AMHERST, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2022 --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the global movement toward renewable energy, decarbonization and net zero emissions, EtaPRO LLC Toshiba Group, a Toshiba Group company, has an active surveillance solution in Indonesia . PT. Furnished Geo Dipa Energi (Persero) Geothermal Plant (GDE) awarded contract to Toshiba Asia Pacific Indonesia*1.*2 EtaPRO uses IoT and artificial intelligence technologies, including predictive fault diagnosis and performance monitoring, to optimize GDE plant performance.
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Figure 1: Image of Patuha Geothermal Power Plant (Photo: Business Wire)
This service is a commercial version of the work carried out in the factory as a demonstration project conducted by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) in October 2019.*3 The demonstration project confirmed the effectiveness of the company's EtaPRO® IoT. ad fault diagnosis technique.
The EtaPRO business was acquired by Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation *4 last year to enhance global turbine and equipment service and maintenance solutions with EtaPRO digital asset management technology. This combination of steam turbine equipment and digital technology has achieved significant results at GDE. Since 1966, Toshiba has supplied more than 60 geothermal turbines to 25 countries. Geothermal energy generation is considered a key approach to achieving carbon neutrality.
EtaPRO's active performance and condition monitoring software has revolutionized the power generation industry by detecting small changes in equipment performance and vibration - early warnings of more serious problems. EtaPRO allows operators to solve problems before they turn into equipment failure, reducing downtime and downtime. In addition, EtaPRO solutions allow users to optimize plant productivity. Installed in thermal, wind, solar, gas and geothermal power plants around the world, EtaPRO detects anomalies:
EtaPRO also supports energy providers with different types of generation and transition from one energy source to another. The same software that tracks coal-fired power plants also tracks solar, wind and other renewables, providing unique, standardized and customized capabilities for the world's energy systems. EtaPRO is deployed in more than 60 countries in power plants with a capacity of 700 GW.
The system supported by GDE is technologically differentiated, using EtaPRO artificial intelligence to analyze plant operational data from various sensors in real time and identify signs of anomalies that may cause problems in normal operation. As a result, it reduces the number and duration of power plant failures. NEDO's demonstration project has proven to reduce the occurrence of problems by more than 20%. Another important feature is the ability to detect signs of anomalies in normal conditions of geothermal power plants, such as: B. unstable flow of steam to the turbine.
Indonesia's total installed capacity by 2020 was about 62 GW, with half of that coming from coal-fired power generation. On the other hand, as part of the Paris Agreement, the Indonesian government committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 29% by 2030. The Electricity Business Plan (RUPTL) states that geothermal generation will account for about 3.4 GW (about 8%) of the 40.6 GW. Power generation capacity to increase by 2030*5 Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has delivered several geothermal power plants to Indonesia. It will proactively deliver IoT solutions that deliver optimal performance and help overcome challenges faced by current and future customers.
By offering this service worldwide, Toshiba is supporting the global transition to more renewable energy by ensuring the optimal efficiency of all installations and energy mixes. With EtaPRO, plant operators can help improve plant utilization by encouraging geothermal energy generation and reducing customers' energy generation costs to achieve carbon neutrality.
*1: A group of geothermal power plants owned and operated by the Indonesian state-owned geothermal company GDE. The facility was commissioned in 2014 and has a nominal capacity of 60,000 kW.
*2: Toshiba Asia Pacific Indonesia is the Indonesian subsidiary of Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS).
*3: NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technologies Development Organization) technology development project for advanced applications of geothermal energy.
https://www.global.toshiba/ww/news/energy/2019/10/news-20191023-01.html
https://www.nedo.go.jp/english/introducing/introducing_index.html
https://www.nedo.go.jp/activities/ZZJP_100066.html (Japanese only)
* 4: Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation is a subsidiary of Toshiba ESS.
* 5: From the Electricity Business Plan for the period 2021-2030 (RUPTL).
https://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/cefim/indonesia/RUPTL-2021-30-PLN-steps-up-ambitions-to-accelerate-clean-energy-investments-in-Indonesia.pdf
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