monitoring
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Press Releases
LineVision Partners with Marubeni Corporation to Integrate Power Line Monitoring Solutions onto Japanese Electric Grid
LineVision’s non-contact sensors will monitor power lines from the Mibugawa Hydro plant in Ina City, Nagano Boston, MA (October 6, 2021) – Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) and LineVision, Inc. (LineVision) announced today that the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership agreement which establishes Marubeni as LineVision’s exclusive technology provider in Japan. The two companies […]
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Ocean/Marine
Mechanical Seals and Bearing Isolator Solutions for Tidal Energy Equipment Protection
As clean power technologies become more mainstream, offshore and river-based energy generating systems are beginning to come into their own in terms of proven performance. While the sea and rivers are a widely
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Press Releases
Framatome to upgrade seismic monitoring system at spent fuel storage facility in Hungary
June 28, 2021 – Framatome today announced a contract award with state-owned Public Limited Company for Radioactive Waste Management (PURAM) to upgrade the seismic monitoring and detaching system at its spent fuel interim storage facility in Paks, Hungary. This announcement marks the first contract signed byFramatome Kft., a subsidiary created following the acquisition of Evopro […]
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Connected Plant
Chesterton Releases Cloud-Based Monitoring and Analytics Platform for Rotating Equipment
Helps Maintain Uptime and Reduce Equipment Maintenance Groveland, MA – May 3, 2021 ̶ A. W. Chesterton Company, a leader in equipment sealing and reliability, has released its latest IIoT innovation – Chesterton Connect Cloud – a web-based dashboard and analytics platform for viewing and analyzing data collected from Chesterton Connect equipment monitoring sensors. The […]
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Connected Plant
How to Put the Power Grid to Work to Prevent Wildfires
While not a new occurrence, in recent years wildfires have wreaked havoc across the western U.S. We have also seen Mother Nature batter coastlines and landscapes around the globe, and the ever-mounting pace of
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COVID-19
Employee Location Monitoring in a Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic has unearthed a number of challenges for power plant managers. However, technology exists to keep workers safe. Through the use of Location Anchors and WirelessHART infrastructure
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Interview
[VIDEO] POWER Insights—Advanced Diagnostics to Monitor and Secure the Grid
The power grid has never been more important. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the world’s progress toward a remote and mobile workforce, meaning society in general and certainly businesses are more dependent than ever on reliable, safe, and secure electricity. Doble Engineering has worked to secure the power grid for 100 years. The company, founded […]
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News
[UPDATED] EPA Sets Schedules for Long List of Power Plant Regulatory Actions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will act on a spate of power plant rules over the next year, its newly released agenda of regulatory and deregulatory actions shows. The May 23-released “Spring 2019 Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions” lists 35 new actions, along with 57 actions that it considers “deregulatory.” The list includes new […]
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News
Power Companies Refute Findings of Widespread Coal Plant Groundwater Contamination
An estimated 91% of U.S. coal power plants that submitted groundwater monitoring data as required by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2015 Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rule have unsafe levels of one or more contaminants, a collaborative analysis of the monitoring data by several environmental groups suggests. The March 4 report is significant because power […]
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IIOT
POWER Interview: The Future of Power Sector Engineering Amid Market Disruptions
Danish engineering, design, and consultancy firm Ramboll Group in December entered into an agreement to acquire U.S-based engineering and design consultancy OBG. Founded in 1945, OBG has delivered integrated engineering solutions within water, energy, environment and advanced manufacturing, and today, the company says it has extensive client relationships in both the private and public sectors, […]