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How Utilities Can Manage Supplier Risk [PODCAST]

January 27, 2020 admin bcg, boston consulting group, Business, Cybersecurity, Interview, manage, news, O&M, risk, Safety, the power podcast, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:39:50 +0000

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Power companies are turning to external suppliers and contractors now more than ever. Utilities are getting help with tasks ranging from the relatively simple, such as vegetation management and the handling of customer calls, to the complex, including turbine repair and large infrastructure projects. Although the benefits of utilizing contractors are often obvious, the dangers, […]

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Good Water Treatment Systems Need Both Equipment and Chemistry [PODCAST]

December 28, 2019 admin biomass, Business, Chemistry, Coal, Environmental, Gas, geothermal, news, Nuclear, O&M, power podcasts, Renewables, Technology, the power podcast, u.s. water, waste to energy, Water, water treatment

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:38:16 +0000

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Proper water treatment is vital to successful power plant operation. The water treatment system must be designed appropriately, implementing a suitable water chemistry program, and operated and monitored correctly. Having adequate training and utilizing the services of a knowledgeable partner can be invaluable. Three water industry experts from U.S. Water, a Kurita company, were recent […]

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Recruiting the New Power Workforce [PODCAST]

December 19, 2019 admin biomass, Coal, employment, Gas, geothermal, hiring, hr, Hydro, jobs, kelly services, news, Nuclear, O&M, power podcasts, Renewables, robin schawe, Solar, talent, the power podcast, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:54:10 +0000

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It’s a time of great transition in the power industry. Not only are generation resources changing, but so are the work skills needed to operate and maintain those resources. Meanwhile, a large number of workers are reaching retirement age, leaving open positions that had long been filled by highly experienced staff. And the talent pool […]

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Is Carbon Pricing the Key to a Clean Energy Future? [PODCAST]

December 4, 2019 admin Business, carbon dioxide, carbon pricing, climate change, CO2, Coal, Commentary, emissions, Environmental, Gas, Hydro, Interview, Markets, New York, news, Nuclear, NYISO, power generation, power podcasts, Renewables, rich dewey, Solar, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:37:30 +0000

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The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has proposed incorporating the social cost of carbon into the wholesale price of electricity. According to an October-released study conducted by the consulting firm Analysis Group, “A carbon price in NYISO’s competitive wholesale power markets can help deliver New York’s clean-energy transition in faster, cheaper, more reliable, more […]

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Experts Share Insight on the Industry at Recent Power Event [PODCAST]

November 27, 2019 admin brandsafway, Business, connected plant, emerson, Energy Storage, Gas, iiot, iiot power, industrial info resources, Interview, mhps, mhpsa, news, O&M, podcast, power podcasts, Renewables, Research and Development, siemens, Solar, Technology, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:54:02 +0000

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POWER was at the POWERGEN International exhibition and summit, which was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 19–21, 2019. Among the experts we met with at the show were Paul Browning, CEO of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas; Chris Mieckowski, director of global solutions marketing and strategy with Siemens; Robert Yeager, president of Emerson’s Power […]

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Using Extreme Visibility to Protect Industrial Control Systems [PODCAST]

October 28, 2019 admin Business, claroty, connected plant, Cybersecurity, dave weinstein, extreme visibility, ICS, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, industrial control system, Instrumentation & Controls, International, network, news, ot, power podcasts, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:09:58 +0000

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What does it mean to have “extreme visibility” in an operational technology (OT) environment? According to Claroty, a New York-based company that offers cybersecurity products for industrial control systems, it’s having the ability to see all assets on a network, knowing what they are, and understanding what functions they perform. The company says the more […]

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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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What Can You Do with a Superconductor? A Lot! [PODCAST]

September 12, 2019 admin amsc, Business, daniel mcgahn, distributed energy, distributed power, Interview, news, Power Demand, power podcasts, superconductor, T&D, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:14:16 +0000

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What is a superconductor? One definition says, “a material that can conduct electricity or transport electrons from one atom to another with no resistance.” “At the base physics level, what a superconductor does is it moves a lot more power per unit volume or per unit weight, so you have a very high energy-dense material […]

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Engineering a World-Class Gas Turbine [PODCAST]

September 4, 2019 admin Business, don brandt, engineering, f-class, Gas, gas turbine, ge, Markets, news, Plant Design, power podcasts, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:02:08 +0000

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GE introduced the F-class gas turbine to the power industry nearly 30 years ago. Since that time, more than 1,500 F-class machines have operated for more than 54 million hours. With available outputs ranging from 51 MW for a GE 6F.01 simple cycle unit to more than 1,000 MW for a 3×1 7F.05-based combined cycle […]

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How Nevada Is Leading the Renewable Energy and Battery Storage Charge [PODCAST]

August 5, 2019 admin battery storage, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, Interview, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, nevada, news, power podcasts, renewable energy, renewable portfolio standard, Renewables, Solar, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:54:34 +0000

Renewable energy and battery storage are hot topics in the U.S. today. Lawmakers throughout the country debated various new energy policies during the 2019 legislative session. Nevada is among the states leading the way forward. Several new laws were passed in the state that will affect power companies and consumers for years to come. Curt […]

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