Reliability Improvement
KEMA's aims at reliability improvement through proactive asset management
Asset management is not a new practice - generators have always managed assets. How generators manage their assets is undergoing profound change. Asset management approaches and analytical tools have finally matured to the point where decisions can be based on data and facts – not just “gut feel” instincts and intuition.
These solutions have come just in time to address critical challenges related to aging assets, aging workforce and increased operating performance pressures. And assets can now be truly managed in a proactive manner with a high degree of confidence.
KEMA’s Advanced Life Time Management approach comprises condition assessment and asset base modeling tools to help generators evaluate the impact of aging assets on O&M and capital spending and reliability. The results are fed into KEMA’s asset management portfolio selection tool to create an optimized portfolio of investments.
The result – a portfolio of maintenance and replacement projects, and monitoring of critical high-energy parts, optimized against plant asset management strategies, operating performance targets and financial constraints. Plant management knows what planned projects should deliver, the risk-tradeoffs between available options, and the risk of not meeting performance targets. Operations personnel have an effective means for quantifying and forecasting system needs in a manner that can be consistently communicated. The tools also provide a process that captures best practices and is not at risk of walking out the door when experienced resources retire.
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KEMA can help you limit financial risks by balancing power generation fleet management and trade
KEMA has the knowledge, experience and equipment needed for condition assessments through inspections and (non-)destructive testing
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KEMA's quality assurance and quality control services have a solid base thanks to more than 30 years of experience in technical inspections
KEMA has over 30 years of experience in plant and high-voltage equipment inspections
Impartial failure analysis, thorough diagnostics, and sound conclusions
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