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Yokogawa to control Saudi Arabia’s Supercritical Thermal Power Plant
Yokogawa will supply control systems, safety instrumented systems, analysis systems, and other products for Stage-1 of the Jeddah South supercritical oil-fired thermal power plant project in Saudi Arabia. -
Emerson replaces vintage gas turbine controls
The original 40-year-old controls at Piqua Power System were extremely unreliable, often resulting in unplanned downtime. -
Solar Photovoltaics Struggling
Uncertainly remains over the future of the organic photovoltaic market as a whole, and arguably the industry is going through the period of despair and disillusion. -
ACM Facility Safety Announces Summer Process Safety Courses
Training courses and workshops teach control systems designers, engineers and operators various aspects of process safety and how to meet worldwide safety requirements. -
ABB reports 1Q results
Automation revenues are increasing and power revenues are declining. -
ISA and MAVERICK Present Control System Migration Webinar
On May 29, 2014, experts will discuss the challenges, problems and common mistakes involved in a process control system migration, and show how using front-end loading (FEL) practices help smooth the migration process. -
Expansion of Oil, Gas and Energy drives Automation and Control Market
Upcoming brownfield and greenfield projects in the oil and gas and power generation industries will sustain the demand for automation and control solutions (ACS) in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). -
Emerson to replace aging turbine controls at Arkansas power plant
Emerson will replace turbine controls at Union Power Station in southern Arkansas, one of the largest combined-cycle facilities in the U.S. -
HERMES Award goes to SAG
SAG won the HERMES award for its iNES product, an intelligent distribution grid management system that can be used to convert conventional local grids in stages into smart grids. -
Emerson to modernize controls at Colorado power plant
Emerson will engineer and install its Ovation control system at Craig Station, the second-largest power generating facility in Colorado. -
Schaffner acquires Transformer Engineering
TRENCO will be renamed as Schaffner Trenco and integrated as part of the Power Magnetics division of Schaffner. -
Remote condition monitoring brings big savings for Spanish wind farm
By installing condition monitoring systems from Schaeffler on 56 wind turbines, Spanish renewable energy provider Geolica is making significant annual cost savings. -
Inspire 2014 Conference Covers Process Safety
The theme of Inspire 2014, May 6-8, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is how the interaction among Culture, Safety and Technology can be used to improve safety in process plants. -
MAVERICK Technologies Named Best system integrator
CIO Utilities Technology magazine named MAVERICK Technologies the best source for automation in the utilities industry. -
Inter RAO-Engineering uses AVEVA on Russian power projects
Inter RAO-Engineering, a Russian engineering contractor (EPC) in the power industry, will use AVEVA solutions as a platform to perform engineering and design work on complex projects. -
Transparency Market Research publishes Power Rental Market Report
According to a new market report, the global power rental market was valued at USD 7.28 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach 20.64 billion in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 16.2% from 2013 to 2019. -
Yokogawa to control Coal/Oil Co-processing Plant in China
Yokogawa China will provide the CENTUM VP integrated control system to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum, which is constructing an advanced coal/oil co-processing pilot plant. -
Reducing Hidden Costs in Electrical Systems
By Dave Dahl, Rockwell Automation, et al Low power factor and high levels of voltage and current harmonic distortion, are a significant but often hidden cost in industrial operations. Without corrective measures, these factors increase electrical utility charges, impair equipment health, and prevent efficient industrial expansion. -
AIS HMI Meets IEC 61850 For Substation Automation Applications
AIS HMI Embedded Technology Designed To Meet Challenging Substation IEC 61850-3 Compliance Standards for Shock and Vibration Resistance, EMI and Wide Temperature Ranges -
ACM Facility Safety Announces Spring Process Safety Courses
Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training covering various aspects of process safety, including P&ID drawings, hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies, Safety Integrity Level (SIL), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and similar topics.
