At ADIPEC 2025, Technical Review Middle East spoke to AVEVA’s Jesus Hernandez, the company’s senior vice president – EMEA, who provided an in-depth perspective on the transformative journey his company is leading within the industrial sector. 

During the discussion, Hernandez outlined AVEVA’s vision for creating a more agile, efficient, and sustainable industry, underscored by their innovative Connect platform.

At the heart of AVEVA’s technological strategy is the Connect platform, which Hernandez described as an “intelligent data platform” integrating the entire asset lifecycle from the initial concept through design, build, operation, optimisation, and even into the broader community. 

This holistic integration is designed to facilitate agility within companies, empowering them to make faster and smarter decisions. Such improvements in agility, Hernandez believes, are essential for increasing operational efficiency, controlling costs, and driving sustainability initiatives across organisations.

A significant facet of AVEVA’s approach is the digitalisation of industrial assets. Hernandez emphasised the importance of collecting, contextualising, and maximising the value of data at every phase. This is from engineering and operations to optimisation. By leveraging digital twins, AVEVA enables its customers to simulate and optimise engineering, operations, and maintenance activities. This approach not only enhances decision-making but also serves as a foundation for deploying advanced AI throughout industrial processes.

However, Hernandez was quick to point out that AI is not merely a “plug-and-play” solution. He stressed the critical role of human intervention in developing, testing, and fine-tuning AI models. According to him, successful AI deployment at scale requires a marriage of technological, industrial, and domain-specific skills, supported by robust change management practices.

Energy intelligence forms another cornerstone of AVEVA’s work. Hernandez discussed how the company’s technologies are being used not only in energy-intensive environments like data centers but also to optimise the power mix for utility companies advancing renewable energy. For example, AVEVA’s solutions help firms such as Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies, to maximise wind turbine efficiency, integrate diverse energy sources, and prevent network disruptions. This helps in delivering substantial monthly performance gains.

AVEVA’s platforms, Hernandez noted, are industry-agnostic. Their tools are employed across various sectors, from pharmaceuticals and mining to metals and even environmental monitoring, showcasing the versatility and innovation AVEVA brings to numerous industries worldwide.

Through these initiatives, Hernandez sees AVEVA playing a pivotal role in ensuring that artificial intelligence, data transformation, and human expertise work in harmony to unlock sustainable, long-term value for industry.

NIP Group strengthens its digital foundation with large-scale Bitcoin mining expansion

NIP Group Inc. has unveiled a significant expansion of its Bitcoin mining operations, positioning it among the first major gaming and entertainment firms to build large-scale crypto and high-performance computing infrastructure

The company’s latest acquisition will boost its total mining capacity to about 11.3 exahashes per second (EH/s), placing NIPG among the world’s top publicly traded Bitcoin mining operators. Once operational, the expanded facilities are expected to produce around 160 Bitcoins per month, depending on global network hash rates. The initiative is designed to strengthen NIPG’s financial foundation while creating the digital backbone for next-generation gaming, AI, and entertainment platforms.

The expansion reflects the company’s broader strategy to integrate digital currencies, artificial intelligence, and computing power into its gaming ecosystem. It follows NIPG’s recently announced partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, which supports the establishment of the company’s new digital infrastructure division headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

Commenting on the milestone, Hicham Chahine, co-CEO of NIPG, said, “This transaction demonstrates the speed at which we are advancing our digital infrastructure strategy. Building large-scale computing power gives us a stronger foundation to pursue opportunities in high-performance computing, crypto mining and AI applications in gaming and entertainment.”

 “As a pioneer among gaming companies establishing significant computing infrastructure, we're uniquely positioned to explore emerging use cases at the intersection of gaming, esports, streaming, crypto and AI. While we remain committed to our gaming and entertainment heritage, we see computing power as a core enabler of the next stage of our growth.”

Carl Agren, chief operating officer of NIPG mining and digital assets, added, “We will deploy these assets with efficiency and precision, delivering stable output immediately while preparing our computing base for more advanced applications ahead.”

The company noted that this move reinforces its long-term commitment to digital transformation and value creation, paving the way for the convergence of gaming, crypto, and AI-driven entertainment experiences.

