Instrumentation & Controls
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O&M
Insulation Pays Off: The Business Case for Insulation Energy Appraisals
Identifying areas in your plant where insulation is inadequate and fixing the problem can save significant amounts of money, eliminate safety hazards for workers, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a
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O&M
In-Service Testing of Pressure Relief Valves
Pressure relief valves (PRVs) are a critical line of defense for pressure vessel protection in the power industry. Generating facilities worldwide depend upon these devices to sense and quickly relieve
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Using Advanced Energy Management Controls to Decarbonize Commercial Buildings
The concept of decarbonization typically calls attention to the energy sources or inefficient systems that drive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions upward—in order to decarbonize, we must reduce our usage of, or replace, these sources or systems. What’s important to understand, however, is how the infrastructures that rely on these current energy sources or systems operate, […]
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Instrumentation & Controls
How Utilities Can Solve ‘Time of Use’ Rate Rollout Puzzle in Just Three Steps
In a constantly plugged-in world, people rely on always available and uninterrupted electricity, now more than ever. While the electric industry has invested significantly to meet customers’ demand on the grid, utilities increasingly turn to their customers to provide reliable, cost-effective grid services with customer-sited distributed energy resources (DERs) like energy storage and demand response. […]
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Press Releases
Emerson’s Latest Control System Update Lays Foundation for Software-Driven, Data-Centric Automation Platform
AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 26, 2022) – Emerson, a global software and engineering leader, has released a new version of its DeltaV™ distributed control system (DCS). Version 15 of the DeltaV DCS helps plants digitally transform operations through improved production optimization and enhanced operator performance. New software designed to reduce the burden of IT support and […]
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Emerson’s New I/O Interface Software Helps Future-Proof Operations, Reduce Modernization Costs up to 40%
DeltaV IO.CONNECT enables manufacturers to keep existing I/O infrastructure, shorten downtime, accelerate ROI and increase flexibility of capital expenditures AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 12, 2022) – Emerson, a global software and engineering leader, has released DeltaV™ IO.CONNECT, a new subscription software service designed to help plants simplify modernization with an open architecture pathway that makes it […]
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O&M
2022 Experience POWER, Distributed Energy Conference, and HydrogeNext Show Preview
Again, this year, Experience POWER will be co-located with the Distributed Energy Conference (DEC) and HydrogeNext, giving attendees the opportunity to learn from and network with trailblazers from the power industry, who are leading the way in the world’s energy transition. These three events cover the full energy value chain for the power industry, delivering […]
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News
How Digital Technology Can Help Lower Carbon Footprint
As owners and operators of fossil fuel plants navigate through the energy transition, digital technology offers the opportunity to perform while transforming, balancing the energy trilemma of providing a
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Interview
The POWER Interview: Modeling Solutions for the Future of Energy
Utilities function in the present but must always plan for the future. That’s even more true today, as the rapid pace of change with power generation technologies, and the transition to cleaner forms of energy, means utilities—whether they deal with electricity, natural gas, water, transportation, or are a municipality that pays attention to all those […]
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Press Releases
Versatile Flow Switch Protects Cooling Tower Pumps From Dry-Running Conditions, Emergency Shutdowns
Chemical Plants, Electric Power Generation, Oil/Gas Refineries and More San Marcos, CA–August 24, 2022–In high-temperature industrial environments, engineers responsible for optimizing the up-time and the safety of process flow networks will find the FLT93 Series Flow Switch from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides a reliable early warning alert to cooling tower pump dry-running conditions, which […]
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