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Biomass power station to be built in Lincolnshire
UK Energy Minister, Malcolm Wicks has given the green light to Helius Energy to construct a 65 MW biomass power station near Stallingborough in North East Lincolnshire.
News from Process Engineering ( 3 July 2008)
Silica monitoring for power plant operators
Technical background article A new application datafile is now available from ABB, highlighting the damaging effects of silica in power plants and the role that monitoring can play in combating it
News from ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation) (30 June 2008)
Stabilising steam temperature on coal-fired boiler
Emerson will implement its SmartProcess Steam Temperature optimisation technology on a Doosan Babcock supercritical, pulverised coal boiler that will power a new station in Kentucky, USA
News from Emerson Process Management - Power + Water (27 June 2008)
No single-source solution to energy shortages
Technical background article Chemical Engineers have warned Government policymakers that there is no single solution to the UK's looming energy crisis, and this has been endorsed by the relevant IUSS committee
News from IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers) (23 June 2008)
Carbon reductions from combined heat and power
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is high efficiency technology strongly backed by the UK Government, who have set a target of 10,000 MW of installed CHP capacity by 2010 Brochure available
News from Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems (17 June 2008)
Trace-level cation determination in PWR circuits
User application article Trace-level determination of cations in the secondary circuit of a PWR-type nuclear power plant using ion chromatography after inline sample preparation Brochure available
News from Metrohm UK (16 June 2008)
Improved ash removal from BioMass plant
User application article Solids handling equipment specialist, Ajax Equipment has supplied 24 plug screw feeders to BioMass Engineering to handle ash removal from a gasification based renewable energy plant
News from Ajax Equipment (11 June 2008)
Operational improvements to meet changing demand
User application article Emerson SmartProcess Unit Response Optimisation technology has allowed the Milton R Young power station to improve ramp rate by 70%, to meet and profit from changing demand requirements
News from Emerson Process Management - Power + Water (30 May 2008)
NaREC choose SO Analyser for wind turbine analysis
User application article NaREC recently invested in the m+p international SO Analyser to measure the dynamic properties of wind turbine blades, including natural frequencies, deflection shapes and damping ratios
News from M+P International (29 May 2008)
Conference on optimised operational outages
Jacob Fleming, the leading B2B strategic meeting organisers, present an 'Optimising Operational Power Outages' conference, from 9-10 September, in Vienna
News from Jacob Fleming (28 May 2008)
Honeywell offers turbine control solution globally
Honeywell is expanding its relationship with energy products and services leader Wood Group Turbine Control Services to offer a turbine control system for the global power industry
News from Honeywell Process Solutions (23 May 2008)
German fuel cell research prize awarded
Ceramic Fuel Cells has awarded a prize to a promising young German fuel cell researcher, Mr Helmut Kronemayer, for his innovative work in the high temperature (SOFC) fuel cell field
News from Ceramic Fuel Cells (22 May 2008)
DNV acquisition aims at global wind leadership
DNV announces the acquisition of US-based wind consultancy company Global Energy Concepts (GEC), to achieve leadership in global wind power consultancy and expertise
News from DNV CC Technologies (22 May 2008)
Hanovia UV ensures low TOC levels in boiler feed
User application article Hanovia medium pressure UV technology has been chosen for TOC (total organic carbon) reduction in boiler feedwater at the newly constructed Kaeng Khoi 2 power plant in Saraburi, Thailand
News from Hanovia (22 May 2008)
Successful Sizewell pond safety project
Astec Services, the Cheshire-based engineering consultancy, has been praised by Magnox for providing highly qualified SQEP people to lead and execute the safety project on a vital pond at Sizewell A
News from ASTEC Services (14 May 2008)
Faster start-up and grid synchronisation at Fawley
User application article Emerson Scenario Simulation Technology on the Fawley Power Station is expected to enhance operator training and performance, giving faster start-up and more efficient grid synchronisation
News from Emerson Process Management - Power + Water ( 1 May 2008)
Alarm management for the power industry
PAS, a global leading supplier of software and engineering services, and the Electric Power Research Institute, have released a new guideline for alarm management for power generators
News from PAS (25 April 2008)
GE ICL technology helps expand German power plant
User application article RWE Power has selected integrated motor compressor (ICL) technology from GE Oil + Gas to support the capacity expansion of a gas-fired power plant at Lingen in the northern German district of Emsland
News from GE Oil and Gas (24 April 2008)
Trial success for renewable energy tidal turbine
An innovative UK developed vertical axis turbine that can generate power from the tidal movement of the sea, as well as from tidal rivers and inland waterways, has successfully completed trials
News from FreeFlow 69 (23 April 2008)
Hot ash screening with Mogensen
