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Energy Management-Plan Do Check Act

Jim Cahill

Plan. Do. Check. Act. From Wikipedia : PDCA ( plan–do–check–act or plan–do–check–adjust ) is an iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continual improvement of processes and products. It is also known as the Deming circle/cycle/wheel , Shewhart cycle , control circle/cycle , or plan–do–study–act ( PDSA ). The ISO 50001:2011 global energy management standard , modeled after the…
- 30 Aug 2016
Energy Management-Plan Do Check Act

Jim Cahill

Plan. Do. Check. Act. From Wikipedia : PDCA ( plan–do–check–act or plan–do–check–adjust ) is an iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continual improvement of processes and products. It is also known as the Deming circle/cycle/wheel , Shewhart cycle , control circle/cycle , or plan–do–study–act ( PDSA ). The ISO 50001:2011 global energy management standard , modeled after the ISO…
- 30 Aug 2016
Energy Management-Plan Do Check Act

Jim Cahill

Plan. Do. Check. Act. From Wikipedia : PDCA ( plan–do–check–act or plan–do–check–adjust ) is an iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continual improvement of processes and products. It is also known as the Deming circle/cycle/wheel , Shewhart cycle , control circle/cycle , or plan–do–study–act ( PDSA ). The ISO 50001:2011 global energy management standard , modeled after the ISO…
- 30 Aug 2016
Optimizing Sugar Mill Boiler Performance

Jim Cahill

Steam boilers are used in sugar mills to generate electricity and for heat in various stages of production, such as crystallization process . This process converts the sugar syrup into sugar crystals. Optimizing the performance of the boilers improves energy efficiency and reliability for this required heat and electricity. I caught up with Emerson’s Scott Pettigrew when he was in town last week and he shared the story…
- 12 Aug 2016
Optimizing Sugar Mill Boiler Performance

Jim Cahill

Steam boilers are used in sugar mills to generate electricity and for heat in various stages of production, such as crystallization process . This process converts the sugar syrup into sugar crystals. Optimizing the performance of the boilers improves energy efficiency and reliability for this required heat and electricity. I caught up with Emerson’s Scott Pettigrew when he was in town last week and he shared the story…
- 12 Aug 2016
Optimizing Sugar Mill Boiler Performance

Jim Cahill

Steam boilers are used in sugar mills to generate electricity and for heat in various stages of production, such as crystallization process . This process converts the sugar syrup into sugar crystals. Optimizing the performance of the boilers improves energy efficiency and reliability for this required heat and electricity. I caught up with Emerson’s Scott Pettigrew when he was in town last week and he shared the story…
- 12 Aug 2016
Optimizing Sugar Mill Boiler Performance

Jim Cahill

Steam boilers are used in sugar mills to generate electricity and for heat in various stages of production, such as crystallization process . This process converts the sugar syrup into sugar crystals. Optimizing the performance of the boilers improves energy efficiency and reliability for this required heat and electricity. I caught up with Emerson’s Scott Pettigrew when he was in town last week and he shared the story…
- 12 Aug 2016
Optimizing Sugar Mill Boiler Performance

Jim Cahill

Steam boilers are used in sugar mills to generate electricity and for heat in various stages of production, such as crystallization process . This process converts the sugar syrup into sugar crystals. Optimizing the performance of the boilers improves energy efficiency and reliability for this required heat and electricity. I caught up with Emerson’s Scott Pettigrew when he was in town last week and he shared the story…
- 12 Aug 2016
Energy Overconsumption Alerts

Jim Cahill

Energy management information systems, such as Energy Advisor , can help spot, alert operators and report on energy overconsumption events. In this quick, 46 second YouTube video, Energy Advisor: Overconsumption Alerts , it shows how to identify and log root causes for energy over-consumption events. From this data, energy managers can review Pareto charts indicating the most frequent and costly reasons for these events…
- 28 Mar 2016
Energy Overconsumption Alerts

Jim Cahill

Energy management information systems, such as Energy Advisor , can help spot, alert operators and report on energy overconsumption events. In this quick, 46 second YouTube video, Energy Advisor: Overconsumption Alerts , it shows how to identify and log root causes for energy over-consumption events. From this data, energy managers can review Pareto charts indicating the most frequent and costly reasons for these events…
- 28 Mar 2016
Improved Emissions and Lower Fuel Costs at RDM Blendecques

Jim Cahill

Italian recycled paperboard producer, Reno De Medici (RDM) Blendecques mill in Saint Omer, France had a big challenge to modernize a control system with a short time window during a planned shutdown. The control system managed two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) that produce steam for the process from two gas turbines and additional burners. Even more important was the need to reduce emissions by optimizing…
- 4 Mar 2016
Improved Emissions and Lower Fuel Costs at RDM Blendecques

Jim Cahill

Italian recycled paperboard producer, Reno De Medici (RDM) Blendecques mill in Saint Omer, France had a big challenge to modernize a control system with a short time window during a planned shutdown. The control system managed two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) that produce steam for the process from two gas turbines and additional burners. Even more important was the need to reduce emissions by optimizing…
- 4 Mar 2016
Optimize Energy Consumption with Additional Monitoring

