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  • Alternative Energy Blog: Soaring to New Heights

    Jim Cahill
    The Ovation Users’ Group is a conference by and for the users themselves, and that hasn’t changed in the 37 years it has been running. Bob Yeager brought that group together by sharing how those users have made Ovation the leading platform for the power industry around the world—automating 20% of the entire world power generating capacity. In fact, Bob explained, “We have a huge install base in the United States. Sitting…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Explore the Grid Edge to See the Future of the Power Industry

    Jim Cahill
    As we talk more and more about a Boundless Automation vision for the future, one term that comes up frequently is the “edge”. After all, Boundless Automation is focused on seamless movement of contextualized data from the field, through the edge, and into the cloud. Most people understand that the edge is the closest practical point to actual operations, but it can still be difficult to identify exactly how companies…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Explore the Grid Edge to See the Future of the Power Industry

    Jim Cahill
    As we talk more and more about a Boundless Automation vision for the future, one term that comes up frequently is the “edge”. After all, Boundless Automation is focused on seamless movement of contextualized data from the field, through the edge, and into the cloud. Most people understand that the edge is the closest practical point to actual operations, but it can still be difficult to identify exactly how companies…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Explore the Grid Edge to See the Future of the Power Industry

    Jim Cahill
    As we talk more and more about a Boundless Automation vision for the future, one term that comes up frequently is the “edge”. After all, Boundless Automation is focused on seamless movement of contextualized data from the field, through the edge, and into the cloud. Most people understand that the edge is the closest practical point to actual operations, but it can still be difficult to identify exactly how companies…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Deep Energy Expertise Drives Improved Operations

    Jim Cahill
    As more and more power generators bring renewables assets into their portfolios, complexity of operations is becoming an increasingly popular theme. In a recent interview with Wind Systems magazine, Emerson’s Matt Roberts dug into that complexity and the tools available to help solve it. He started off with a common issue among generation and distribution companies, “We’re hearing customers say things like, “I want…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Deep Energy Expertise Drives Improved Operations

    Jim Cahill
    As more and more power generators bring renewables assets into their portfolios, complexity of operations is becoming an increasingly popular theme. In a recent interview with Wind Systems magazine, Emerson’s Matt Roberts dug into that complexity and the tools available to help solve it. He started off with a common issue among generation and distribution companies, “We’re hearing customers say things like, “I want…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Deep Energy Expertise Drives Improved Operations

    Jim Cahill
    As more and more power generators bring renewables assets into their portfolios, complexity of operations is becoming an increasingly popular theme. In a recent interview with Wind Systems magazine, Emerson’s Matt Roberts dug into that complexity and the tools available to help solve it. He started off with a common issue among generation and distribution companies, “We’re hearing customers say things like, “I want…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Understanding the Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape

    Jim Cahill
    Over the years, I’ve commonly seen organizations view cybersecurity in a siloed way. While everyone recognizes that cybersecurity is necessary, of course, it’s not typically considered core to the organization’s overall strategy and operations. I suggest a different perspective. For instance, let’s compare cybersecurity to a team sport. A sports team typically has offensive and defensive strategies. The team follows…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Understanding the Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape

    Jim Cahill
    Over the years, I’ve commonly seen organizations view cybersecurity in a siloed way. While everyone recognizes that cybersecurity is necessary, of course, it’s not typically considered core to the organization’s overall strategy and operations. I suggest a different perspective. For instance, let’s compare cybersecurity to a team sport. A sports team typically has offensive and defensive strategies. The team follows…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Understanding the Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape

    Jim Cahill
    Over the years, I’ve commonly seen organizations view cybersecurity in a siloed way. While everyone recognizes that cybersecurity is necessary, of course, it’s not typically considered core to the organization’s overall strategy and operations. I suggest a different perspective. For instance, let’s compare cybersecurity to a team sport. A sports team typically has offensive and defensive strategies. The team follows…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Give Legacy Wind Turbines a New Life with a Control System Retrofit

    Jim Cahill
    As more and more people and companies around the globe seek out renewable energy solutions , wind turbines have become an increasingly popular investment for energy producers . However, many of the assets these producers acquire are decades old, making them hard to monitor and even harder to control optimally. In his recent article in North American Clean Energy , Emerson’s Thomas Andersen shared that updating control…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Give Legacy Wind Turbines a New Life with a Control System Retrofit

    Jim Cahill
    As more and more people and companies around the globe seek out renewable energy solutions , wind turbines have become an increasingly popular investment for energy producers . However, many of the assets these producers acquire are decades old, making them hard to monitor and even harder to control optimally. In his recent article in North American Clean Energy , Emerson’s Thomas Andersen shared that updating control…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Give Legacy Wind Turbines a New Life with a Control System Retrofit

