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The Cost of Turbine Modifications on HRSG Tubing

November 24, 2020 admin 0 Comments combined cycle, Gas, heat recovery steam generator, hrsg, O&M, Plant Design, tubing

Credit to Author: John Arnold| Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:45:50 +0000

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Turbine modifications will shorten the life of heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) tubing, but the most dramatic reductions may not be where you expect. Combined cycle power plant gas turbine and steam turbine modifications can provide sizable economic gains. But these improvements often come at the cost of the serviceable (useful) life of the high-temperature […]

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ROI Is the Secret Sauce for Sustainable Digital Transformation

November 23, 2020 admin 0 Comments Business, connected plant, digital, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, O&M, return on investment, roi, tech, Technology

Credit to Author: Zachary Burke| Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:20:25 +0000

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“Digital Transformation” is a broad term that can mean vastly different things to different people. Within a given company, it’s easy to gain consensus that such a thing is necessary to stay competitive, but it’s tremendously difficult to define what it looks like in practical terms—much less where to start. Of course, it wouldn’t be […]

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ROI Is the Secret Sauce for Sustainable Digital Transformation

November 23, 2020 admin 0 Comments Business, connected plant, digital, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, O&M, return on investment, roi, tech, Technology

Credit to Author: Zachary Burke| Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:20:25 +0000

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The POWER Interview: A Virtual Approach to Factory Acceptance Testing

November 10, 2020 admin Camera, eaton, Interview, news, O&M, virtual, witness testing

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:13:16 +0000

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Traditional in-person factory acceptance testing, also known as witness testing, is a challenge during a pandemic. To keep projects moving, power management company Eaton developed a virtual method to help utilities verify the capabilities of their complex equipment before it arrives onsite. This virtual solution can provide important advantages compared to traditional witness testing, including […]

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The POWER Interview: A Virtual Approach to Factory Acceptance Testing

November 10, 2020 admin Camera, eaton, Interview, news, O&M, virtual, witness testing

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:13:16 +0000

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NETL: Meeting the Needs of the Nation’s Fossil Power Plant Fleet

November 2, 2020 admin Coal, Fossil Fuels, Gas, national energy technology laboratory, natural gas, netl, O&M, r&d, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2020 05:06:00 +0000

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Through programs such as Transformative Power Generation, High-Performance Materials, and Advanced Coal Processing, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is conducting research and development

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Understanding California’s Rolling Blackout Problem

November 2, 2020 admin blackouts, caiso, California, climate change, extreme heat, grid, Markets, O&M, Power Demand, rotating outages, T&D

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2020 05:07:00 +0000

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In mid-August, the western U.S. experienced some of the most extreme heat it has encountered in recorded history. Temperatures in some locations were up to 20F above normal. During the hot spell, California

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Understanding California’s Rolling Blackout Problem

November 2, 2020 admin blackouts, caiso, California, climate change, extreme heat, grid, Markets, O&M, Power Demand, rotating outages, T&D

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2020 05:07:00 +0000

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Cubicle Inspection and Repair Safety Device Is a Winner

September 29, 2020 admin coned, electrical, innovation, O&M, Research and Development, Safety, switchgear

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:52:34 +0000

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A team of innovators from Consolidated Edison (ConEd) took home the Real-World Safety Solutions award during the Experience POWER event on Sept. 28. The invention the group created is called a Cubical Inspection and Repair Safety (CIRS) device. The team that designed and developed the solution includes Eric Fell, senior safety specialist with ConEd; Joe […]

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