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  • Enhancing Grid Stability in the Age of Renewables

    Sponsored by:
    Siemsns Energy

    As the energy industry shifts towards renewable sources like wind and solar, traditional power generation methods face new challenges. One of the most significant issues is the loss of inertia in the grid. Inertia, provided by the large rotating masses in conventional power plants (such as coal, gas, and nuclear plants), is essential for maintaining […]

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  • Empower Your Energy Transformation: Fully Integrated Energy Management

    Sponsored by:
    Honeywell

    A complete solution should provide data visibility, historic trends, and predictive analytics to better utilize all energy sources and storage in one solution.  It enables microgrids to tie together assets from traditional fossil-fuel self-generation and backup sources such as gas turbines and diesel generators, to renewable solar generation, to utility grid energy to better support […]

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  • Navigating the Distributed Energy Resources Revolution

    Sponsored by:
    Emerson

    Power generators and transmission system engineers have to rethink their planning strategies, and must continue to develop tools to allow more solar, wind, and other forms of renewable energy to populate the power grid. Integrating renewable energy resources such as solar and wind into the electric power grid involves addressing challenges, starting with the intermittent […]

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  • Main Stop Control Valve and Bucket Replacements

    Sponsored by:
    MD&A

    MD&A performed a major inspection and scheduled repairs of a Toshiba® 130 MW steam turbine. During this planned outage, along with a LP turbine inspection, the combined main stop/control valve (MSV/CV) was replaced, as well as the L-0 and L-1 buckets. MSV/CV Replacement Replacement of the combined main stop / control valve (MSV/CV) was requested […]

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  • Unveiling Untapped Potential In Utilities with Video and Sensor Intelligence

    Sponsored by:
    Convergint Technologies and Axis Communications

    Steve Sinclair, Director of Utilities Vertical Market at Convergint The threat landscape facing utilities has evolved rapidly in recent years. Fortunately, security technology has evolved alongside this heightened risk profile. Security assets, once tasked with keeping people and property safe and providing situational awareness, are now capable of doing so much more. That evolution has […]

  • 7EA Turbine Major & 7A6 Generator Minor Inspection

    Sponsored by:
    MD&A

    Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A) performed a GE® Frame 7EA Gas Turbine Major inspection and a 7A6 air cooled Generator Minor inspection including planned maintenance for a peaking unit in the Midwest. The planned scope of work included replacement of combustion and hot gas path (HGP) hardware and components, IGV gears, ring gear, and bushings. […]

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  • The Growing Presence of Wireless Networks in Electric Power

    Jiangsu province is an economic powerhouse on the east coast of China on the estuary of the mighty Yangtse River, just north of Shanghai. It has the second highest gross domestic product (GDP) in the country. But with rapid growth comes surging energy demands. The province has been suffering due to power supply constraints and […]

  • Philippines Distribution Company Meralco Balances Sustainability with Reliability and Energy Availability Across Its Expanding Territory

    Meralco (Manila Electric Company) is the largest power distribution company in the Philippines, serving approximately 27 million Filipinos. Its franchise area of 9,685 square kilometers (km2), encompassing 111 cities and municipalities, is only 3% of the country’s land area, but it accounts for 50% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). This $9.5 billion business […]

  • Building Today for the Power Grid of the Future

    Sponsored by:
    Wesco

    Building Today for the Power Grid of the Future Utilities are challenged to accommodate the growing demand for electricity, while at the same time navigating the complexities of transforming the grid to accommodate the integration of renewable energy resources. Both utilities and grid operators are looking for solutions to help them build the grid of […]

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  • Beyond the control room: resilient security for tough environments

    Sponsored by:
    Pelco

    The operational realities of the power generation industry are well-known. From the searing heat of solar fields and the corrosive coastal air to the damp interiors of hydroelectric facilities and the dusty conditions of coal-fired plants; these critical infrastructures face a constant barrage of environmental stressors. In such settings, a crucial question arises: can standard […]

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