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Metso measures CO2 at power plant in Finland
The online solution replaces traditional CO2 reporting based on fuel data at the Martinlaakso 1 power plant run by Vantaan Energia in Vantaa, Finland. -
Embedded databases help make grids smarter
Embedding controllers around a grid can help measure power flows and demand requirements, and lead to real-time management for best performance. -
Advanticsys monitors wind and solar in Spain
Kliux Energies in Spain selected Advanticsys’ remote monitoring technology to manage their renewable-energy generation facilities. -
Yokogawa to control Waste-to-Energy Facility in Cornwall, U.K.
Yokogawa will supply control systems and safety instrumented systems for a waste-to-energy facility being built for SITA Cornwall Ltd. in the U.K. -
NORD gear units pump water at reservoir project
An underground pumping station was created to pump water from the Limmernboden reservoir into the Muttsee lake about 600 m higher up. This elevation difference will be used to produce hydroelectric power on demand. -
SCADA system monitors 2,479 wind turbines
Iberdrola Renewables in Oregon uses a SCADA system from PcVue in its National Control Center to monitor every turbine at every wind farm throughout the country. Iberdrola has 2,479 wind turbines, each with 300 to 350 data points, which equates to 700,000 to 850,000 I/O data points on more than 20 servers. -
Flowserve to Supply Pumping Systems for Power Plant in Poland
The pumps, totaling approximately $30 million, will be used for boiler feedwater and condensate service at two units for a new ultra-supercritical (USC), coal-fired power plant in Opole, Poland. -
The Energy Sector is Under Attack: How to Protect the Smart Grid Infrastructure
By Kenneth Tom, Wurldtech Security Technologies Today, the smart grid is under attack. We need to protect this infrastructure and provide proper visibility into the network threats by taking advantage of the latest technology for Industrial Control System (ICS) security. -
Ultrasonic Technology Helps City of Charlotte Pursue Increased Energy from Renewable Biogas
By Steve Milford, Endress+Hauser The City of Charlotte, NC, uses Endress+Hauser ultrasonic flowmeters to measure the flow and methane content of biogas from anaerobic digesters that treat sludge in the wastewater treatment facility. The biogas is used to generate electricity. -
Emerson to control 1,075-MW Power Station in Poland
Emerson will install an Ovation control and safety system at a 1,075-MW, ultra-supercritical, coal-fired power generating unit under construction at the Kozienice Power Station in Poland. -
Yokogawa to control PEMEX Diesel Fuel Plant
Yokogawa will supply an integrated control and safety instrumented system solution for an ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel plant that is being built for PEMEX Refinación, a subsidiary of PEMEX. -
Emerson to replace Siemens at Power plant in West Virginia
Emerson will replace the Siemens T3000 system currently controlling the Foster-Wheeler boiler, turbine, air quality control system, and burner management system with its Ovation control technology at the Longview Power plant in Maidsville, W.Va. -
OSI manages outages at Powerco of New Zealand
OSI installed an Outage Management System (OMS) for Powerco of New Zealand, based on OSI's Spectra OMS software platform. -
Prego and INSYS connect electrical grid wirelessly
The wireless network at Pfalzwerke Netz integrates remote substations, secondary substations, renewable energy systems, and switching points into a network control system while providing protection from unauthorised access and tampering. -
Axis thermal network cameras provide security for a solar field
With 34 cameras installed along the perimeter of the photovoltaic field, Solesa can detect animals, people, objects, acts of vandalism or attempted theft in complete darkness and difficult conditions, such as dust, fog and rain. -
Flue gas monitoring sensors
By Tom Gurd, City Technology There is a lot of focus on flue gas analyzers, but it’s also important to remember that an analyzer is only as effective as the sensors it uses. Because of the risks associated with combustion emissions, sensor safety and reliability are critical. -
Metso to automate Greatmoor energy-from-waste facility
Metso will supply a DNA automation system, information management system and a safety system to the Greatmoor energy-from-waste facility under construction in Calvert, Edgcott, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK. -
Integrated Gearboxes and Gear Motors market increasing
The growing emphasis on energy efficiency and the investments expected in wind energy will further fuel the adoption of gearboxes and gear motors in industries as well as in wind turbines. -
TopView software monitors power use in the UK
Balancing the supply and demand of electricity is a dynamic challenge and a mandatory requirement for electricity providers on the grid in the UK. Endeco Technologies uses TopView to monitor site power. -
B-Scada to supply HMI/SCADA Software to Indonesian Power Plant
B-Scada’s Indonesian partner, LDK, will be installing the software as a web monitoring solution for the new Senipah Gas Power Plant operated by PT. Kartanegara Energi Perkasa.