Prisma Photonics, an Israeli startup using optical fiber expertise to observe large-scale power-utility infrastructure, has opened its first U.S. workplace in Austin, Texas.
Based in 2017, Prisma Photonics works with utilities within the U.S. and Europe to deploy options that determine threats to transmission belongings in actual time whereas providing line rankings to assist utilities adjust to FERC laws and improve capability on congested networks.
Utility {industry} veteran Ryan O’Keefe will lead the U.S. as senior vice chairman of U.S. gross sales. His profession options stints with cleantech firms similar to Orsted, NextEra Power Sources and GE.
“Having labored with energy turbines, builders and utilities all through my profession, I do know firsthand the obstacles we face in deploying a extra resilient and dependable grid within the face of rising demand and ongoing threats from extreme climate,” says O’Keefe.
“I’m honored to be a part of a group at Prisma that pioneers a extremely scalable industry-leading answer for transmission line monitoring. Leveraging our proprietary expertise, we harness current transmission infrastructure, delivering tailor-made real-time knowledge to utilities, enabling them to safeguard their transmission belongings towards bodily threats and stay in compliance with FERC’s line ranking mandates.”
Prisma Photonics’ optical fiber sensing expertise covers a number of infrastructure sectors, together with energy, oil and fuel pipelines, subsea infrastructure, railways, highways, and different long-range utilities.