Jim Cahill

In a quick Emerson Exchange 365 Operate & Maintain group discussion post, Plant modernization for energy efficiency and loss control , Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton alerted the community to a nice article in Control Engineering Asia magazine. The article with the same title by Emerson’s Jonas Berge describes how additional measurements in older process manufacturing and production plants are being added to make them more…
- 1 Feb 2016
Optimize Energy Consumption with Additional Monitoring

Jim Cahill

In a quick Emerson Exchange 365 Operate & Maintain group discussion post, Plant modernization for energy efficiency and loss control , Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton alerted the community to a nice article in Control Engineering Asia magazine. The article with the same title by Emerson’s Jonas Berge describes how additional measurements in older process manufacturing and production plants are being added to make them more…
- 1 Feb 2016
Measure, Monitor and Improve Energy Efficiency

Jim Cahill

A recent Top Quartile post, The Path to (Energy) Recovery: Reduce Waste to Boost the Bottom Line , shared a statistic from the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy : …the energy used by U.S. manufacturing plants costs the nation an additional $180 billion annually , while improving energy intensity by 20 percent or more is typically available. That could add up to savings of about $45 billion a year. …
- 3 Dec 2015
Measure, Monitor and Improve Energy Efficiency

Jim Cahill

A recent Top Quartile post, The Path to (Energy) Recovery: Reduce Waste to Boost the Bottom Line , shared a statistic from the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy : …the energy used by U.S. manufacturing plants costs the nation an additional $180 billion annually , while improving energy intensity by 20 percent or more is typically available. That could add up to savings of about $45 billion a year. …
- 3 Dec 2015
Renewables Growing Faster than Expected

Jim Cahill

Author: Juan Carlos Bravo As we have been reporting in this blog, the energy scenario is changing. In fact, it might be changing faster than anyone expected due the low oil prices. As reported by the World Energy Outlook 2015 , “renewables contributed almost half of the world’s new power generation capacity in 2014 and have already become the second-largest source of electricity (after coal).” Source: Twitter.com…
- 13 Nov 2015
Renewables Growing Faster than Expected

Jim Cahill

Author: Juan Carlos Bravo As we have been reporting in this blog, the energy scenario is changing. In fact, it might be changing faster than anyone expected due the low oil prices. As reported by the World Energy Outlook 2015 , “renewables contributed almost half of the world’s new power generation capacity in 2014 and have already become the second-largest source of electricity (after coal).” Source: Twitter.com…
- 13 Nov 2015
Grid Complexities and the Race for Energy Storage

Jim Cahill

Douglas Morris Author: Douglas Morris Apple just announced that they plan to construct a 200MW solar project in China to help the company meet its goals for carbon neutrality. One of the concerns, though, is whether or not the local transmission & distribution grid system can accommodate this renewable generation. It’s a concern because there have been numerous solar installations in China that are idled because of…
- 23 Oct 2015
Grid Complexities and the Race for Energy Storage

Jim Cahill

Douglas Morris Author: Douglas Morris Apple just announced that they plan to construct a 200MW solar project in China to help the company meet its goals for carbon neutrality. One of the concerns, though, is whether or not the local transmission & distribution grid system can accommodate this renewable generation. It’s a concern because there have been numerous solar installations in China that are idled because of…
- 23 Oct 2015
Improving Boiler Operations with Better Measurements

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Bob Sabin , Tim Badger and Scott Pettigrew teamed up on the presentation, Fix Tough Measurement Problems to Improve Boiler Operation. Their abstract: While boilers are crucial to plant/mill business results, many times their performance is lacking. Poor combustion causes higher fuel costs and increased emissions. Lack of reliability and response hurts site production throughput and quality. A root cause of…
- 13 Oct 2015
Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Dr. Douglas White presented, Reducing Process Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use Through Automation. His abstract: Even with the recent reduction in energy prices, energy remains the largest cost after feedstocks for most process plants. Reducing fuel usage is also the preferred way to reduce emission as required by the steadily more stringent Greenhouse Gas Regulations. There are many low cost…
- 13 Oct 2015
Improving Boiler Operations with Better Measurements

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Bob Sabin , Tim Badger and Scott Pettigrew teamed up on the presentation, Fix Tough Measurement Problems to Improve Boiler Operation. Their abstract: While boilers are crucial to plant/mill business results, many times their performance is lacking. Poor combustion causes higher fuel costs and increased emissions. Lack of reliability and response hurts site production throughput and quality. A root cause of…
- 13 Oct 2015
Solving Power Quality Reliability Problems

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Tinh Phan teamed with Peter Pan from Emerson Climate Technologies on an Emerson Exchange presentation, WirelessHART Power Metering Solving Power Quality Reliability Problems. Their abstract: Having power issues on your critical assets? Emerson robust wired power monitoring capabilities, developed a Power Monitoring wireless device with over 100 plus power parameters to choose from. Monitoring energy usage…
- 13 Oct 2015
Improving Boiler Operations with Better Measurements

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Bob Sabin , Tim Badger and Scott Pettigrew teamed up on the presentation, Fix Tough Measurement Problems to Improve Boiler Operation. Their abstract: While boilers are crucial to plant/mill business results, many times their performance is lacking. Poor combustion causes higher fuel costs and increased emissions. Lack of reliability and response hurts site production throughput and quality. A root cause…
- 13 Oct 2015