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Three Things ICS Security Pros Can Do to Maximize Uptime

December 5, 2018 admin connected plant, cyber threat, Cybersecurity, ICS, ics security pros, iiot, iiot power, industrial control systems, Instrumentation & Controls, Legal & Regulatory, news, O&M, Technology, tripwire

Before industrial control systems (ICSs) were network-connected, operators had little to worry about in the way of cyber threats. But as industrial environments, such as energy utilities, become more connected, they’re exposed to vulnerabilities and attacks. ICSs are used in large amounts of critical infrastructure, including the electrical grid, transportation systems, and wastewater plants. How […]

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Eliminate Transient Vacuums by Air Injection

December 3, 2018 admin air valves, air-release valves, cavitation, Coal, combination valves, Gas, Instrumentation & Controls, maintenance, news, Nuclear, O&M, operation, pipes, pumps, Renewables, Technology, transient vacuum, vacuum breaker valves, valve, water hammer

Most operators know that air should be kept out of a heat exchanger’s cooling water supply line. Air can collect in pockets and block flow, increasing velocities, increasing system resistance, decreasing

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Power Plant Control Loop Tuning and Optimization [PODCAST]

December 1, 2018 admin abb, Business, connected plant, connected plant conference, control system optimization, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, loop tuning, news, O&M, podcast, power podcasts, Technology

Optimizing power plant control systems can be challenging, but new tools are available to simplify and improve the process. On this episode of The POWER Podcast, Executive Editor Aaron Larson spoke with Jon Towslee, digital engagement leader for ABB Inc.’s Industrial Automation Power Generation & Water business. Towslee explained how ABB Ability is focused on […]

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New Digital Safety System Controller Approved for Nuclear Plants

November 15, 2018 admin Business, connected plant, digital controller, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, Legal & Regulatory, meltac nplus s, mitsubishi electric corp., news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, Safety, Technology

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the use of Mitsubishi Electric Total Advanced Control (MELTAC) Nplus S digital safety system controllers in U.S. nuclear power plants. While new to the U.S. industry, Mitsubishi said the MELTAC system is already deployed in 38 nuclear power plants around the world, primarily in Japan and China. MELTAC […]

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DOE Office Will Fund R&D for ‘Coal Plant of the Future’

November 14, 2018 admin advanced fossil technology systems, Business, Coal, DOE, Instrumentation & Controls, news, office of fossil energy, Plant Design, Research and Development, small modular coal units, Technology

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week said it will fund research and development (R&D) efforts “that will advance first-of-a-kind coal generation technologies.” The FE on November 13 said its Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative) program “will develop the coal plant of the future needed […]

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Using Throttling Valves for Blowdown and Other Power Plant Applications

November 1, 2018 admin Coal, conval, Gas, globe valves, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, Research and Development, Technology, throttling valves, total dissolved solids, wire draw

Understanding which valve to use in which application is essential to operate a steam power plant as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. For example, a critical step in steam power generation is

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BlackEnergy, Grid-Disrupting Malware, Has a Successor, Researchers Warn

October 19, 2018 admin blackenergy, connected plant, Cybersecurity, cyberx, iiot cyber, in-depth, Instrumentation & Controls, International, malware, news, notpetya, nozomi, Research and Development, Technology, telebots, tor, Ukraine

BlackEnergy, the malware used in a cyberattack that prompted a large-scale blackout in Ukraine in December 2015, has a successor—GreyEnergy. A group is using the malware to target industrial networks outside Ukraine, researchers from Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET warn. The researchers said in an October 17–released white paper that analysis of the previously undocumented GreyEnergy […]

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Select Boiler Chemistry in the Design Phase of Project Life

September 2, 2018 admin all-volatile treatment program, avt-o program, Chemistry, Gas, hdr inc., hrsg, hrsg user's group, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, oxidizing, phosphate program, Plant Design, select boiler chemistry, Technology, Water

On many combined cycle projects, the major decisions about boiler chemistry are left until after the plant has been designed, equipment is procured, and construction is well underway. However, the best time to make these chemistry decisions is in the design phase of the project. That enables the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor to […]

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Digital Tools Help Increase Output, Reduce Costs at Palo Verde

September 2, 2018 admin Arizona, asset performance management, connected plant, digital tools, Instrumentation & Controls, maintenance, news, Nuclear, O&M, palo verde, software, Technology, uptake

Palo Verde is the largest nuclear-generating site in the U.S. It has three of the five largest nuclear units in the country, with each pressurized water reactor licensed at almost 4,000 MWth. Like many plants

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A Reimagined Power Future Enabled by Digital Technologies

September 2, 2018 admin additive manufacturing, battery storage, Business, connected plant, data security, diagnostics, digital optimization, digital power, digital technologies, distributed energy, Energy Storage, iiot, iiot power, innovation, Instrumentation & Controls, monitoring, news, O&M, Plant Design, Technology

The power industry is changing and leading companies are turning to digital technologies to revolutionize their operations. Monitoring and diagnostics centers are leveraging vast amounts of data from around

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