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Emerson to automate EDF's CCGT units with Plantweb
Emerson Process Management has been awarded a contract by energy company EDF to automate six combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) units with its Plantweb digital plant architecture.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 March 2009
Emerson launches Scenario Virtual Engineer
Emerson has announced the availability of the Scenario Virtual Engineer, which combines simulation, virtual technology and its Ovation control system within a desktop PC.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 January 2009
Expert control for greener coal-fired station
Ovation was a logical choice for the project, as the control system has already been selected to automate the majority of 1000MW units in China.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 August 2008
Indonesian plant adopts digital architecture
Ovation expert control system will monitor and control the boiler, turbine, burner management system, auxiliary system and balance of plant processes.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 August 2008
Optimisation technology boosts electricity output
The SmartProcess URO is part of Emerson's comprehensive suite of optimisation technologies seamlessly embedded within the Ovation expert control system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 May 2008
Simulation technology helps predict power spikes
The Fawley Station simulator mirrors the plant's actual Ovation expert control system, which monitors and controls the boiler, turbine and other critical plant processes and systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 April 2008
Software keeps track of process problems
More than 80 standard process measures continuously analyse each control loop within a unit through real-time moving window analysis and condition-based assessments.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 December 2007
Control system ordered by Vietnamese power plant
Dongfang Electric selected Emerson to automate two 300MW units at the new Vietnam Haiphong Power Plant.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 April 2007
Control system installed at Chinese power plant
Emerson Process Management won a US $7 million contract to automate a four-unit, 4000MW, coal-fired plant in China in April 2005.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 March 2007
Illinois power station contract signed
Emerson will install its Ovation turbine control system technology at an Illinois power station to replace existing turbine controls.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 February 2007
Digital automation for water filtration plant
Emerson Process has received a $5.3 million contract from the Greater Vancouver Regional District to install PlantWeb digital automation architecture at the Seymour-Capilano Water Filtration Plant.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 January 2007
Audit trail meets NERC CIP requirements
The engineering tools within the Ovation expert control system have been enhanced with audit trail capabilities.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 January 2007
Expert control system builds on success
A new, enhanced Control Builder has been integrated into the Emerson Process Management Ovation expert control system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 January 2007
Alarm analysis tool reduces downtime
The Ovation system is a component of Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture that delivers process and equipment diagnostics data over digital buses to streamline maintenance activities.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 December 2006
Award recognises analyst's standards work
Gordon McFarland, Senior Power Plant Performance Analyst with Emerson's North American Power and Water Solutions Division, has received the ISA's Standards and Practices Award.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 December 2006
Control system optimises field communications
Emerson Process Management has enhanced the communications architecture within the Ovation expert control system to improve performance with field device protocols.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 December 2006
Software takes tighter control of turbines
Advanced turbine control applications help power generators improve turbine operation, performance and reliability.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 December 2006
Coal-fired power plants adopt digital architecture
Emerson Process Management has been selected to install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system at seven new coal-fired power plants.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 December 2006
Power plant to feature Foundation fieldbus
Emerson Process Management has won a contract to install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system at Xcel Energy's new Comanche Power Station Unit 3.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 December 2006
Arkansas power plant to adopt digital architecture
Emerson Process Management has won a contract to install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system at Plum Point Energy Station.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 November 2006
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