Emerson Process Management Energy Advisor real-time energy management information system

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Emerson Process Management has released Energy Advisor, a real-time energy management information system that automates the process of monitoring and managing energy consumption across mills, plants and refineries. With real-time, meaningful information about a site’s energy performance, process manufacturers can identify inefficiencies and irregularities and take corrective action, saving on average 5-10% in energy costs annually, according to the company.

The system pulls energy data from various sources, including Emerson’s DeltaV and Ovation distributed control systems, as well as its wireless infrastructure, to provide real-time analysis and historical context. Using Emerson’s process models, manufacturers are able to analyse and compare three critical items: the amount of energy a system is designed to use, what it has used over time and what it is consuming in the moment.

Key features of the technology include: Consumption Monitoring, which identifies and logs root causes for energy overconsumption events; Data Integrity Checker that verifies integrity of energy data before it is used; Energy Target Calculator, which creates models from past historical data to predict target energy consumption; and Standard Reports, including cost per unit of production, energy performance trends and electrical demand cost.