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WirelessHART claims 8,000 Installed Networks
Installations signify the widespread acceptance of the WirelessHART standard by the process automation industry. -
ABB to build gas condensate plant in Oman
ABB will build the plant and supply power equipment, the electrical control system, as well as continuous emission monitoring systems and other analytical instrumentation. -
OSI Deploys Generation Management System at Direct Energy
Direct Energy previously used a third-party service provider to communicate with ERCOT and monitor/report/control real-time operation of their generation assets. -
Rotork supplies valve actuators to Chinese Nuclear Power Station
Rotork supplied more than one hundred IQ electric valve actuators for wedge gate and parallel slide valves for the Taishan Nuclear Power Station in China. -
Mitsubishi Power Systems uses TopView in monitoring center
Mitsubishi Power Systems offers real-time monitoring and advanced prediction of potential problems through a 24-hour Remote Monitoring Center (RMC) located in Orlando, FL. -
Siemens Supplies Drives for Arizona Solar Power Plant
Siemens will provide 18 Robicon Perfect Harmony medium voltage drives for Solana, a 280MW facility near Gila Bend, Ariz., which will be the world’s largest concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. -
ARC says Smart Grid Distribution Automation is the coming thing
Utilities are turning their attention to improving efficiency and control in the distribution segment of the grid that lies between the substation and the meter. -
Yokogawa to control combined Cycle Power Plant in Malaysia
Yokogawa will supply a CENTUM VP control systems, ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system, exhaust gas analyzers, and differential pressure/pressure transmitters. -
Emerson helps prevent unplanned shutdowns at SSE power plant
Rosemount Analytical wireless conductivity transmitters are being used to detect changes in boiler condensate conductivity which could be caused by cooling-water leaks in the turbine’s condenser. -
Metso to control Finland’s largest pellet-fired heat plant
The plant currently under construction will be used as a peak load and reserve plant to replace the use of existing oil- and gas-fired boiler plants. -
K-TORK actuators survive 10 years in coal-fired power plants
Rotork K-TORK vane type valve actuators solved a difficult flow control application found in many coal-fired power plants – high-pressure bottom ash spray valve control. -
John Kay of Rockwell Automation Named IEEE Fellow
Kay is recognized for his contributions to arc-resistant medium-voltage control and protection technologies. -
Emerson offers free online tool for WirelessHART network planning
This free web-based application allows users to upload an image of their plant to design a customized wireless network using IEC-approved WirelessHART network standards. -
Endress+Hauser acquires SpectraSensors
SpectraSensors in Houston, Texas, develops, manufactures and distributes laser-based gas analytical instrumentation. -
Trends and Products from Hannover Messe 2012
Automation.com, June 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Hannover Messe provides a unique event to directly see a wide range of automation technology, its application on a wide range of equipment, and the opportunity to talk with users. These are trends and products from the fair that I think are worth noting. -
Phu My Power installs AVEVA ERP
AVEVA NET was installed at the Phu My 3 Power Plant Project in Vietnam. -
Rockwell Automation Controls Power at Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant
The plant installed Rockwell Software RSPower Plus software and four Allen- Bradley PowerMonitor devices to check power consumption, and now saves more than $30,000 per year. -
Barking Power uses Emerson's Wireless in power plant
Emerson’s Smart Wireless technology helps identify potential problems and improve plant availability and efficiency of its Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station in London. -
Organic Photovoltaics: Forecasts for the Next Decade
The market share for organic photovoltaics will rise to $630 million by 2022. The market growth will be predominantly driven by electronics and off-grid developing world applications.
