November/December 2016
Issue 6 - November -0001

Power Points | Off the Grid

By Terry Wildman, Editor-in-Chief

As the technology of renewable energy marches on, the appeal to live off the electric grid is growing exponentially.
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The Grid Transformation Forum | Key Industry Trends

By Dave Bryant

We are in discussion with Dave Bryant Director Technology with CTC Global.
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Green Ovations | Open-Source Smarts: How OpenFMB™ Supports DER Management

By Aaron Smallwood

If there's one kind of system that just about every firm has, it's a database.
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From Research to Action | Workforce Management Tools for an Integrated Grid

By Dr. John J. Simmins

Over the last decade, there has been a revolution in commercial and personal electronics and the communication systems that tie them together.
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Protection and Control System Impacts from the Digital World – Part 2 of 2

By Stefan Meier and Steven Kunsman

Cyber security creates fear in our industry as mentioning NERC/CIP compliance can lead to the wrong behavior.
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Animal Outage Mitigation Key to Improving Reliability
The Importance of Collecting Outage Statistics and Causes

By Ellen Smith

Good data provides the ability to make appropriate decisions regarding an animal-caused outage problem.
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New Standard Approved for Nuclear Safety Equipment
The Importance of Collecting Outage Statistics and Causes

By John White

A new global standard will contribute to achieving the nuclear power industry's continuing emphasis on the integrity of its safety-related equipment and practices, as global demand for nuclear energy rebounds.
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Mitigating the Effects of Age on Critical Underground Cable Transmission Equipment Through Restoration

By Jillian Leinen

There are approximately 4500 circuit miles of 69kv to 345kv underground transmission cables in service in the United States, most of which are High-Pressure Fluid-Filled (HPFF) cables.
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New Developments in Thermography Enable Automated Conditioned-based Maintenance Strategy
Increasing reliability through continuous and remote substation asset monitoring

By Lenny Shaver

Conditioned-based maintenance (CBM) is essential for electric utilities.
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The Bigger Picture | WEATHER FORECASTING AND DATA USAGES

By J. Singer, R. O. Mueller and J. Kullmann

Accurately forecasting weather conditions is a challenge faced by all utilities.
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Security Sessions | Combatting Cyber Threats in the Electrical Grid: A Guide for Engineers

By Germán Fernández

Electrical grid security continues to be top of mind for power and utility companies.
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Guest Editorial 1 | Oxy-PFBC: Paving the Way to Low-Cost Carbon Capture

By Don Stevenson and William Follett

As renewable energy grows as a serious option for delivering capacity for power generation, fossil fuels continue to serve as the top source for energy production worldwide.
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Guest Editorial 2 | Combining High Performance Computing with Big Data Analytics on the Same Infrastructure
New solutions offer flexibility to run workloads on bare metal, virtualized, or containerized

By Dr. Matthijs van Leeuwen

Three important trends keep coming up in conversations with customers in the high performance computing (HPC) and big data markets.
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Guest Editorial 3 | Taking Lean Manufacturing to the Next Level

By Alan Swade

Take a moment and consider society's increasing infatuation with fitness. We think about losing bulk, building muscle, increasing speed and stamina – becoming lean.
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