POWER February 2020 - 1

Established 1882 * Vol. 164 * No. 2
February 2020
SPEAKING OF POWER
A Closer Look at Coal Power Plant Impacts
GLOBAL MONITOR
India's Energy Market Overhaul-Infrastructure, Renewables,
and Keeping Coal in the Mix
Australia, Long a Uranium Champion, Mulls Nuclear Power
THE BIG PICTURE: Offshore Wind Targets
South Korea Continues Nuclear Phase-out
Endesa to Close Two Giant Spanish Coal Plants
POWER Digest
FOCUS ON O&M
Minimizing Exposure: RVI Videoscopes Take
Radiation Exposure to a New Low
Seal Design Key as ORC Turbine Manufacturer
Enters Geothermal Market
LEGAL & REGULATORY
Energy Storage-Operational Versatility Causes a
Regulatory Identity Crisis
By Joe Hall, Kyle Wamstad, and Dan Nugent, Eversheds Sutherland
COVER FOCUS: CONNECTED PLANT
Hype and Hope: Artificial Intelligence's Role in the Power Sector
To understand the role that artificial intelligence (AI) plays today, and to gauge what
it could mean for the future, POWER talked to several experts, surveyed some
promising applications, and examined some challenges the technology faces.
Predicting the Future? There's an App for That
Predictive maintenance programs, including the use of artificial intelligence,
are part of the increased digitization of power generation, as plant operators
look for improvements in operational efficiency, including cost savings and
reduced downtime.
Increasing Automation for Fossil Energy Plants
Case studies are underway as part of an Electric Power Research Institute
(EPRI) project to develop a systematic process for automation implementation
at fossil power plants. The program is designed to assess plant factors
that define their readiness to apply effective sequence automation functions,
and to explore the issues that arise through these assessments.
Data Is the New Power: Key Learnings from a Successful ERP Migration 32
It can be difficult for a power company to upgrade legacy systems, such as
when a utility wants to add enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. ERP
enables an organization to use a system of integrated applications to manage
and automate many business functions, including operations. But there are
best practices that can smooth the integration and transition.
Using Self-Service Analytics to Improve Power Plant Efficiency
Self-service analytics can play a vital role in the global quest to reduce carbon
emissions. Power plant operators want their facilities to be more efficient, and
there are several ways to accomplish that goal, including the use of advanced
technology to determine faster ways to make improvements.
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ON THE COVER
This month, POWER focuses on Connected
Plants. With articles on artificial
intelligence, predictive maintenance, automation,
enterprise resource planning,
analytics, and more, you'll find digital
solutions being implemented in multiple
ways throughout the power industry.
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