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  • A Path for Cleaner Coal

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Douglas Morris Coal fired power receives a lot of attention and is in the news again with the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s ability to regulate air pollution from coal-burning power...

  • Condition Monitoring of Hydroelectric Plants

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Douglas MorrisThings are not getting easier for the power industry as it experiences increasing complexity with dispatching generating units. Because dispatching is determined by a host of factors including cost, demand, transmission, environmental...

  • Energy Industry Leaders Gather at CERAWeek 2014

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Douglas MorrisThe 33rd annual CERAWeek Conference, led by Daniel Yergin, was held this week in Houston, Texas USA. This year’s event very much echoed the theme from the last couple of conferences and focused on unconventional oil and gas. The...

  • Knowledge Sharing at Ovation User Group

    Jim Cahill
    User group conferences are a tremendous source of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. What’s learned at these conferences can be invaluable as a shortcut to learning what works well, what to avoid, and who has similar interests with whom you can connect....

  • Improving HRSG Availability through Better Desuperheating

    Jim Cahill
    Thermal fatigue in heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) tubes can lead to lost electrical production. Emerson’s Douglas Morris, a member of the Power and Mining industry teams, recaps a presentation he attended by Emerson’s Mark Nord. Tube leaks in HRSGs...

  • Around the World in Power-The Challenges of Energy Policy

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Douglas Morris of the Power and Mining industry teams, shares the latest trends in renewable energy in Germany in today’s post. It’s been an active week for stories about the power industry: the impact of renewable power in Germany; the nuclear...

  • Power Generation Seminar and Technology Fair

    Jim Cahill
    For readers based in the U.K. or with travel plans that brings you there next week, I wanted to highlight an Emerson Power Generation Seminar & Technology Fair taking place next week. The first session will be October 22 in Glasgow and the second one...

  • Improving Boiler Availability by Better Steam Temperature Control

    Jim Cahill
    Tightening up boiler control strategies and improving the sensing and final control elements not only improves energy efficiency and reduces variability, it can improve overall availability of the boiler as Emerson’s Douglas Morris of the Power and Mining...

  • Pressure Measurement for Demanding Nuclear Power Applications

    Jim Cahill
    The Emerson Exchange originally began more than two decades ago as a user conference, led by the user community, for the PROVOX system. It expanded to become the Fisher-Rosemount Systems User Group, and ultimately the Emerson Global Users Exchange—Emerson...

  • Ultra-Supercritical Boilers-a More Efficient Approach

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Alan Novak, leader of the Mining and Power Industries shares an update on ultra supercritical boiler technology. An August 26 Bloomberg article, China Power Seen Doubling With Renewables as Coal Holds Sway, noted that China’s electrical generating...

  • Operational Flexibility in Power Means More Revenue

    Jim Cahill
    Flexibility to meet changing customer demand benefits many manufacturers. This is especially true in the power industry as Emerson’s Douglas Morris explains. With the growth of renewable power, generators are working to improve the flexibility of their...

  • Another Major Player Exits the Solar Panel Market

    Jim Cahill
    There are bargains to be had in solar panels. Emerson’s Alan Novak, Director Mining and Power Industries, explains the shakeout underway for manufacturers. As reported in an August 6th Wall Street Journal article, GE Ends Solar-Panel Push, Sells Technology...

  • The Ability to Juggle-A Key Skill for Power Companies

    Jim Cahill
    Electrical power producers are challenged with changing mixes of fuel sources due to economics, government incentives and hurdles, and technical challenges from variable sources such as solar and wind power. Emerson’s Douglas Morris, a member of the Power...

  • The US Power Grid-A Challenge for Wind

    Jim Cahill
    As the outlook for U.S. energy sources continues to change, Emerson’s Alan Novak, Director of the Mining and Power industries, looks at the outlook for wind energy. As highlighted in a recent New York Times article, Ideas to Bolster Power Grid Run Up...

  • Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) at Duke Edwardsport

    Jim Cahill
    Gasification technologies can reduce the emissions from coal used for electrical power generation. Emerson’s Alan Novak, Director of the Mining and Power industry teams, provides an update on some projects coming online. Duke Energy recently announced...

  • The Challenge of Distributed Generation

    Jim Cahill
    Change from decentralized forces is impacting many industries including publishing, music, organizational hierarchies and more. Emerson’s Douglas Morris, a member of the power and metal & mining industry teams, looks at its impact on electrical power...

  • Plasma Gasification-Municipal Waste as a Power Source

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy and power industry team describes the plasma gasification technology in waste to energy conversion. A recent Waste to Energy Industry article, Control System for Troubled 12 MW Plasma Gasification...

  • Applying Wireless Vibration Monitoring in Electrical Power Stations

    Jim Cahill
    In a recent ME Plant & Maintenance article, Wireless Vibration Monitoring –improves reliability and enhances safety (pdf), a rotating machinery engineer describes how his power station used a wireless vibration transmitter to avoid shutting down a turbine...

  • Small-Scale Power Plants–But Where?

    Jim Cahill
    The need for energy prompts constant innovation. Emerson’s Douglas Morris, on the alternative energy and metals & mining industry teams, analyzes the role of small-scale power plants. There was an interesting announcement this week by Synthesis Energy...

  • Insight on the Energy Future – CERAWeek 2013

    Jim Cahill
    Douglas Morris of Emerson’s alternative energy industry team shares some thoughts and experiences from the CERAWeek conference this week. The 32nd annual CERAWeek Conference, led by Daniel Yergin, was held this week in Houston, Texas USA. The meeting...

  • Solar Power-Will New Technology Provide a Breakthrough?

    Jim Cahill
    Plentiful shale gas changes the economics around electricity production. Emerson’s Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, explores recent advancements in solar power technology in light of these economics. Ever bring up the...

  • Embedded Advanced Control Innovations Lead to ISA Fellow Recognition

    Jim Cahill
    If you’re going to ISA Automation Week September 24-27, 2012 in Orlando, Florida, make sure to say hi to one of ISA’s newest Fellows, Emerson’s Jeffery Williams. Jeff is being honored for his contributions in the development of embedded advanced control...

  • Securing Ovation Systems per NERC CIP Standards

    Jim Cahill
    In the Emerson Exchange 365 community, I saw a post announcing a February 16-17, 2012 Regional Technical Forum for Ovation system users. I got my hands on a few of the presentations, which I hope to share with you over the next few weeks. Emerson’s Mike...

  • The Changing Global Energy Mix

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Thomas Snowdon, a member of the Power & Water Solutions team, shares his thoughts on the changing global energy mix. A recent Power Magazine article, Global Gas Glut, made much of the prediction that shale gas production and its use is likely...

  • Cyber Security Critical Infrastructure Protection Compliance

    Jim Cahill
    Cyber security remains in the forefront of worries for most process manufacturers and electrical power producers. When I saw this news, NitroSecurity and Emerson Deliver Advanced Control System Security and Compliance Automation in my Twitter stream,...

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