Galooli Glossary

Backup batteries are the last line of defense at any remote or off-grid site. When grid power fails and the generator hasn’t kicked in yet,…

Most maintenance teams are stuck in one of two modes: fixing things after they break, or following a fixed schedule regardless of whether anything actually…

Energy costs are one of the largest and least predictable line items for any industrial operation. For organizations running distributed sites — remote telecom towers,…

We lived in a world that runs on energy. Energy consumption peaked before the COVID pandemic reduced global activity, but it’s quickly returning to record…

Amid international disruptions to energy distribution systems and the growing burden of unpredictable weather, many taken-for-granted aspects of infrastructure are coming under greater scrutiny. In…

What is energy use intensity? Countries all over the world are gearing up to meet the Paris Accord emissions reduction goals, and commercial buildings are…

Nowadays, most of the world has access to a large-scale electricity grid, but many places haven’t been maintaining and upgrading their grid infrastructure. Last year,…

When you look at your phone next to the bar indicating signal strength, there is usually a handful of numbers and letters like 4G or…

Digitalization is the process by which ICT solutions permeate into the entire economy and daily life. This advent has brought reams of data, leaps forward in data…

A microgrid is almost exactly what it sounds like; a smaller, scaled-down version of a typical central electric grid. Large national or municipal grids are used because…

ESG benchmarks are a set of standards focused on enterprises’ socially and environmentally conscious operations used as a litmus test for potential investors

Small optimizations drive energy consumption everywhere. To reduce your energy consumption, you need to understand energy efficiency.

A Radio Access Network (RAN) is a critical piece of telecom infrastructure that connects wireless-enabled devices to a central public or private network.

RTU stands for Remote Terminal Unit or Remote Telemetry Unit and refers to a specific type of monitoring and management solution

Smart energy is the optimization of energy costs and efficiency by using innovative technology to build and operate energy management systems

ICT stands for Information Communication Technology and refers to IT in the broader context of communications systems and management

Cell on Wheels (CoW) is a portable cell tower mounted on vehicles such as trucks or trailers that can easily be deployed and retrieved

Power usage effectiveness (PUE) is the overall efficiency of a facility’s electricity consumption, particularly for data centers

Energy storage is the process of accumulating energy in particular equipment or systems so that it can be used at a later time as needed.

IoT or the Internet of Things is a network of devices embedded with sensors that exchange data and process it to provide insights and optimize

Fuel management is essentially the process of monitoring and managing fuel consumption through various solutions to optimize its usage.

A base station is a common term used in telecommunications and is simply a radio receiver with single or multiple antennae.

Energy as a service is a service offering the customer access to energy and management services, without any commonly associated upfront costs

Digital twin software is a virtual simulation of remote or onsite physical assets using their sensor data in order to monitor and manage...

A Managed Service Provider (MSP) is a company that provides maintenance and support for enterprises network infrastructure and remote assets

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) is defined as a methodology of live observation and control over remote assets, allowing...

Edge computing is a model of computer operations that is at or near a particular data source like IoT Devices or edge data centers...

A data center is a centralized location that houses networked computers, servers, and devices to store and process mass quantities of data.

Net Zero is the balance between carbon emissions and greenhouse gasses released and the amount that are removed from the atmosphere...

Energy management is the process of monitoring and controlling energy assets to minimize consumption and maximize efficiency and operations.