Energy Track

One of the areas with the most potential for cost savings and for minimizing environmental impact is energy management. Optimizing plant performance while obtaining the energy and power you need at the lowest possible cost helps manufacturers increase efficiency and show more profit.  Renewable energies can significantly affect the footprint of manufacturing facilities on the world around us and keep businesses operate leaner and cleaner.

The Energy Track will explore the Smart Grid, alternative energies, plant retrofits, and bring to light those technologies and techniques which can make or break the profit line. 

Technical Sessions devoted to Energy:

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  • Controls for Energy I

    Track: Energy

    Path(s): Engineer Technician

    Control systems from all vendors for energy generation have evolved to very sophisticated systems. This session will address using these systems for improved performance, efficiency and specialized applications.
  • Controls for Energy II

    Track: Energy

    Path(s): Engineer Technician

    Control systems from all vendors for energy generation have evolved to very sophisticated systems. This session is a tutorial addressing DOE grant projects using Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) Control for boilers and furnaces.
  • Energy Security

    Track: Energy

    Path(s): Engineer Technician Management Academia/R&D/Scientist

    Security is a great challenge in today's energy industry. This session will deal with Cyber Security and Smart Grid security and control issues.
  • Technology for Energy Generation I

    Track: Energy

    Path(s): Engineer Technician

    Technology for field devices and monitoring systems have advanced greatly for the energy industry in recent years. This session will look at the uses of Fieldbus Technolgy and the use of vision based temperature monitoring.
  • Asset Management for Energy Sources and Generation

    Track: Energy

    Path(s): Engineer Technician Management

    Asset management is an issue in all industries and has become especially important in the energy industry. This session will address the needs of asset management for the energy industry and the methods used to address the asset management issues.
  • Technology for Energy Generation II

    Track: Energy

    Path(s): Engineer Technician

    Technology for field devices and monitoring systems have advanced greatly for the energy industry in recent years. This session will look at the uses of Ethernet Systems applications and using a Quantum Cascade Laser Analyzer for energy savings.
  • Technology for Energy Generation III

    Track: Energy

    Path(s): Engineer Technician

    Standards and technology for field devices and monitoring systems has advanced greatly for the energy industry in recent years. This session will look at methods to achieve real-time root-cause problem-solving and the ISAS84 vs. NFPA85 standards and ISA99 standard.
  • Alarm Management

    Track: Energy

    Path(s): Engineer Technician Management

    Alarm Management for the energy industry.

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