Open meetings set to discuss smart grid
May 7, 2009 7:42 AM
With more than $4 billion in federal money available for smart grid demonstration projects, the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.) has announced an initiative to develop a standards framework to help address interoperability issues.
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What the Smart Grid means for plant efficiency
April 27, 2009 9:16 AM
The Smart Grid is the convergence of information and operational technology applied to the electric grid, allowing improved security, reliability and efficiency to electric utilities.
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Advances in wireless condition monitoring
April 24, 2009 5:10 PM
Two major applications for wireless sensing in manufacturing are process measurement and equipment condition monitoring (ECM). While wireless field transmitters for process measurement have been on the market for several years now, equipment condition monitoring systems have used wireless sensing only sparingly.
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Assuring Wind Flows Smoothly Into the Grid
April 1, 2009 3:06 PM
As wind generation capacity grows, so will the need to ensure that interconnection schemes are designed to maintain grid safety and reliability.
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The Triple Crown
April 1, 2009 2:14 PM
Emulsified fuel technology can lower NOX and greenhouse gases and increase fuel efficiency.
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Green Strategies for Aging Coal Plants: Alternatives, Risks & Benefits
April 1, 2009 2:07 PM
This article identifies some of the challenges and discusses a variety of technical solutions available to power plant owners to keep these plants operating while reducing their carbon footprint.
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Air Heater Improvement: Small Investment/Quick Payback
April 1, 2009 1:57 PM
Optimizing the performance of the rotary regenerative air heater is one way to recover from the impact of added pressure drop due to the back-end systems and achieve desired operating efficiency.
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People, not just wind, keep turbines spinning
March 31, 2009 6:45 AM
With more power generators investing more heavily in wind power, the need for trained wind power maintenance and repair staff is also growing steadily
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Hybrid solar/fossil plants show promise
March 30, 2009 11:29 AM
Solar thermal installations experienced a 15 percent growth rate last year and many experts think that will increase in the next few years — but don't count fossil fuels out yet. Combining solar thermal and fossil fuel energy into a hybrid power plant shows promise.
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Regulators outline Smart Grid funding guidelines
March 27, 2009 3:17 PM
State and federal regulators outlined what they think the Department of Energy must consider when it starts providing money for Smart Grid projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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FERC Smart Grid plan would affect power generators
March 23, 2009 10:45 AM
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week issued a 40-page draft "Smart Grid Policy." Power generators nationwide could be affected by the policy's call to develop standards to address the large amounts of renewable energy resources likely to be developed in coming years and the eventual deployment of plug-in electric vehicles.
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Honeywell process controls tapped for 1,000 MW plant
March 4, 2009 8:38 AM
Honeywell will rebuild the operating system of a 1,000 MW power plant operated by Fortum, an energy provider in Finland.
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How Portland General Electric changed its maintenance culture
March 2, 2009 10:46 AM
Portland General Electric has reimagined its approach to plant maintenance at its Boardman generating facility. See how reliability centered maintenance changed the way the company views running a plant.
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Meeting NERC CIP standards: The journey to a safer plant
February 25, 2009 3:20 PM
A power interruption could happen as a result of a malicious attack, an act of cyber-terrorism or simply an innocent mistake. No matter what the cause, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's Critical Infrastructure Protection standards are part of an effort to reduce the chances of such events touching off a disaster.
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