One of the most fascinating frontiers of the new push toward more renewable forms of energy is the increase in utility-scale battery storage. More renewable sources of energy means more variability on the grid, so energy producers need a place to store that energy...
As more and more power generators bring renewables assets into their portfolios, complexity of operations is becoming an increasingly popular theme. In a recent interview with Wind Systems magazine, Emerson’s Matt Roberts dug into that complexity and the tools...
Utilities around the globe are reacting to a public call to address climate change. The future of generation will call for new technologies that reduce emissions and provide more sustainable power. However, as James Fraser points out in his recent article in enerG...
Plants need a strong pipeline of data to help them ensure optimal performance. We spend a lot of time talking about how to collate, transmit, and store that data so it is easily accessible whenever and wherever people need it. However, all that strategizing is of...
Tackling cybersecurity can often feel like trying to complete an overly complex jigsaw puzzle. Figuring out how all the pieces connect is often a frustrating step. In the worst cases, however, the cybersecurity jigsaw puzzle doesn’t even have edges. And when that...
Many plants are facing personnel shortages, but the truth of the matter is that today’s biggest problems can’t be solved simply by finding more people. As organizations tackle more and more complex problems like driving down emissions, increasing efficiency, reducing...
It is often said that the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the biggest catalysts of digital transformation in many process manufacturing organizations. Operations and maintenance teams that would never before have considered adding remote systems quickly discovered they...
Today’s plant maintenance looks very different from a picture of just 10 or 15 years ago. The tools and strategies that reliability teams have at their disposal have expanded dramatically—from new sensing technologies to comprehensive software solutions to track and...
Modern process manufacturing organizations have to be more competitive than ever. No longer are these companies competing solely against similar businesses in their region or even world area. Today’s most profitable companies are global, and to compete, they must keep...
Process manufacturing organizations have always needed to optimize operations, but the underlying catalysts for that need have not always been static. Today, for example, optimization is very much a result of increasing globalization and the need to secure competitive...
Globalization has dramatically changed the way process manufacturers operate. As more and more companies around the world begin to participate in the global marketplace, the demand for resources increases exponentially—both due to the resources used in manufacturing...
Few process manufacturing teams today are struggling with having too little data. On the contrary, many organizations are overwhelmed by the massive amounts of data streaming in every day from their field devices and collected during scheduled rounds. Much of that...
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