--- title: "Energy: specialized fields | Nexus Observatory" description: "Specialized fields for energy and utilities: Line and right-of-way condition, Fire weather along corridors, Solar and wind resource and Timing for protection." url: https://observatory.global/industries/energy/fields/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Energy](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/) / **Specialized fields** # Energy, field by field. Energy is a chain of very different places. A wellpad venting methane in the desert, a pipeline crossing rivers and towns, a power plant with a stack and a cooling pond, a dam above a valley, a wind farm on a ridge, a solar plant on a plain, a transmission line through a forest and a distribution feeder on a city street each measure different things under different rules. Each field below has its own stack, radio, power and crew work, from the first order to the running operation. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/use-cases/) [Open the explainer](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/explainer/) **01** Specialized fields ## Choose the field you work in. Each field page sets out the operating context and hazards, what must be measured and under which rules, the stack from base unit to network, the work from order to operation, the data products and the cited sources. [Specialized field Upstream oil and gasMethane detection and quantification at wellpads and facilities, flare and tank monitoring, wellhead flow and pressure, on satellite and private links for sites with no one on them.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/upstream-oil-gas/) [Specialized field Pipelines and midstreamLeak detection, cathodic protection, pressure and flow along the line, geohazards at crossings and compressor and pump stations, on LoRaWAN, satellite and private links over hundreds of kilometres.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/pipelines/) [Specialized field Thermal power plantsContinuous emissions, machine condition, cooling water and plant weather for gas, coal and biomass plants, with an industrial network that keeps the control system separate and secure.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/thermal-generation/) [Specialized field Hydropower and damsDam safety instruments, reservoir and river levels, inflow forecasting and downstream warning, with links that keep working in the flood the dam is there to hold.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/hydropower/) [Specialized field Wind farmsWind resource and power performance, turbine condition, icing, lightning and wildlife monitoring, from the first met mast to an operating farm on one record.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/wind/) [Specialized field Solar power plantsIrradiance, module temperature, soiling, inverter output and plant weather to international monitoring classes, for bankable performance ratios and fewer surprises in operation.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/solar/) [Specialized field Transmission networksLine ratings from measured weather and conductor state, wildfire and vegetation watch, substation automation and synchrophasor timing, on private LTE, microwave and fibre along the corridor.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/transmission/) [Specialized field Distribution networks and the grid edgeFeeder and transformer monitoring, distributed energy resources, fault location and outage evidence, on a utility private network that reaches every pole and substation.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/energy/distribution/) **02** Solution bundles ## Start with one unit. 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