Vista DSSTM is a turn-key proprietary software that uses advanced optimization and simulation capabilities to forecast, plan, schedule and dispatch energy in the most optimal way.
Vista DSSTM is a comprehensive decision-support system that:
- Improves water-resource management, within the boundaries of multiple constraints
- Facilitates more effective management of operational data
- Determines optimum scenarios for long-term contracts, as well as spot market transactions
- Manages flood and drought risks
- Helps develop rehabilitation strategies for new or existing units, plants and reservoirs
- Demonstrates environmental compliance and accelerates re-licensing
- Performs simulations of a system's operations
The cornerstone of the Vista DSSTM procedure is the continuous determination of optimum operational actions on a recursive basis. This is in essence a dynamic operational policy, responding to changing conditions, as opposed to a static operating policy, which could not respond fully and immediately to changes.
One of the main benefits that Vista DSSTM delivers to hydro plant owners is a 2–5% increase in energy production and 3–10% increase in revenue through reservoir and plant-operation optimization.
In addition to increases in production and revenue, Vista DSSTM will:
- Ease the automation of working processes
- Improve safety and minimize the risk of costly flood-damage repairs
- Enhance return on new capital investment
- Deal effectively with environmental issues and improve public relations
- Reduce operational & business risks
