Intertek recognized for Cost of Cycling expertise

12 Apr 2013

Intertek’s commitment to excellence empowers employees
Sunnyvale, CA – Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, announced that its USA-based Asset Integrity Management (AIM) Engineering Services group was recognized for its Cost of Cycling expertise.

The Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG) announced the recipients of its 2013 Annual Achievement Awards, and honorees included Steve Lefton, Power Project Manager, Intertek Engineering Services. Mr. Lefton brings over 40 years of experience working on power-related projects around the world.

UVIG serves as a comprehensive information resource and support for utilities, power generating companies, and independent operators. This group is a forum and collective virtual knowledge base in which participants can exchange information on the issues most relevant to wind and solar plant owners and operators.

UVIG President Henry Durrwachter presented the awards at a reception during its 2013 Spring Technical Workshop and Annual Meeting held April 3-4 in Charleston, SC.

The citation for the award to Steve Lefton notes his “outstanding contributions to determining the impact of cycling operation due to wind and solar generation on operation and maintenance cost and emissions of coal and natural gas plants in the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study (WWSIS).”

Intertek’s Asset Integrity Management (AIM) engineering experts provide value-added and customized engineering services through specialization in asset integrity management and life management of infrastructure, facilities, and equipment. Their expertise in operational testing, maintenance optimization and performance optimization help insure the greatest output of plant equipment.

Mr. Lefton said "This is a much-appreciated award because it acknowledges the analysis and publishing of some 35 years of my power plant work and the focus of our cycling team at Intertek Asset Integrity Management."

Mr. Lefton’s engineering team is comprised of engineers who have conducted Cost of Cycling projects around the world in over 400 power plants resulting in utilities savings or cost recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars through proper accounting of the plants’ true on/ off and load cycling costs.

For more information about Intertek’s Asset Integrity Management engineering services, please visit https://www.intertek.com/industrial/engineering-consultancy

Contact:

Steve Lefton
Power Project Manager, Engineering Services Group
Tel: +1 408-745-7000
Email: Steve.Lefton@intertek.com

Niki Schroeder
Global Marketing Manager, Industry Services
Tel: +1 281 364 2897
Email: Niki.Schroeder@intertek.com

About Intertek
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