1. © Siemens AG 2013 Are you getting the most from your CEMS? Bob Lane Siemens Process Analytics Air Quality Exhibition March 13 th, 2013

2. © Siemens AG 2013 Industry SectorPage 2 Agenda  Background  The idea  The benefits

3. © Siemens AG 2013 Industry SectorPage 3 Background  Consider a typical manufacturing, generation or treatment process  The Process Control System (PCS) is responsible for:  Providing the operators with a window on the process  Interface to package plant equipment (eg materials handling)  Control of balance of plant equipment (eg effluent treatment)  Process safety  Data historian & management information The Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) is responsible for: Legislative compliance The two systems are usually separate.....

4. © Siemens AG 2013 Industry SectorPage 4 The idea

5. © Siemens AG 2013 Industry SectorPage 5 The benefits  Single operation platform – common spares, training, etc  Common alarms & diagnostics – easier maintenance  Emissions data can be used to enhance process performance  Trend emissions against process variables to link cause & effect  CEMS can be part of PCS asset management system – facilitates preventive maintenance  For biomass – use CEMS data for carbon14 correlation Greater visibility = greater awareness

6. © Siemens AG 2013 Thank you for your attention! Bob Lane Business Manager Siemens Process Analytics Worcester WR4 9ZQ Phone: 07788 498078 E-Mail: bob.lane@siemens.com Title of the presentationTitle of the presentation