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PITTSBURGH (September 7, 2005) — Emerson Process Management
announced today that it has been awarded a $1.8 million contract
to install controls for a new Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system
at Unit 3 of Cinergy Corp.’s Gibson Generating Station, near
Princeton, Ind. Cinergy will install Emerson’s PlantWeb digital
architecture with the Solaris-based Ovation® expert control
system, as well as AMS™ Suite asset management software and
Rosemount® intelligent field transmitters.
Emerson's
Power & Water Solutions industry center will coordinate
and supervise the process control system installation at the
3,250-megawatt station, one of the largest fossil-fuel plants
in North America. Delivery is scheduled for December 2005.
With this comprehensive automation solution, Cinergy will
be able to optimize performance of its new FGD system. Additionally,
since the plant’s five 650-megawatt units already are controlled
by Emerson distributed control systems, installation of the Ovation
FGD controls has the additional benefit of enabling Cinergy to
easily integrate the new control system with existing plant controls,
further boosting overall plant efficiency.
"The
installation of this scrubber is part of Cinergy’s
on-going commitment to the environment, and the control system
is an important aspect of this project,” said Carl King,
senior engineer, Gibson Generating Station. “Having used
Emerson controls for a number of years, we are well aware of the
operational and cost benefits of these systems.”
"We
are pleased to be able to continue our relationship with Cinergy
and are gratified by their ongoing confidence in Emerson,” said
Bob Yeager, president, Emerson Power & Water Solutions. “We
believe Emerson was selected by Cinergy for this project due
to benefits delivered by prior use of our distributed systems,
our extensive industry experience, and the proven record of increased
reliability and availability delivered by the PlantWeb digital
plant approach.”
Ovation: Built for
Power
Emerson’s commitment to the ongoing integration
of expertise and leading-edge technologies has kept Ovation
at the forefront of power industry controls solutions. For
example, Ovation boasts a number of industry-leading advanced
technologies: the incorporation of embedded advanced control
algorithms specifically tailored to meet the challenges of
electricity generation; a mission-critical, 100 MB Fast Ethernet
network for high-speed communications of plant information;
the industry’s most powerful controller with
the fastest duty cycle available to optimize plant performance;
and a full line of analog, digital and special-purpose turbine
and boiler control modules; among others.
Furthermore, Ovation’s
integrated digital bus capabilities leverage Foundation™ fieldbus,
HART, DeviceNet™ and
Profibus DP industry standard communications protocols. These technologies
power Emerson’s PlantWeb digital plant architecture, an open,
standards-based approach enables power generation customers to
optimize reliability, performance and environmental compliance
through the integration of high-speed communications networks,
intelligent field devices and bus I/O technologies.
About
Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com),
an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate
their production, processing and distribution in the power,
water and wastewater treatment, chemical, oil and gas, refining,
pulp and paper, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other
industries.
Emerson's Power & Water
Solutions division (www.emersonprocess-powerwater.com)
is a global supplier of advanced distributed process control
and information systems. The Pittsburgh-based company is a recognized
leader in developing plant-wide process control solutions for
the power generation, water treatment and wastewater treatment
industries. Power & Water
Solutions plays a key role in the Emerson mission of combining
superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering,
consulting, project management and maintenance services. Emerson
brands include PlantWeb® , Ovation®, SmartProcess®,
Fisher® , Micro Motion® , Rosemount®,
Daniel®, DeltaV™, and AMS™Suite.
About
Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global
leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide
innovative solutions to customers through its network power,
process management, industrial automation, climate technologies,
and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004
were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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Ovation, SureService, SmartProcess, PlantWeb,
Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount, Daniel, AMS™ Suite and DeltaV™ are
marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are the property
of their respective owners.
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