Invenergy Selects GE’s Predix-based Asset Performance Management (APM) Solution to Improve Gas Thermal Fleet Performance as...
April 25 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Milestone Project Helps Usher in
Digital Transformation at Six Invenergy Thermal Plants with 3,159
MW of Capacity
- APM Solution Allows Operators to
Predict Equipment Issues, Avoid Costly Unplanned Outages
- Predix Apps will analyze data from 13
GE Gas Turbines
GE (NYSE:GE) and Invenergy LLC have signed an agreement to
deploy GE’s Predix* based Asset Performance Management (APM)
reliability management software on 13 GE turbines at six
gas-operated thermal plants in the U.S., with an operating capacity
of 3,159 MW.
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Invenergy is North America's largest independent, privately-held
renewable energy provider. The company develops, owns and operates
clean energy facilities across the globe. Invenergy has more than
5,500 MW of natural gas-fueled electric generating projects in
operation, construction and advanced development, all of which use
cutting-edge technologies to work hand-in-hand with the growth of
renewable energy. Invenergy’s natural gas projects use abundant,
reliable, domestically sourced natural gas to produce
electricity.
GE’s APM reliability management solution will assist plant
O&M technicians at these sites to more accurately predict and
diagnose equipment failures before they occur to avoid costly
unplanned outages through early warning alerts. The APM solution
also enables intelligent asset strategies that balance three
traditional competing priorities within the plant—reducing cost,
improving availability and reliability, and managing risk—to help
improve a plant’s overall asset and operational performance.
“Cutting-edge technologies, including advanced digital solutions
such as APM and software analytics, give us greater visibility into
the performance of our plants at both the asset management and
fleet level, while demonstrating real economic value for our plant
operations,” said Jim Shield, EVP & chief commercial officer at
Invenergy LLC. “We believe these digital solutions are the key
element of our innovation strategy to deliver power more reliably
to our customers’ energy needs.”
Invenergy’s digital initiative with GE began in 2015 with a
pilot project designed to test early detection of equipment or
system failures on selected units using both GE and non-GE
equipment. Using machine data sensors, predictive analytics and
process optimizations, GE’s APM solution provided Invenergy with
asset anomaly detection through a unified user experience,
providing alerts, alarms, historical analysis with the visibility
into asset performance and health.
During this six-month testing phase, a turbine journal bearing
issue with early stage vibration was identified through an early
warning alert. This issue, if left undetected, could have damaged
the turbine and resulted in an unplanned outage during peak periods
of plant operation. Using GE’s APM software and analytics,
Invenergy O&M technicians quickly detected the problem three
months ahead of a planned outage. A number of corrective actions
were developed to fix the issue until the full equipment health
could be examined more closely during the scheduled maintenance
window.
“Today, across the United States, the average power generation
system is unavailable six percent of the time due to unplanned
downtime. With GE’s Predix-based APM, we can eliminate in most
cases 70% of that unplanned downtime today, and we’re heading
rapidly towards 90% coverage,” said Ganesh Bell, chief digital
officer at GE Power. “This is the type of outcome that dramatically
changes the economics of modern power production, something that is
all the more important in a rapidly-evolving energy landscape.”
About Invenergy LLC
Invenergy drives innovation in energy. Invenergy and its
affiliated companies develop, own, and operate large-scale
renewable and other clean energy generation and storage facilities
in the Americas, and Europe. Invenergy's home office is
located in Chicago and it has regional development offices in
the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Europe.
Invenergy and its affiliated companies have developed more than
15,500 MW of projects that are in operation, construction or
advanced development, including wind, solar, natural gas-fueled
power generation and energy storage projects. For more
information, please visit www.invenergyllc.com.
About GE Power
GE Power is a world leader in power generation with deep domain
expertise to help customers deliver electricity from a wide
spectrum of fuel sources. We are transforming the electricity
industry with the digital power plant, the world’s largest and most
efficient gas turbine, full balance of plant, upgrade and service
solutions as well as our data-leveraging software. Our innovative
technologies and digital offerings help make power more affordable,
reliable, accessible and sustainable.
For more information, visit the company's website at
www.gepower.com. Follow GE Power on Twitter @GE Power and on
LinkedIn at GE Power.
*Predix is a trademark of General Electric Company
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312-582-1424mryan@invenergyllc.com
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