- mCloud establishes AssetCare™ connectivity to Heiwado Shopping
Center in China, the first in a
journey to connect over 1,000 malls with partner SCN
- In parallel, mCloud's Wind team is moving forward on two wind
projects using AssetCare analytics in continental Europe and China
- Newly-announced partnership with Fulcrum Automation
Technologies is set to target an initial 200 oil and gas assets in
North America and the Middle East
VANCOUVER, April 10, 2019 /CNW/ - Universal mCloud
Corp. (TSX-V: MCLD) (OTCQB: MCLDF) ("mCloud" or the "Company"),
a leading provider of asset management solutions combining IoT,
cloud computing, artificial intelligence ("AI"), and analytics,
today provided an update on the progress being made across all of
its business segments, highlighting numerous advances in executing
its business plan around the world:
Smart Buildings: First shopping center connected to AssetCare
in expansion effort to over 1,000 malls across China
Within mCloud's Smart Buildings segment, the Company announced
that AssetCare connectivity has been established for the Heiwado
Shopping Center in Changsha,
Hunan Province, China. This marks a major milestone in the
implementation of a nine-year shopping center contract originally
announced on January 2019 with
partner SCN Ltd. ("SCN").
With mCloud's AssetCare solution, the Company will begin
continuous management of the store's HVAC systems using AI and
analytics – delivering ongoing energy savings, curbing the costly
41% of energy currently used by Heiwado at this mall for heating
and cooling.
The Heiwado Shopping Center represents the first in an expansion
effort with SCN to take AssetCare to over 1,000 shopping centers
across Greater China, representing
a portfolio of over 40,000 connectable assets.
Wind: mCloud moving forward with delivering AssetCare
analytics for two wind projects this month
On the back of mCloud's recently announced strategic
collaboration with Britwind, an affiliate of UK's Ecotricity, in
March 2019, mCloud's Wind team is
applying AssetCare analytics to improve wind turbine availability
and extend the health of wind turbines associated with two wind
projects, one based in continental Europe and another based in China.
In addition to the over 1,000 Endurance E-series wind turbines
positioned for upgrades between mCloud and Britwind, these projects
represent additional opportunities for mCloud to access a further
90,000 wind turbines as connected assets.
Oil and Gas: mCloud and Fulcrum Automation Technologies plan
initial roll-out targeting 200 assets across North America and the Middle East
Related to the Company's February
2019 announcement of a US$15M
global service agreement with Fulcrum Automation Technologies
("Fulcrum"), mCloud and Fulcrum are jointly working on a plan to
target at least 200 oil and gas assets as part of a greater
strategy to access thousands of field assets in North America and the Middle East.
Using the Company's AssetCare platform, mCloud and Fulcrum will
apply AI and analytics to a variety of maintenance and inspection
applications that support these assets, from monitoring fugitive
emissions to assisting field workers in field repair and overhaul
activities.
"Getting AssetCare connected to a multitude of assets across all
segments of our business is a remarkable start to 2019," said
Russ McMeekin, mCloud's President
and CEO. "We look forward to making even more progress over the
course of this year as we incorporate more into AssetCare."
As announced on March 28, 2019,
mCloud will hold an earnings call to discuss 2018 performance and
provide forward-looking insight on April 24,
2019. Conference details will be provided at a later
date.
About Universal mCloud Corp.
Universal mCloud is creating a more efficient future with the
use of AI and analytics, curbing energy waste, maximizing energy
production, and getting the most out of critical energy
infrastructure. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with technology and
operations centers in San Francisco,
CA and Bristol, PA, mCloud
takes advantage of IoT sensors to bring data from connected assets
into the cloud, applying AI and analytics to maximize their health
and performance. Today, mCloud offers complete asset management
solutions to four distinct segments: smart buildings, wind energy,
utilities, and oil and gas. With over 100 blue chip customers and
more than 28,000 assets connected in thousands of locations
worldwide, mCloud is changing the way energy assets are managed.
For more information, visit www.mcloudcorp.com.
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