Honeywell has said that it has been selected to rebuild the operating system of a 1,000MW power plant operated by Finland-based power utility Fortum. The project will reportedly deliver better levels of safety, reliability, efficiency and environmental compliance to the plant.
Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) will be used to operate the power station. According to the company, Experion streamlines production by allowing plants to unify process, production and business management.
The system integrates data from critical subsystems across the facility, such as process units and safety systems, and delivers relevant information to operators for improved decision making in the control room.
Experion is also expected to help reduce maintenance costs, improve productivity and produce energy more economically by enabling plant operators to better monitor and manage capacity utilization and other aspects of the production process.
Additionally, Honeywell’s Safety Manager will be used to help boost safety capabilities at the site. Safety Manager integrates safety systems such as fire and gas detectors into overall control and automation strategies.
Honeywell’s UniSim operator training system will be used to train the plant operators, further enabling the staff to facilitate safe and efficient plant start-up. Honeywell will also provide a wide range of services, including pre-engineering, application engineering, installation, commissioning and fine tuning of the system.
