.
Vector and VIA Partner to Establish Global Data Asset Collaborative™ (GDAC™), a Multi-Company Transformer Database
“With a larger, smarter and more collaborative data asset like the GDAC we can refine the information we depend on to keep our network assets in the best possible shape. This is becoming increasingly important as we transition the network to meet the needs of the new energy future, where new technologies like distributed energy resources and battery storage will integrate with the network at scale," said Simon Mackenzie, Group Chief Executive Officer at Vector.
VIA's Colin Gounden and Jeremy Taylor Attend Opening of Innovation Center Denmark in Boston
This center is part of a partnership between the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Boston now joins Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Tel Aviv, Munich, New Delhi/Bangalore, Sao Paolo, and Seoul on the list of cities home to Danish Innovation Centers.
The 5 Game Changers that Made 2018 VIA's Year
2018 was a blockbuster year for VIA, from product development to team growth, from press features to awards, and so much more. We are proud to share some of our highlights with you here, and we look forward to the year ahead!
VIA and KWHCoin Partner to Securely Analyze Smart Meter Data for Utility Clean Energy Incentive Programs
Girard Newkirk, CEO of KWHCoin explains the value of partnering with VIA, "VIA’s approach to privacy preserving AI at both the energy infrastructure and individual household level will help make these types of rewards systems easily adoptable for more utilities and their customers who are concerned about privacy.”
Joe Babiec Speaks at EUCI Conference on Blockchain, Energy Sector
The conference, "The Blockchain Technology Revolution: Implications for the Energy Sector", explored business use cases of blockchain in the energy industry.
Clean Energy Finance Forum Features VIA, Trusted Analytics Chain (TAC) in Recent Post
The post recaps VIA's presentation at Greentech Media's Blockchain in Energy event, which took place in San Francisco this past September.
VIA's Joe Babiec Invited to Speak at Cleantech Group’s Executive Summit
Cleantech Group's Executive Summit, "Blockchain in Energy & Mobility", explored the technical, commercial, and regulatory challenges of scaling blockchain technology in the energy industry.
VIA Spotlight: Girard Newkirk, Founder and CEO of KWHCoin
Girard Newkirk, CEO of KWHCoin, spoke with VIA about how KWHCoin evolved to become an energy solutions provider as well as a platform for sustainable infrastructure development.