User application article Mogensen Raw Materials Handling has recently supplied a special high-temperature vibratory screen for the processing of hot, -200mm coal-fired boiler economiser ash at an Irish power station
News from Mogensen Raw Materials Handling (21 April 2008)
Large cooling water pump passes full speed tests
User application article One of the world's largest cooling water pumps from Sterling Fluid Systems will be used in a new power plant in Neurath, run by RWE, one of the Germany's largest electricity producers
News from Sterling Fluid Systems Sihi ( 7 April 2008)
Major Invensys power contract in Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia Invensys Process Systems will provide plant performance and monitoring solutions for use on one of the country's most critical power plants
News from Invensys Process Systems ( 2 April 2008)
Industrial serial to fibre media converter
The new trend of power plant automation is aiming to have good interoperability between a variety of electronic devices found in the substation
News from Korenix Technology ( 1 April 2008)
GPRS Gateways monitor local power conditions
User application article DHBVN (Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam) a major Indian Electrical Utility company in the state of Haryana, have controlled and improved their quality of service using Viola Systems
News from Viola Systems (19 March 2008)
GE gas turbine at Dutch fertiliser plant
User application article Following successful factory testing of the prototype unit, the second GE MS5002E gas turbine exceeded performance guarantees during recent onsite tests and has entered commercial service
News from GE Oil and Gas ( 5 March 2008)
New Yokogawa solution for turbomachinery control
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release of new input and output (IO) modules on the CentumVP for turbomachinery control applications
News from Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation (11 February 2008)
Custom calibration facility for power station
User application article Beamex (UK) have recently been contracted by Scottish and Southern Energy to supply their world-class calibration solution for Peterhead Power Station - Scotland's largest power station Brochure available
News from Beamex ( 7 February 2008)
Transformers use self-regenerating desiccant
Brownell Re-Actrans Transformer Breathers are self-reactivating to eliminate the need for periodic desiccant replacement on power and distribution transformers up to 500MVa Brochure available
News from Brownell (30 January 2008)
Major upgrades for Korean power plant
User application article PlantWeb architecture with Ovation expert control systems will deliver operational benefits by integrating control of major plant equipment for the Boryeong Power Station in Korea
News from Emerson Process Management - Power + Water (25 January 2008)
Ovation controls at new coal-fired Power Plant
User application article Emerson has won a contract to install PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system at a new 220-MW coal-fired unit being constructed near Hastings, Nebraska
News from Emerson Process Management (17 January 2008)
NetGenPlus unit shipped to EWE in Germany
CFCL, a global leader in fuel cell development, has shipped a NetGenPlus unit to its utility partner EWE as part of its agreement to develop micro-combined heat and power (m-CHP) products for Germany
News from Ceramic Fuel Cells ( 1 January 2008)
Ovation SCADA solution for Wind Energy Management
Drawing on power-focused control technologies and experience with large SCADA water / wastewater installations, the Emerson SCADA solution offers better management of wind farm assets
News from Emerson Process Management - Power + Water (27 December 2007)
AMOT thermostatic valves for Korean nuclear plant
User application article AMOT has received a prestigious order from Doosan Engines to supply internally sensed thermostatic valves for use in the nuclear power project of Shin Kori and Shin Wolsung in Korea Brochure available
News from AMOT (21 December 2007)
Improve performance at power generation facilities
Emerson Process Management has introduced SmartProcess LoopMetrics technology, an engineered solution that helps utilities improve the performance of their power generating facilities
News from Emerson Process Management - Power + Water (21 December 2007)
Valve training rigs for British Energy Heysham
User application article Rotork intelligent valve actuators took centre stage at the recent official opening of a new skills and maintenance training centre at the British Energy Heysham power station
News from Rotork Exeeco (21 December 2007)
New plus retrofit power project in Missouri
In a recently awarded contract, Emerson is to digitally automate a new power generation unit, and upgrade controls for an existing unit at the City Utilities Southwest Power Station
News from Emerson Process Management - Power + Water (20 December 2007)
Power control systems contract in Australia
Yokogawa Australia has received a contract for a control systems replacement project at the Northern Power Station, owned by Flinders Power
News from Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation (14 December 2007)
Digital automation on majority of coal-fired units
Emerson digital automation has been selected for the majority of coal-fired units currently under construction in US Utilities, offering quicker plant start-up and commissioning, plus O+M savings
News from Emerson Process Management - Power + Water (12 December 2007)
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