Siemens, Zolo Technologies team up on steam generation boilers

Siemens Energy and the US-based company Zolo Technologies have signed a worldwide license agreement for fossil-fueled steam generation boiler applications.

As part of the agreement, the two companies, which have been collaborating in Europe, will more closely integrate their combustion optimization products and actively extend their market activities into the USA, China and other fossil markets in Asia.

Siemens has integrated Zolo Technologies-built ZoloBOSSTM laser-based combustion monitoring system into its SPPA-P3000 process optimization solution for fossil-fueled steam generating power plants.

Siemens Energy Product Management Instrumentation & Electrical vice president Dieter Fluck said, ''By combining both Siemens and Zolo Technologies our customers will benefit from improved efficiency, reduced emissions and higher availability as well as from a huge savings potential for their power plants."

Zolo Technologies CEO Reed Sarver said, "We are excited to expand our collaboration with Siemens into new geographic markets and expect this new agreement will accelerate the penetration of the SPPA-P3000 and ZoloBOSS solution into the marketplace."

The combined Zolo and Siemens solution is designed to utilize real-time, in-furnace combustion information to automatically balance and optimize combustion, thereby significantly improving combustion efficiency, reducing NOx and CO2 emissions and enhancing availability and thermal performance.

Only offered through Siemens, the solution has already proven its capabilities to improve the power generation process in various coal-fired power plants in Europe, US and China.

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National workshop on boilers held in Pune

PUNE: The National Productivity Council, Mumbai in collaboration with the state Directorate of Steam Boilers has organized a two-day national workshop on technological developments in efficient operation and maintenance of boilers on February 6 and 7 in the city.

A statement issued by the National Productivity Council said that, the workshop has been organised in association with the Central Boilers Board, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, union Ministry of Commerce and Industry and supported by leading boiler manufacturers such as Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Industrial Boil-ers, Thermax and Forbes Marshall.

The workshop will provide a platform for sharing of knowledge and experiences in technological advancements in the field of boilers and the current trends in their application, operation and up keep, the statement added. About 200 delegates from Maharashtra and other parts of the country will be attending this workshop, which will be held at the Auto Cluster Development and Research Institute in Chinchwad.

The inaugural function scheduled on February 6 between 9.45 am and 11 am . The inaugural function will be attended by Harbhajan Singh, IAS, Director General, National Productivity Council as well as Arvind Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, state Department of Labour and Administration. T.S.G. Narayannen, secretary, Central Boilers Board, New Delhi would be leading the technical deliberations, the statement said.