ENECIQ helps employees generate tailored insights. (Image source: ENEC)

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) and Presight, a leading global AI and big data analytics company, have announced the co-development of ENECIQ, an independent agentic AI platform designed to accelerate insights, decision-making, and knowledge sharing within ENEC.

The launch of ENECIQ marks a major milestone in ENEC’s digital transformation journey and underscores its commitment to harnessing advanced technologies to enhance efficiency across corporate and support functions. The secure platform integrates AI across ENEC’s internal systems, providing intelligent, context-aware support to employees and improving productivity through automation and data-driven insights.

Drawing from ENEC’s internal knowledge bases, ENECIQ helps employees generate tailored insights, summarise technical reports, analyse project KPIs, and quickly access procedures and documentation. By embedding AI into daily workflows, the platform frees up valuable time for innovation and strategic problem-solving.

Developed within ENEC’s secure cloud environment, ENECIQ remains entirely separate from its nuclear reactor operations systems, maintaining the highest international and local standards of data security and governance.

H.E. Mohamed Al Hammadi, managing director and group chief executive officer of ENEC, said, “At ENEC, we continue to integrate cutting-edge technologies as part of our ongoing journey to elevate our standards of excellence. The collaboration with Presight and the development of ENECIQ will help our teams with securing AI capabilities tailored to our organisation’s unique needs. Our continued focus on excellence puts us at the forefront of the nuclear industry globally, and this is a welcome step forward in driving efficiencies at every level.”

Thomas Pramotedham, chief executive officer of Presight, said, “ENECIQ sets a benchmark in innovation for sovereign agentic AI deployment within critical national infrastructure, representing one of the most advanced corporate-wide implementations. This platform integrates secure AI across a highly complex operational and data environment where precision, reliability, and data integrity are non-negotiable. Delivering AI at this scale, within such a mission-critical institution, demands not only cutting-edge technology but also deep domain expertise and rigorous governance. ENECIQ showcases the transformative potential of sovereign AI in the energy sector enhancing operational resilience, accelerating decision-making, and unlocking new efficiencies that support the UAE’s long-term energy and AI ambitions.”

The integrated digital platform is designed to enhance the speed and effectiveness of national response efforts.

The UAE’s National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) has launched the “Emergency and Crisis Atlas” at GITEX GLOBAL 2025, an integrated digital platform designed to enhance the speed and effectiveness of national response efforts

The initiative is part of NCEMA’s broader efforts to advance sustainable digital transformation in emergency and crisis management, through the adoption of advanced, data-driven geospatial solutions that enhance national resilience and build a more prepared and sustainable society.

The Emergency and Crisis Atlas leverages the latest artificial intelligence technologies, developed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies. It aims to strengthen national capabilities in risk forecasting, enhance preparedness and readiness, and improve the efficiency of response operations across various emergency scenarios. The integrated geospatial platform features over 40 specialised applications that cover different aspects of national risks. It provides advanced analytical tools that support strategic decision-making across all stages of crisis management. The system also offers interactive and analytical maps that visually present comprehensive data on risks, infrastructure, and vital resources across the country, empowering decision-makers to take accurate, data-driven actions.

The platform enables NCEMA personnel and strategic partners to perform advanced predictive analytics, build assumptions and multiple scenarios, forecast risks, and assess their impacts using precise analytical tools. It also assists relevant entities in identifying optimal readiness levels for each scenario and provides practical solutions to mitigate risk consequences 

His Excellency Ali Rashid Al Neyadi, director general of the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, stated: “The Emergency and Crisis Atlas is one of the Authority’s leading technological projects, embodying our direction toward harnessing advanced technology to enhance the national readiness and response system. The platform goes beyond displaying spatial data, it is a sophisticated analytical tool that builds proactive scenarios, tests the readiness of national plans, and supports decision-making based on accurate data and AI technologies."

Al Neyadi added that the Authority continues its efforts to develop the next generation of the Emergency and Crisis Atlas to be more interactive and integrated with national digital systems, thereby supporting intelligent monitoring, analysis, and response capabilities. He also noted that NCEMA is currently working on developing a geospatial simulation application, set to be launched soon, focusing on simulating flood risks in the most vulnerable areas. The goal is to study their impacts and build proactive models that help mitigate their effects and boost early preparedness.