Brazil has a very diversified energy matrix, characterized by a high share of renewable energy sources. Hydroelectric plants, for example, play a decisive role in the Brazilian electricity matrix. This diversity of sources is fundamental for the moment, which has an even greater demand for energy consumption every day.For this, it is necessary to rethink the entire chain, in addition to increasing production capacity, including transmission and distribution.

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In this context, hydroelectric or plant renovation projects in general are on the rise. Capturing these sites, which have monumental structures, is not an easy task, due to both the proportion and the risks that these places have. In addition to renovation, the management of assets that are in operation is becoming more complex every day. There is also the maintenance and inspection of the transmission and distribution networks, which are arranged in all types of environments, from remote and hostile to urban.

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Given this scenario, technology brings solutions that help in these challenges. The agility and volume of information that reality capture provides are strategies that directly impact these points. There are several ways to capture reality and different solutions are indicated for each application. For example: for As built of a hydroelectric plant, the combination of laser scanning and drone (photogrammetry) is the most cost-effective solution; for asset management, a mobile laser scanner (Swift Solution) meets demand at an affordable cost; for maintenance and inspection of transmission and distribution structures, in general, the use of drones is recommended.

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In addition to these mentioned applications, reality capture can be used for parts maintenance (such as wind turbine blades), or even for representation by digital twins (digital twins). This is a solution that is being much discussed, which through the union of reality capture, artificial intelligence and IoT, provides real-time monitoring of conditions. This combination of technologies allows, among other things, management of power according to demand, evaluation, prevention and action in occurrences in the structure, monitoring and management of consumption by the final consumer and reduction of environmental impact.