White Papers, Case Studies & Tradeshow Presentations
NeuCo continuously works with customers to produce case studies & presentations that articulate what our products have done to make their lives a little easier.
New: Advanced Optimization Applications at TMPA Gibbons Creek
At Coal Gen 2011, Bruce Partlow (TMPA), discussed several recent technical advancements which have helped Gibbon's Creek (a single-unit 480-MW tangentially-fired coal power plant located outside of Bryan/College Station, TX.) achieve a broader set of goals and help improve upon existing system performance. » request more information
New: Boiler Optimization at Xcel Energy Tolk and Harrington Stations
Recently, NeuCo was asked to present at the Xcel Energy Boiler Conference in Denver, CO. This presentation highlights the implementation and benefits of BoilerOpt® at Xcel Tolk and Harrington and showcases the most recent data on how combustion and sootblowing optimization continues to support and improve upon the plant’s initial goals of better performance, increased boiler reliability, and ramping-related issues, a growing industry concern. » request more information
APS Four Corners Fleet-Wide Optimization Initiative
Presented at Electric Power 2011, this presentation discusses APS Four Corners’ use of optimization technology since 1999 to improve efficiency and reduce NOx and CO2 emissions, and how the systems have evolved along with Four Corners’ objectives and challenges. » request more information
Understanding & Managing Back-End Equipment Impacts and Tradeoffs with Optimization
NeuCo provides examples from several customer sites about how optimization technology has helped to provide an understanding of the real-time impacts and tradeoffs caused by the interaction of back end equipment such as SCRs, SNCRs and FGDs with the rest of the plant. [Electric Power 2011] » request more information
Unit-Wide Optimization Systems: A CCPI Case Study
The second round of the CCPI Project officially concluded in late November 2010 with the publishing of NeuCo’s final technical report by the DOE. This presentation summarizes the final analysis results and was presented at the 2011 Reinhold NOx conference. » request more information
Boiler Optimization and Advanced Instrumentation for Heat Rate & Reliability Improvement
This presentation focuses on the use of Boiler Optimization and how it is used to improve heat rate and integrate with advanced instrumentation for additional benefits. Case studies include Xcel Harrington Station and DTE Belle River; featuring the NeuCo/ZoloBoss integration project results. (EPRI Heat Rate 2011). » request more information
Mitigating Operational Impacts of Wind Power, NOx Regulations and Boiler Cleaning at Xcel Energy's Harrington Station
At Power-Gen 2010, Senior Plant Engineer Anthony Perez, presented results from the Harrington BoilerOpt® project. Using BoilerOpt, the plant was able to reduce NOx emissions, improve heat rate and increase unit reliability through more balanced sootblowing, both at base load and while ramping to accommodate wind generation. » request more information
CCPI Project Results: Multi-Pollutant Control at NRG Limestone
This presentation reports on the final phase of NeuCo's 4-year DOE CCPI project at NRG Limestone, and presents preliminary results for the closed-loop boiler optimizers. (Coal Gen 2010). » request more information
Combining Closed-Loop Boiler Optimization with Real-Time Measurement of In-Furnace Combustion Attributes
This presentation, by DTE Belle River's Chris Steiger, describes the implementation and results of combining BoilerOpt® with Zolo Technologies’ ZoloBOSS tunable laser diode in-furnace measurement system. NeuCo, Zolo, and DTE are working closely together to demonstrate the strong benefits that can be achieved through this combination of technologies with respect to CO2 reduction, heat rate improvement, the avoidance of slagging, NOx and CO control, and improved overall unit performance. (Coal Gen 2010) » request more information
Great Catches by NeuCo Optimizers
This presentation describes the value of equipment health anomaly detection and diagnostic systems, such as MaintenanceOpt®, in alerting plant personnel to equipment problems and expediting problem diagnosis and remediation. Several "Great Catch" examples are provided including high ID fan motor temperature, low oil on a fan bearing, turbine bearing vibration, and condenser air evacuation issues. » request more information
Boiler Optimization at four Ameren Meramec Units
At the 2010 Electric Power Expo, NeuCo presented results on four Ameren Meramec units that have since installed BoilerOpt®, which includes integrated combustion and sootblowing optimizers. The presentation highlighted the initial results and how Ameren and NeuCo’s Customer Support team have been working together to incorporate key learnings, expand upon the benefits, and overcome new challenges in a dynamic operating environment. » request more information
Beyond Coal; Optimization for Oil & Gas Units
This case study examines how optimization provides operational and economic benefits for gas and oil-fired units. Site examples include Mirant Canal & JEA Northside. » request more information
Sootblowing at Ameren Meramec Unit 3
When Ameren Meramec's Unit 3 became plagued with sootblowing-related tube erosion which caused unforced outages, they turned to optimization to help address their sootblowing issues. This case study highlights the first SootOpt® installation at Ameren Meramec, which provided the basis for multiple product installations at the remaining 3 Meramec units and several additional Ameren coal-fired plants. » request more information
Technology Attributes for Successful Unit Optimization
Every customer has a unique set of goals and challenges that vary between solution, plant and unit. This paper describes the top 10 best practices "technology must haves" for successful plant optimization. » request more information
The Financial Benefits of Flexibility with Real-Time Asset Optimization
Authored by Peter Spinney and featured on EnergyCentral.com, this is the first time NeuCo has formally communicated about optimization’s ability to manage power generation’s operating and financial tradeoffs in a way that responds to uncertain fuel, NOx allowance, and carbon markets. » request more information
Benefits of Combining SCR Systems and Optimization
This paper presents results of combining boiler and SCR optimization at Dynegy’s Baldwin Energy Complex, implemented as part of NeuCo’s US Department of Energy Clean Coal Power Initiative Phase 1 project. Read about how optimization has reduced SCR-related costs by reducing ammonia consumption, mitigating negative SCR-related side-effects and simultaneously improving combustion and sootblowing operations. » request more information
The Intelligent Generation Plant: Using Low-Cost Optimization Analytics to Manage the Carbon Footprint
This Energy Insights paper examines how power industry trends such as rising fuel costs and CO2 regulations are driving the need for plant efficiency improvements, and how optimization is uniquely positioned to help address these challenges (Written by Jill Feblowitz, Energy Insights, sponsored by NeuCo; 2008). » request more information
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