In about three weeks members of the software and services providers in the PLM Economy will come together in a series of global meetings known as the PLM Market & Industry Forum.

One of the key topics we will expand on are the trends we see relative to sustainability and PLM. With this in mind we asked Mark Reisig, CIMdata's Sustainability Practice Director to share some of the topics he will be covering in his presentation. 

The...

Decarbonization, the use of renewable energy, electric mobility, heating solutions, and the energy transition will only occur if a smart, secure, distributed grid is completed in time. A simple analogy would be building a house without a foundation. Now, let’s project out to 2030. Suppose you recharge your electric vehicle (EV) with electricity from the existing grid. In that case, the energy could still originate from fossil fuels because an intended renewable energy project was not completed or could not connect to the existing grid. In this scenario, the EV...

CIMdata is known globally for its research into topics important to PLM Professionals. One such topic is Green Energy & Sustainability. This is a topic that impacts us all. With this in mind, I recently spent some “quality” “Zoom” time with my colleague Mark Reisig, CIMdata’s Sustainability & Green Energy Practice Director. Mark is busy getting ready for his presentation on The Green Energy Transition, which he will make at our upcoming PLM Market & Industry Forums which take place over the late March to early April time frame in...

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to rise, causing the earth’s surface to warm 1.1°C beyond preindustrial levels. This is tracked by NASA satellites, which show the earth’s surface getting warmer as heat-trapping GHGs cause the stratosphere to cool. This has not happened for millions of years and is causing catastrophic consequences in the form of many harsher and more frequent climate change disasters. Net-zero means “cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere.” https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition.

According to the UN, based...

I would like to thank those who took the time to attend my recent Webinar. You can find more information on the session here. While I answered quite a few questions during the session, we ran out of time. In the post below, I endeavor to answer the remaining questions. If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact me at: