Conference Program

This session reviews several innovative approaches to PM, Hg, Acid gas control using DSI & baghouses.

A power plant is a complex set of systems which contribute to the overall operation of the plant. This session explores innovations for improvements to existing process challenges.

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.

This session will review the EPA’s Clean Power Plan and speculate on the impacts it will have on the electric generating industry. Facts on CO2 emissions and case histories will be presented.

The Clean Power Plan is a proposed regulation to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent from electric generating plants by 2030. And, there are very aggressive interim targets for CO2 reductions beginning in 2020. Each state faces different CO2 targets. And, states must develop implementation plans by 2016 or 2017 if in conjunction with other states. The EPA has proposed four “building blocks” to meet the CO2 reductions. These “building blocks” are improved power plant efficiency of 6 percent, use of natural gas combined cycle plants in lieu of coal plants, increased use of renewable and nuclear generation, and increases in demand-side efficiency.

This presentation focuses on the challenges associated with implementing and maintaining adequate fire protection on aging generation assets. Of particular interest will be: Incorporating emerging fire protection technologies into existing steam and combustion turbines and their associated support systems; Establishing a team approach to inspection, testing and maintenance; And applying NFPA 850, Factory Mutual Data Sheets 7-101 and 7-79 criteria to achieve Highly Protected Risk Status.

This session will focus on the optimization reduction technology for NOx reduction. Topics will include improvements to catalyst design, ammonia distribution and catalyst cleaning.

Whether it is back-up batteries in our substations or batteries used for peak load shaving we must consider how we will manage a bad day before it arrives. This course will provide participants with the data obtained from field testing in terms of effective suppression agents, spacial separation and best practices for design. Testing was done on the following battery types:

• Lead Acid
  
• Lithium Ion
  
• Sodium Sulfur
  
• Sodium Nickel Chloride
  
• Vanadiium Redox