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How Remote Operation Centers Can Help Companies Transition

September 30, 2019 admin Business, business model, connected plant, digital transformation, distributed energy, distributed power, honeywell, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, news, O&M, outcome-based services, remote operation center, renewable energy, Renewables, roc, Solar, Technology, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 02:43:44 +0000

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The energy industry is currently moving from a traditional, highly regulated production model dominated by electricity utilities to a decentralized, deregulated model featuring a higher proportion of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. With subsidies in decline, renewables are reaching grid parity—with costs equal to or less than traditional sources. Not surprisingly, […]

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Using Data to Improve Power Plant Operations [PODCAST]

September 25, 2019 admin big data, Business, connected plant, data, data analytics, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, Interview, news, O&M, osisoft, power podcasts, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:32:48 +0000

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Power plants have an abundance of data. Temperatures, pressures, flows, and various other parameters are all monitored constantly to ensure plants are operating properly. However, a lot of data is not used to its fullest extent. With the right tools, data can be more-thoroughly analyzed and findings can be acted upon to improve efficiency and […]

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California’s Largest Battery Storage Installation to Be Installed in Mojave Desert

September 11, 2019 admin 8minute solar energy, barren ridge switching station, battery energy storage system, battery storage, bess, Business, Energy Storage, Instrumentation & Controls, ladwp, Legal & Regulatory, mojave desert, news, Plant Design, Renewables, Smart Grid, Solar, solar pv, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 09:09:53 +0000

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On May 16, 2019, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Glendale Water and Power, through the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), received SCPPA’s approval on agreements with 8minute Solar Energy (8mSE) for the installation of a 300-MW/1,200-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) located at 8mSE’s Eland Solar and Storage Center. […]

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How to Ensure Plant Reliability and Regulatory Compliance

September 3, 2019 admin abm, Business, connected plant, contract, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, Legal & Regulatory, nerc, news, north american electric reliability corp., O&M, plant reliability and regulatory compliance, Safety, Technology, testing, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:00:08 +0000

Lock in safe, reliable operations by opening the door to third-party expertise There’s still a big takeaway from a 2008 Florida blackout, and it’s not the size of the fine that followed. Although it was the largest penalty levied under the new reliability standards at that time, here’s the bigger elephant in the room: Florida […]

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Shock Pulse Generators Help Clean Supercritical Power Plant Boilers

September 2, 2019 admin boilers, Coal, explosion power gmbh, gheco-one, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, shock pulse generator, soot blowers, spg, Technology, Thailand

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Economic power plant operation includes keeping maintenance costs under control, and operating the plant efficiently. Boiler surfaces need to be kept as clean as possible to increase heat transfer and decrease

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Southern Nuclear Adds New Power Plant Simulators

August 15, 2019 admin connected plant, gse systems, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, plant simulator, Safety, simulator, southern nuclear, Technology, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:52:48 +0000

GSE Systems said it has delivered and commissioned three additional full-scope simulators for Southern Nuclear’s new Operations Training Centers. The simulators are for the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, and the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant. Simulators provide efficient hands-on learning for power plant operators. While power plants of […]

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SCR Project Upgrades Two Units at Four Corners

July 31, 2019 admin aecom, aps, Business, Coal, Environmental, four corners, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, Plant Design, retrofit, riley power, scr, sundt construction, Technology, top plant

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The numbers tell the story of how the addition of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology helped an iconic New Mexico coal-fired plant reduce its emissions, keeping the plant in operation and continuing

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How to Monitor and Predict Operational Performance with Digital Analytics [PODCAST]

June 26, 2019 admin big data, biomass, Business, Coal, connected plant, data analytics, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, Nuclear, O&M, power podcasts, Renewables, Technology, the power podcast, trend, trendminer, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:33:48 +0000

Power plants are capturing operational data in ever-increasing amounts. However, analyzing all the data can be challenging. A number of tools are available that can help. In this episode of The POWER Podcast, two experts from one technology provider explain how big data can be analyzed to identify trends and create actionable information to solve […]

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TRITON/TRISIS Cyberattacker Has a New Target: Power Sector

June 14, 2019 admin Business, connected plant, cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Dragos, fireeye, ICS, iiot, iiot chemical, iiot cyber, iiot oil & gas, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, malware, news, Russia, Safety, safety instrumented systems, sis, Technology, trisis, triton, xenotime

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:12:51 +0000

XENOTIME, a cyberthreat activity group thought responsible for TRISIS/TRITON malware attacks on safety instrumented systems (SIS) at an oil and gas Middle Eastern facility in 2017, has been probing power company networks in the U.S. and elsewhere, new intelligence from industrial control systems (ICS) security firm Dragos shows. “In February 2019, Dragos identified a change in […]

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Utility Group Under Congressional Investigation Will Disband

May 13, 2019 admin Air pollution, bill wehrum, climate change, Coal, david harlow, emissions, EPA, Gas, Instrumentation & Controls, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Renewables, uarg

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 17:47:07 +0000

A utility industry coalition that has often challenged stricter air pollution and climate rules for power generation said it will dissolve. The Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG), which has been under investigation from the House Energy and Commerce Committee due to its relationship with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) top air policy official and his […]

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