Although operating and maintaining a power plant remotely is an emerging challenge, remote operations support is not a new concept. Power plants have implemented...

Along the Tampa Riverwalk, while attending the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) convention, I saw the following quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The creation...

In today’s economic climate, power generation providers are stuck between the equipment they need and the equipment they can afford. However, as a recent...

How often are good ideas turned away because we cannot seem to justify their returns with hard dollars? More often than not, it is...

By Lowell Ungar and Andrew Whitlock, ACEEE In part 1 of this series, we introduced how sustainability and financial reports are communicating the role of...

As we introduced in part 1 of this article last month, the fire pump is one of the most critical pieces of equipment for...

By Geof Brazier, BS&B Safety Systems For more than eighty-five years, rupture disks have served as an effective passive safety mechanism to protect against overpressure...

By Simon Seereiner, Weidmuller Efforts to use Ethernet as a fieldbus alternative first immerged in the late 1990s. Seamless Ethernet networking from the control unit...

By Benson Hougland, Opto 22 In part 1 of this article, we introduced the dilemma faced by a glass products manufacturing company in Ohio: data...

By Murray Wilson, Sulzer  The offshore industry faces two main challenges: maximizing production within the limits of the reservoir, and minimizing operational costs while maintaining...