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  • From Sun to Screen: Simulating Renewable Power with the Ovation Digital Twin

    Jim Cahill
    For years, simulation has been a core technology for effective and efficient testing and training. Live digital twin simulation duplicates a physical plant, creating a dynamic digital replica that allows users to operate the controls and receive clear results and feedback as though they were in the live plant. “It’s a virtual representation of a […]

  • Ovation Remote Operations Control Center Topologies

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Chris Blasi and Kevin Rossi presented For Those About to ROCC, We Can Help You at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference.

  • Consistent and Optimal Combined Cycle Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Ranjit Rao and James Nyenhuis joined an engineering professional with a leading electrical power company to present Consistent and Optimal Combined Cycle Operations at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference.

  • A Powerful Platform for Digital Grid Management

    Jim Cahill
    One of the most prominent topics of discussion at the Ovation Users’ Group Conference 2025 has been the increasing challenges the grid faces as electrification continues to expand across the globe. In his presentation on Tuesday, Adam Wortz dug into the details to help attendees see exactly why this is happening. The grid, Adam explained, […]

  • Dragos and Nozomi Network Security Monitoring

    Jim Cahill
    At the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference, Emerson’s Thomas Kizer and Alejandro Cruz presented Network Security Monitoring Features and Functions Comparison: Dragos and Nozomi.

  • Ovation 4.0 Headlines the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Bob Yeager, Rick Kephart, and Glenn Heinl launched another exciting week in Pittsburgh with their keynote presentations at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference. Bob began the event by sharing some of the many ways Emerson will be “leading the future”, including a deeper view into the Ovation Automation Platform 4.0. The rise of […]

  • Optimizing Battery Energy Storage System Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Brett Benson shares the news about the Ovation Green battery storage system (BESS) solution. Large-scale battery storage systems are being installed to store the energy generated by renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar.

  • Stronger Together: Why Power Industry Cybersecurity Starts with Collaboration

    Jim Cahill
    One of the greatest challenges around the world is convincing people (or companies, for that matter) to make changes they don’t want to invest in. Regardless of the state of the marketplace, change that comes with added costs is always a difficult sell. And if that change adds complexity to daily life, it becomes even […]

  • Protecting Critical Facilities from Cyber Attacks

    Jim Cahill
    A recent Forbes article,7 Steps Utilities Must Take To Protect Critical Facilities From Cyber Attacks highlights focus areas for manufacturers and producers to strengthen their operational resilience.

  • Driving Reliability Performance Improvements for Power Producers

    Jim Cahill
    In a Power article, The POWER Interview: Emerson Exec Discusses Grid Enhancements, Emerson’s James Nyenhuis shares ways technology and transformed work practices can drive reliability performance enhancements.

  • Understanding Generator Excitation Systems in Power Generation

    Jim Cahill
    Effective excitation control is the cornerstone of reliable synchronous generator operation for commercial utilities. The Ovation Excitation System offers a native generator exciter and excitation control system for all synchronous generators.

  • Revolutionize Battery Storage with Modern Green Energy Software Solutions

    Jim Cahill
    One of the key reasons power generators are turning to renewable energy sources is that the technology has been stable for quite a long time. Photovoltaic solar and wind turbines are well understood, and quite readily available. Putting the energy they generate on the grid can be complex, but, again, the process and its requirements […]

  • Winds of Change: The Push for Unified Green Energy Control Systems

    Jim Cahill
    Increasing global dependence on electricity is a given. Every year communities around the world add new technologies aimed at improving everything from communication to transportation to manufacturing. As a result, the need for an increase in renewable power generation is expanding at an unheard-of pace. While photovoltaic solar might be the most obvious example of […]

  • The Evolution of Solar Farms Leans Smarter, Faster, and Digitalized

    Jim Cahill
    Few people still working in the industry today likely remember the earliest solar production facilities, which operated more like traditional generation plants than their modern counterparts. Unlike those old sites, using solar collectors to produce steam and turn turbines, today’s operations are nearly entirely digital. As the solar plants have changed, so, too, have their […]

  • Power Play: Generative AI “Toys” will Shape the Future of Automation

    Jim Cahill
    Hopefully by now you’ve had some fun playing around with some of the many Generative AI tools available for free across the internet. Whether you’ve asked ChatGPT to write some poetry for Mother’s Day or tested out the powerful image rendering capabilities of Midjourney, or used DeepAI to colorize some old family photos, there are […]

  • Solar and Battery Storage Success Comes from Data-Driven Operations

    Jim Cahill
    One of the most exciting things about the rise of solar energy as a viable technology has been witnessing just how quickly solar operations around the globe have grown in scale. Today’s utility-scale solar farms can be huge, generating hundreds or thousands of megawatts of power and making a significant contribution to the grid. With […]

  • Ovation PID Enhancements

    Jim Cahill
    At the 2024 Ovation Users Conference, Emerson’s Matt Cimino presented What's New in PID Algorithm Enhancements. The new Ovation DCS enhancements will be shown and how they can be used to improve upon PID control.

  • Turn Excess Energy into Flexibility with H2

    Jim Cahill
    Whether it is utilities generating the electricity that powers homes and businesses around the globe, or more localized power facilities providing generation for industrial processing plants, such as oil cracking or chemical manufacturing, modern power generation is far less predictable than it was just five or ten years ago. Renewables are hot at the moment, […]

  • The Power of Modern Simulation

    Jim Cahill
    The continuing changes in the electrical grid that have come as a result of the shift toward more renewable energy have dramatically increased complexity of power generation and distribution operations. Operators not only need to keep a close eye on their plants to ensure they are supplying (and not over-supplying) adequate power, but they also […]

  • Improving Productivity with Ovation Object Builder

    Jim Cahill
    At the 2024 Ovation Users Group Conference, Emerson’s Steven Hutchinson presented What’s Coming in Ovation 4.0: Object Builder.

  • Optimizing Combined Cycle Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s James Nyenhuis, Ranjit Rao, and Jonathan Gillam presented Consistent and Optimal Combined Cycle Operations at the 2024 Ovation Users Group Conference.

  • Security for Cloud-Based Applications

    Jim Cahill
    Alejandro Cruz and Nick Janouskovec presented Cloud & Security for Cloud Environments at the 2024 Ovation Users Group conference and shared cybersecurity standards and guidelines for electrical power generation companies.

  • Turbine Control Mechanical Updates

    Jim Cahill
    At the 2024 Ovation Users Conference, Emerson’s Jared Lubbert and Steve Sinka presented Mechanical Upgrades for Turbine Control Retrofits.

  • Generator Excitation Tips and Tricks

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Matt Pizarchik presented Excitation Theory and Ovation Excitation Tips and Tricks at the 2024 Ovation Users Conference.

  • Ready to ROCC?

    Jim Cahill
    With the rise in renewables has come a paradigm shift in the layout of power generation operations. Generators need more variability and versatility, not only to serve increasing demand, but also to hedge against increasingly severe weather and other unpredictable global events. As a result, more and more companies are expanding their portfolios, acquiring assets […]

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