10:15 AM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
Cooperative Energy elected to repower its coal-fired Plant Morrow to natural gas and implement new monitoring technologies that could be available upon startup. This effort included introducing new ha ...
11:00 AM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
One electric cooperative in Mississippi has implemented large-scale vibration monitoring to remotely collect data on plant health. This allows engineers more clarity on vibration events and more focus ...
2:45 PM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
Natural gas- and coal-fired power plants made up nearly 60% of all U.S. electricity production in 2022. However, the growing integration of intermittent renewables requires a re-evaluation of how to o ...
3:30 PM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
Power plant operators face increasing demands to bring down costs and improve operational flexibility. Closed-loop optimizers reduce the need for manual adjustments and provide consistency in unit ope ...
10:00 AM
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20560 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
Several definitions of digital twins exist in the power sector. A digital twin is a virtual representation of a process or system and may include various types of models or data to provide insights ab ...
1:15 PM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
Contamination is a major cause of failure in lubricated mechanical elements, and wear can be identified by monitoring contaminants' shape and composition. Oil condition monitoring equipment helps iden ...
2:00 PM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
In 2020, Pampa Energía installed new software for its fleet of gas turbines to improve efficiency. This digital strategy included applying algorithms which helped detect anomalies early in three GE – ...
2:45 PM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
Every day, energy asset dispatchers have an increasingly complicated decision to make: How can I plan the dispatch of my assets to satisfy market demand, but in the most profitable way? Software solut ...
3:30 PM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
Although it has shown promising capabilities, machine learning is often out of reach for multi-vendor footprints due to complexity and cost. Joining Stony Brook University and Pacific Northwest Nation ...
9:30 AM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
AI and machine learning present many opportunities for managing carbon emissions in power plants. Digital twins are particularly effective for simulating and testing processes like carbon capture, ena ...
10:15 AM
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20530 mins
- The Smarter Power Plant
Improving asset reliability and efficiency while reducing downtime requires a proactive, data-driven approach. Developing and executing this strategy is a large factor in determining asset lifecycle ...