We grow ever closer to next week's Emerson Exchange Conference in Orlando and I hope we'll have the chance to connect if you'll be joining us. Many of the subject matter experts featured in the posts here on the blog will be there to share their experiences and best...
Effectively controlling the drum level in an industrial boiler helps to maximize overall energy efficiency. When the drum level varies it can not only impact boiler efficiency, but overall reliability due to unplanned shutdowns. Emerson's Mark Coughran shared a story...
Author: Douglas Morris Germany has established itself as a leader in developing renewable power and has accelerated its efforts since the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011. To date, the share of renewable generation in Germany exceeds 25 percent. To spur development,...
For many process manufacturers, energy is one of the largest components in overall operating costs. Improving efficiency can provide ongoing savings. Emerson's Bob Sabin shared a new user guide with me, Sustainable Energy Efficiency, which is available for download....
I'm in meetings with our global consultants this week, many whom I feature regularly on this blog. I was sitting next to Scott Pettigrew whom you may recall from earlier boiler optimization-related posts. Scott shared a story with me where he worked with a chemical...
Managing the consumption of energy in a large, industrial plant can be a daunting challenge. There are systems for steam, air, fuels, and water and often these don't have the measurements needed to see the trends in consumption and waste. The team responsible for the...
Author: Douglas MorrisThe 33rd annual CERAWeek Conference, led by Daniel Yergin, was held this week in Houston, Texas USA. This year's event very much echoed the theme from the last couple of conferences and focused on unconventional oil and gas. The effects of these...
March 7 is fast approaching if you want to get the 200 Euro discount to the April 1-3 Emerson Exchange conference in Stuttgart, Germany. One of the presentations you'll want to catch is on the implications of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. Emerson's Steve Offer...
Having an accurate measurement of the level inside a boiler, high-pressure feedwater heater, or steam separator is important for the safety, reliability, and efficiency of this process equipment. If the actual level does not reflect the value being transmitted back to...
Process manufacturer's operating budgets typically require 25-30% be spent on utilities—energy for steam, air, fuel, and water. For energy intensive industries such as steel manufacturing and refining, these costs can be in the tens to a hundred million dollars per...
In an earlier post, Plasma Gasification-Municipal Waste as a Power Source, we highlighted this process as an effective way to create energy from waste. I received news from Emerson's Barbara Hamilton that the Industrial Energy consulting and global project services...
Many process manufacturing, oil & gas processing, and other industrial processes were designed in an era of inexpensive energy. This has not been the case for many years now. Emerson's Danny Vandeput has written a South African Instrument and Control article,...
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