    Jim Cahill
    As more and more people and companies around the globe seek out renewable energy solutions , wind turbines have become an increasingly popular investment for energy producers . However, many of the assets these producers acquire are decades old, making them hard to monitor and even harder to control optimally. In his recent article in North American Clean Energy , Emerson’s Thomas Andersen shared that updating control…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Advanced Automation is the Key to Better Grid Management

    Jim Cahill
    Many modern power generation facilities are dealing with a two-pronged problem. On one hand, their assets are often decades old, and as a result, need a lot of attention to run at peak performance. However, the very people who have the deep industry expertise to keep those legacy assets running are retiring in droves, and the new people coming in to take their place rarely stay long enough to gain the necessary skills…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Advanced Automation is the Key to Better Grid Management

    Jim Cahill
    Many modern power generation facilities are dealing with a two-pronged problem. On one hand, their assets are often decades old, and as a result, need a lot of attention to run at peak performance. However, the very people who have the deep industry expertise to keep those legacy assets running are retiring in droves, and the new people coming in to take their place rarely stay long enough to gain the necessary skills…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Advanced Automation is the Key to Better Grid Management

    Jim Cahill
    Many modern power generation facilities are dealing with a two-pronged problem. On one hand, their assets are often decades old, and as a result, need a lot of attention to run at peak performance. However, the very people who have the deep industry expertise to keep those legacy assets running are retiring in droves, and the new people coming in to take their place rarely stay long enough to gain the necessary skills…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: What can you expect during a modern turbine control retrofit project?

    Jim Cahill
    Whether it is onshore, offshore or newer airborne technology, wind power is playing a key role in the energy transition. With this continued growth in the wind power market, organizations are looking closely at how they can ensure their wind turbines—some of which may be decades old and outfitted with outdated technologies–can operate at peak efficiency. For numerous reasons—cost, delays due to supply chain shortages…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: What can you expect during a modern turbine control retrofit project?

    Jim Cahill
    Whether it is onshore, offshore or newer airborne technology, wind power is playing a key role in the energy transition. With this continued growth in the wind power market, organizations are looking closely at how they can ensure their wind turbines—some of which may be decades old and outfitted with outdated technologies–can operate at peak efficiency. For numerous reasons—cost, delays due to supply chain shortages…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Modern Power Generation Requires Modern Solutions

    Jim Cahill
    Utilities around the globe are reacting to a public call to address climate change. The future of generation will call for new technologies that reduce emissions and provide more sustainable power. However, as James Fraser points out in his recent article in enerG magazine , power companies have avoided reacting to this change by a complete rip and replace of technologies. Utilities still need to provide reliable power…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Modern Power Generation Requires Modern Solutions

    Jim Cahill
    Utilities around the globe are reacting to a public call to address climate change. The future of generation will call for new technologies that reduce emissions and provide more sustainable power. However, as James Fraser points out in his recent article in enerG magazine , power companies have avoided reacting to this change by a complete rip and replace of technologies. Utilities still need to provide reliable power…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Don’t Replace—Retrofit!

    Jim Cahill
    Much of our attention on the rise of renewable energy has been focused on the United States and Europe, but the reality is that a trend toward increasing renewable electricity generation is happening around the globe. Nowhere is that more obvious than in India, where the government has set ambitious goals to reach net zero emissions by 2070 and meet 50% of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Don’t Replace—Retrofit!

    Jim Cahill
    Much of our attention on the rise of renewable energy has been focused on the United States and Europe, but the reality is that a trend toward increasing renewable electricity generation is happening around the globe. Nowhere is that more obvious than in India, where the government has set ambitious goals to reach net zero emissions by 2070 and meet 50% of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: What does Emerson do for Wind and Other Renewables?

    Jim Cahill
    A recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report anticipates strong growth in wind energy deployments. I’m enthusiastic about the continued growth of renewables in general, and wind energy, in particular. Emerson has been supporting major utilities in the power sector for over 100 years. As power producers increasingly move into the renewable space, we are moving with them in nearly every space –hydropower, solar, battery…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: What does Emerson do for Wind and Other Renewables?

    Jim Cahill
    A recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report anticipates strong growth in wind energy deployments. I’m enthusiastic about the continued growth of renewables in general, and wind energy, in particular. Emerson has been supporting major utilities in the power sector for over 100 years. As power producers increasingly move into the renewable space, we are moving with them in nearly every space –hydropower, solar, battery…

  • Alternative Energy Blog: Ask the Expert: Your burning questions about frequency and inertia for renewables and Inverter-Based Resources

    Jim Cahill
    Meeting local and national CO 2 emission goals and responding to social pressures related to global warming are primary factors driving decarbonization efforts in the energy industry across the world. At the same time, electricity demand is growing across the board. Together, decarbonization and increasing demand are creating a challenging environment for organizations tasked with ensuring grid resiliency. Efficient…

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