Jennifer McPhail
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Jennifer McPhail

  • How SMUD Optimizes Real-time and Future Grid Operations to Meet Aggressive Sustainability Goals

    Sponsored by:
    EMERSON

    The journey to net zero, powered by aggressive decarbonization to achieve sustainability goals, is accelerating transformation of the energy landscape. Efficient and reliable grid management is becoming more complex as renewable and distributed energy resources are increasingly added to the power network. Overcoming this complexity requires innovative software and technologies that dynamically manage power generation, […]

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  • What’s Your Heat Exchanger Maintenance IQ?

    Heat exchangers are at the heart of many critical industrial systems. From power plants to industrial chemical plants and everything in between, the heat exchanger in all its forms is a critical aspect of heat management systems. Therefore, organizations must take heat exchanger maintenance extremely seriously. A heat exchanger failure can be a potentially deadly […]

  • AI for Renewables: Use Cases Beyond Failure Prediction

    Sponsored by:
    SparkCognition

    The initial applications of AI platforms for renewable energy were mainly focused on failure prediction and anomaly detection. While these applications remain important to the industry, the scope of uses of AI in renewables has greatly increased. Early AI platforms primarily used SCADA data for predictions, while modern platforms can ingest and utilize SCADA, event, […]

  • Using Predictive AI to Intelligently Control Microgrids for Optimization and Resilience

    Sponsored by:
    Veritone

    Distributed, decentralized energy sources have spawned residential, commercial, and industrial microgrids, many with their own green energy-generating assets (hydro, solar, wind, and battery). The task of managing and controlling these microgrids for reliability and efficiency has become extremely challenging due to the unpredictable nature of DERs. In this webinar, utilities, independent power producers, and microgrid […]

  • Using Predictive AI to Intelligently Control Microgrids for Optimization and Resilience

    Using Predictive AI to Intelligently Control Microgrids for Optimization and Resilience  Wednesday, August 25 | 2:00pm CT Distributed, decentralized energy sources have spawned residential, commercial, and industrial microgrids, many with their own green energy-generating assets (hydro, solar, wind, and battery). The task of managing and controlling these microgrids for reliability and efficiency has become extremely […]

  • Power Generation: Pump Controls & Monitoring Systems

    Sponsored by:
    Xylem

    From hydro to geothermal to nuclear to coal, water plays a crucial role in power generation. And regardless of where you are in the value chain or what type of power plant you operate, Xylem’s industrial water experts can help you master the water cycle in ways that reduce effort, energy and waste. With our […]

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  • Biden Year One: Effects on the Energy Industry and What’s Coming Next

    Sponsored by:
    PS Access Solutions

    The policies and policy makers have been set what does this mean for you. With the new party leading the country some of the policies that were put on the back burner will come to the front again and new standards will be discussed with a look into what the industry might be expecting in […]

  • Implementing successful control system refurbishment projects in the post-pandemic phase

    Sponsored by:
    Honeywell

    Today’s competitive environment demands automation solutions that increase plant efficiency and profitability. Control system performance can significantly impact your bottom line. Leveraging automation capabilities through simplified, cost-effective migration to a new technology, while optimizing current investments is a key to success. A well-designed approach coupled with right technologies can help ease out challenges posed by […]

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  • Innovations and Applications in Stack Flow Measurement

    Sponsored by:
    SICK

    The ultrasonic sensor is the foundation for a reliable gas flow measurement in today’s power plant emissions stacks. Therefore, optimum adaptation of the sensor for a specific application is critical to obtain best meter performance. In this webinar, you’ll learn about innovative sensor solutions for challenging application conditions, as seen in very wet and high […]

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  • Redefining AI: A Utility’s Perspective on Turning Analytic Insights into Actionable Intelligence

    Sponsored by:
    EMERSON

    Analytics has the potential to deliver an economic impact of between $4 trillion and $11 trillion by 2025, according to McKinsey & Company. It presents a massive opportunity, but also massive confusion. Where to start? How to start? What models to apply where? What types of problems can analytics solve? Advanced analytics can transition power […]

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