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Track 1: Power Plant Performance and Profitability

Session 1A: Improving Reliability, Performance and Capacity through Inspecting and Modeling Maintenance

This session will review facility reliability, predicting unit capacity and share best practices in performance and maintenance with temporary power as well as the use of remote digital video inspection technology. Improving Facility Reliability by managing plant water balance Predicting unit capacity and identifying limited operating factors with first principle thermodynamic models Best practices in power plant performance and maintenance with multi-megawatt temporary power Inspect before you replace capital expenses reduction utilizing remote digital video inspection technology Chair: David Thomas, CCR Program Lead, DTE Energy Co-Chair: Bruce Carney, Marketing Manager, Alstom Power Speakers: Improving Facility Reliability By Managing Plant Water Balance Abstract Steve Reinhart, Operations Manager, Ethos Energy Group / Gila River Power Station   Predicting Unit Capacity and Identifying Limiting Operating Factors with First Principles Thermodynamic Models Abstract Patrick Mercurio, Project Manager, Duke Energy Co-Author(s): Brent Grimm, Performance Engineer, Duke Energy   Inspect before you replace. Capital expense reduction utilizing remote digital video inspection technology Abstract Ron Kessler, Vice President, Quest Integrity

Session 1B: Don't Get Left in the Dark - Outage Management

Outage management, part of plant maintenance, is of key importance in today’s world of tightened pressure in energy Markets. Building a good program, sustaining it, and learning from each experience is vital. It is a journey you are never finished with. Outage scheduling Task planning Response coordination Planning tools Process improvement Moderator/Chair: Joe VonDerHaar, Director, Plant Operations Spurlock, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. [EKPC] Co-Chair: Jeffrey Fassett, President, IEM Energy Consultants Speakers: Revisiting Planned Outage Execution Practices Abstract Mr. Mark Sanders, Principal, ALTRAN Co-Author(s): John Cook, Project Manager, ALTRAN   Project Management Skills Abstract Mr. Rob M. Shepard, Vice President, IEM Energy Consultants   Spurlock Station’s Maintenance Journey “Reactive to Proactive” Abstract Kyle Shadoan, Maintenance Manager, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. [EKPC]

Session 1BB: Are you Operating at Peak Performance? - Combined Cycle Enhancements You Need to Know About

Learn about new enhancements with combustion turbines/combined cycle machines. See what performance upgrades do for reliability, flexibility & improved machine performance. Combined Cycles Operational Experience Performance upgrades Enhanced Reliability Field Experiences Chair: Mike Harbison, President, M E H & Associates, LLC Co-Chair: Rob Broglio, Sr. Sales Manager, Doosan Power Services America Speakers: Mitsubishi Hitachi Expanded range of Industrial Gas Turbines Abstract Carlos E. Koeneke Dr, Chief Technology Officer, Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. Co-Author(s): Takashi KISHINE, Project Engineering Director, Hitachi Power Systems Canada Ltd. Susumu WAKAZONO, Sr. Manager Gas Turbine Engineering, Hitachi Power Systems Canada Ltd.   Plant Optimization Studies of existing Combined Cycle Assets with Performance Upgrades Packages Abstract RuthAnn Rawlings, Product Manger, 7F Gas Turbine Platform, PSM - An Alstom Company

Session 1C: Improving Boiler Performance and Longevity

This session will focus on improving boiler performance and longevity. The first paper will look at the effects of load cycling on boiler pressure parts. The second paper will look at methods to extend tube life in severe operating conditions. The following paper will address boiler improved MATS compliance by reducing boiler air in-leakage. The final paper will address at improving heat rate improvement using sootblower optimization. Metallurgical aspects of load cycling on boiler pressure parts Extending lifetime of boiler tubes under severe conditions with advanced coatings Controlling the cost of MATS compliance via air in-leakage reduction Operational flexibility and heat rate improvement through sootblowing optimization at KCP&L Moderator/Chair: Merrill A. Jones, Sr. Director Business Development, Day & Zimmermann Co-Chair: Keith W. Morris, P.Eng., Retired, Doosan Power Systems Speakers: Metallurgical Aspects of Load Cycling on Boiler Pressure Parts Abstract Dr. Rama Koripelli PhD, PE, Technical Director, David N. French Metallurgists (DNFM)   Extending the lifetime of boiler tubes under severe conditions with advanced coatings in waste and coal-fired power plants. Abstract Tim Batton, Director of Marketing, Eutectic Corporation Co-Author(s): Holly Pasciak, Marketing Manager, Eutectic Corporation   Controlling the Cost of MATS Compliance via Air In-Leakage Reduction Abstract Patrick Fitzgerald, Air In-Leakage Reduction Manager, High Temperature Technologies, Inc.   Operational Flexibility and Heat Rate Improvements through Sootblowing Optimization at KCP&L Abstract Neel Parikh, Principal Engineer, Siemens Co-Author(s): Kenneth Luebbert, Principal Performance Engineer, KCP&L

Session 1D: Through the Eyes of a Utility: Human Error and Safety

Human error is a leading cause of accidents in a power plant. This panel will focus on what utilities are doing to address and deal with situations that arise. Reducing the fear of reporting incidents and near misses Understanding human error and improving human performance How safety can improve the workplace Learn from other utilities Chair: Rob Broglio, Sr. Sales Manager, Doosan Power Services America Co-Chair: Nik Kutz, Training Supervisor, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) Panelist: Larry Stenzel, Manager of Safety, Dairyland Power Cooperative   Vernon V. Hasten, Plant Manager, AECI - Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.   Mr. Bob Fitzgerald, Manager - Project Safety and Health, Southern Company   Michael Benkert, Remove - deceased, NAES Corporation

Session 1E: If You've Got it, Flaunt It - Asset Optimization

The topic of Asset Optimization means many things to many different people. This session invites recognized industry leaders to provide a brief discussion of their respective technology and expertise followed by a panel discussion on the benefits, challenges, and issues of practical application. Chair: Phillip Webster, Retired, Independent Consultant Co-Chair: Frank Andracchi, PE, Energy Industry Executive, Independent Consultant Speakers: Using Adaptive Planning Analytics to Manage Compliance and Operational Risk Abstract Brian Kopp, Fuels Consulting Specialist, Black & Veatch   ISO 55000: Understanding and Leveraging the International Standard for Asset Management Abstract Jeff Cain, Director of Reliability Solutions, Life Cycle Engineering Inc. Co-Author(s): Randy Heisler, CMRP, Managing Principal, Life Cycle Engineering Inc.   Understanding the True Cost of a Unit’s Unavailability and the True Value of its Commercial Availability Abstract Wing Cheng, Managing Director, Integ Enterprise Consulting Co-Author(s): John Basiak, Senior Project Manager, Integ Enterprise Consulting Inc

Session 1F: Reliability Centered Maintenance

With PM, PdM, RCM, and all the others, sometimes it feels like maintenance is managed by acronym. Ultimately, what the plants want is an effective maintenance program that works for their facility, given their resources, budget constraints and corporate risk profile. In this session you will hear what other sites are implementing and how it is working for them, and take away real world experiences. How to adapt maintenance tasks for risk profile New planning tools Process improvement Moderator/Chair: Jeffrey Fassett, President, IEM Energy Consultants Speaker: Mark Mayworm, Ex. Director, Gen. Support, Westar Energy   Lessons Learned during an Actual RCM Implementation Abstract Charlie Chapman, Reliability Centered Maintenance Supervisor, AECI - Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.

* - This speaker has been invited to speak at ELECTRIC POWER 2015, but is not yet confirmed.