An electricity grid has often been equated to a central nervous system, sending signals across its extensive network to bring its body of connections to life. Like a central nervous system the power grid needs a brain to turn intention into action, one that can learn and anticipate in order to develop efficiency and functionality. A budding technology partnership in the UK seeks to add an intelligent mind to the country’s rapidly evolving national grid. Google-owned, artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepMind is in talks with the UK’s National Grid about a possible partnership, that highlights the potential of using AI technology to make the supply of energy across the UK more efficient. As the UK continues to strive for greater adoption of renewable energy, power system intelligence has never been more important. “There’s huge potential for predictive machine learning technology to help energy systems reduce their environmental impact,” said a spokesperson for the company. “One […]