Process optimisation solution for energy generation

Honeywell Process Solutions has announced its Advanced Energy Solutions, a suite of process control, monitoring and optimisation applications designed specifically for industrial power-generation facilities.

The Advanced Energy Solutions suite allows industrial power and cogeneration plants to balance electricity generation demands with operational efficiencies and regulatory constraints. By implementing Advanced Energy Solutions, Honeywell claims that industrial power-generation facilities will benefit from reduced heat rate and power production costs, increased effective boiler operating range, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, optimised production capacity utilisation, optimised transient states control, extended production asset life and reduced maintenance.

The solution integrates with the Honeywell Experion Process Knowledge System, as well as other distributed control systems. Software applications available as part of the suite include Advanced Combustion Control, Plant Performance Optimizer, Master Pressure Control, Plant Performance Monitor and Tie-Line Control. These applications have common architecture, compatible interfaces and can be implemented individually or as a completely integrated solution in order to maximise the process optimisation benefit.