Recent projects include:

·        A detailed analysis of intermittent control sequence failures at a power plant.  A brief study, identified a series of small easily rectified faults.  This solved the problem and avoided the expense of replacing the existing control system.

·        The design of a site-wide industrial IT network to integrate a new-build 90MW CCGT plant and related turn-key control packages (DCS) with existing control and information systems.

·       Design and implementation of a new integrated computerised control centre for the Manx Electricity Authority.  The work included full analysis of operator requirements, ergonomic workstation design, integrated video wall display, common standards for control screens, a viewing gallery and facilities for crisis management.  In addition to the operational requirements, the design required a new IT infrastructure to accommodate over 30 computer systems and servers away from the main operations areas. 

·        The design of an integrated energy trading system.  This allowed traders and plant operators, at separate sites, to share common real-time information on plant operation and electricity trades.  A centralised information database (MS-SQL) collects real-time meter readings and commercial data from a variety of sources to provide an integrated history of trading performance for billing reconciliation and cost analysis.

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