The power industry is in a state of rapid change, and generation and distribution operations are changing alongside. The cost of renewables assets has reduced dramatically, making it common for modern power generators to harness a wide array of technologies to meet...
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The Power of Modern Simulation
The continuing changes in the electrical grid that have come as a result of the shift toward more renewable energy have dramatically increased complexity of power generation and distribution operations. Operators not only need to keep a close eye on their plants to...
Cleared for Takeoff: Future-Ready Innovations
As always, Rick Kephart hit the stage ready to talk about technology, once again focused on Emerson’s Boundless Automation™ vision—from the field to the cloud. While Rick’s entire roadmap for innovation plans for today, tomorrow, and the distant future, his opening...
Explore the Grid Edge to See the Future of the Power Industry
As we talk more and more about a Boundless Automation vision for the future, one term that comes up frequently is the “edge”. After all, Boundless Automation is focused on seamless movement of contextualized data from the field, through the edge, and into the cloud....
AI is Coming, and it’s Time to Get Ready
There is a lot of talk these days about the rise of AI. It’s not only that the technology is so new and exciting, with so much potential to change the world. AI is also a hot topic because the global environment is right for the changes it can bring. A workforce...
Redefining AI: Turning Analytic Insights into Actionable Intelligence
Analytics using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) presents a massive opportunity, but also confusion. Where to start? How to start? What models to apply where? What types of problems can analytics solve? Advanced analytics can transition power...
Addressing Changing Grids with Technology Innovations
Rick Kephart shares recent innovations in helping to better manage and control the growing complexities in electrical grids as they continue to decentralize in power generation, transmission & distribution.
Extending the Digital Twin for More Sustainable Power Generation
Anyone paying attention to power—and probably even those who aren’t—are well aware that the way electricity is generated and delivered is rapidly changing. While the traditional combined cycle power facilities on the generation side we have come to depend on will be...
Ovation Users’ Conference: Reimagining a More Sustainable Tomorrow
Mark Bulanda, executive president of Emerson’s Automation Solutions business and the keynote speaker for this year’s Ovation™ Users’ Group opened the conference with a topic that resonated across all speakers: how automation software is helping companies accomplish...
Microgrid Control Solution for Resilient Performance
In an Electric Energy Online (EET&D) article, Maximizing Microgrid Resilience Through Integrated Automation Strategies, Emerson’s Rick Kephart shares ways for businesses and other facilities to maximize microgrid resiliency.
Redefining AI: Turning Analytic Insights into Actionable Intelligence
Transition from Reactive to Predictive Data analytics is a critical enabler of digital transformation, making it possible for numerous industries—power generation among them—to shift how they operate and become more efficient and agile and, consequently, more...
Ovation Users’ Group – Balancing Change
Emerson’s 2021 virtual Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference opened with Bob Yeager, president of power & water solutions, and Rick Kephart, vice president of technology, sharing a glimpse into the expanding needs of the changing power and water industries. Bob and...
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