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Alternative Energy Blog:
Power-Gen International—Heightening Plant and Fleet Readiness
Jim Cahill
If you’re in the power generation industry and attending (or considering attending) next week’s Power-Gen International conference in Orlando, Florida USA, make sure to connect with the Emerson team in Booth 1849 . They are ready to listen to the challenges you face and offer ways to heighten your plant and fleet readiness to help improve availability and gain more efficiency from your operations and workforce. Register…
3 Dec 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
Power Plant Monitoring
Jim Cahill
Douglas Morris Director of Marketing, Mining & Power Industries Author: Douglas Morris Wireless measurement devices are nothing new and installations are in just about every industry, including power. From my experience, power plants don’t choose to use wireless technologies to replace wired devices, rather they are used to solve some of those monitoring applications where the cost of laying copper is simply too expensive…
21 Nov 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
Jim Cahill
Author: Dennis Tkacs Not a day goes by without mention of a new cybersecurity incident, the hack of a prominent organization’s website, a new security threat, or an attack that compromises consumer financial information. US based retailers Target...
19 Sep 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
Jim Cahill
Author: Dennis Tkacs Not a day goes by without mention of a new cybersecurity incident, the hack of a prominent organization’s website, a new security threat, or an attack that compromises consumer financial information. US based retailers Target and Home Depot are recent examples of companies befallen by cyber-attacks. The number of malicious files is staggering; Kaspersky Labs, a leading security software firm…
19 Sep 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
Improving Reliability in Power Generation: A Competitive Advantage
Jim Cahill
Douglas Morris Director of Marketing, Mining & Power Industries Author: Douglas Morris Recently, the consulting arm of Black & Veatch published its annual strategic directions report for the US utility industry. In 2014 “reliability” was again identified...
22 Aug 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
Improving Reliability in Power Generation: A Competitive Advantage
Jim Cahill
Douglas Morris Director of Marketing, Mining & Power Industries Author: Douglas Morris Recently, the consulting arm of Black & Veatch published its annual strategic directions report for the US utility industry. In 2014 “reliability” was again identified as the top industry concern. This report discusses how technology will play an important role for utilities as they look to improve upon asset reliability. The…
22 Aug 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
Renewables and the Cost of Electricity in the EU
Jim Cahill
Author: Douglas Morris Germany has established itself as a leader in developing renewable power and has accelerated its efforts since the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011. To date, the share of renewable generation in Germany exceeds 25 percent. To...
25 Jul 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
The Graying Workforce-Is It Really True in Power Industry?
Jim Cahill
Author: Douglas Morris The discussion about the impact of changing demographics has been around for a long time, but is it really taking place? I think this fact courtesy of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (2010) says it all: Half of the electric utility...
27 Jun 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
Improving HRSG Availability by Better Steam Temperature Control
Jim Cahill
Author: Douglas Morris A while back, I wrote about using advanced control techniques to reduce steam temperature swings which can lead to boiler unavailability. Control improvements are one method to address this problem, but so is evaluating the mechanicals...
30 May 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
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...
2 May 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
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...
6 Apr 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
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...
7 Mar 2014
Power Blog:
Energy Industry Leaders Gather at CERAWeek 2014
Jim Cahill
Author: Douglas Morris The 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...
7 Mar 2014
Power Blog:
Energy Industry Leaders Gather at CERAWeek 2014
Jim Cahill
Douglas Morris Mining and Power Industries Sr. Manager Author: Douglas Morris The 33 rd 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 effects of these unconventional sources have global ramifications from both an energy and geopolitical standpoint…
7 Mar 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
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....
3 Feb 2014
Alternative Energy Blog:
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...
13 Dec 2013
Power Blog:
Energy from Municipal Waste Project Update
Jim Cahill
In an earlier post, Plasma Gasification-Municipal Waste as a Power Source, we highlighted this process as an effective way to create energy from waste. I received news from Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton that the Industrial Energy consulting and global project...
12 Dec 2013
Power Blog:
Energy from Municipal Waste Project Update
Jim Cahill
In an earlier post, Plasma Gasification-Municipal Waste as a Power Source , we highlighted this process as an effective way to create energy from waste. I received news from Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton that the Industrial Energy consulting and global project services teams have been working on a project expected to come on line in 2014. The plant is being built near an existing landfill and is expected to divert 350…
12 Dec 2013
Power Blog:
Pressure Transmitters for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Applications
Jim Cahill
Rosemount pressure measurement instrumentation has been part of nuclear power plants’ process automation for more than four decades. The news item from last week, Emerson offers improved safety and performance solutions with new series of nuclear pressure...
11 Nov 2013
Power Blog:
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...
18 Oct 2013
Power Blog:
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 industry in China ; and environmental policy in the United States . Hit the provided links to learn more the other stories as this post will focus on Germany. At the…
18 Oct 2013
Alternative Energy Blog:
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...
18 Oct 2013
Alternative Energy Blog:
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...
15 Oct 2013
Power Blog:
3 Companies Making Waves with Natural Gas
Jim Cahill
The growing supply of natural gas and subsequent lower prices compared to other sources of energy is causing companies to consider it as a fuel source. Arielle Nagel, who is pursuing her Master’s of Science in Environmental Sustainability, provides several...
11 Oct 2013
Power Blog:
3 Companies Making Waves with Natural Gas
Jim Cahill
The growing supply of natural gas and subsequent lower prices compared to other sources of energy is causing companies to consider it as a fuel source. Arielle Nagel , who is pursuing her Master’s of Science in Environmental Sustainability, provides several examples in today’s post. There are a lot of benefits to using natural gas as an alternative fuel source. Natural gas is cleaner than coal and oil, producing…
11 Oct 2013
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