Technology Management Renewal at NOVA Gas Transmission

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy C. Cormier ◽  
David V. Dorling
Keyword(s):  
Technology Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Industry Leader ◽  
High Level ◽  
Organizational Principles

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) is an industry leader in successfully applying new technology to meet business needs. The company has had a formal technology development program since 1983 and invests approximately $5.5 million annually towards developing and implementing beneficial new technology. Over the years, this leadership has provided tremendous value to NGTL’s customers, shareholders, employees and the communities in which it operates. In 1994, as part of the company’s re-engineering initiative, a high-level scoping effort identified several opportunities to further enhance the business value derived through the application of technology. To realize these opportunities, NGTL launched an effort to renew its processes for managing technology. Through this renewal effort, NGTL: 1) developed guiding organizational principles for managing technology, 2) established Key Technology Areas of focus, 3) re-structured its technology development organization, 4) leveraged best-practice concepts to improve the process of developing and implementing technologies, and 5) made significant progress in marketing the value of technological innovation across the organization. This paper will highlight NGTL’s technology management renewal effort including its historical context and rationale, the process used and the major outcomes.

scholarly journals Current Status of Ceramic Gas Turbine (CGT302)

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirotake Kobayashi ◽  
Tetsuo Tatsumi ◽  
Takashi Nakashima ◽  
Isashi Takehara ◽  
Yoshihiro Ichikawa
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
New Energy

In Japan, from the point of view of energy saving and environmental protection, a 300kW Ceramic Gas Turbine (CGT) Research and Development program started in 1988 and is still continuing as a part of “the New Sunshine Project” promoted by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITT). The final target of the program is to achieve 42% thermal efficiency at 1350°C of turbine inlet temperature (TIT) and to keep NOx emissions below present national regulations. Under contract to the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) has been developing the CGT302 with Kyocera Corporation and Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd. By the end of the fiscal year 1996, the CGT302 achieved 37.0% thermal efficiency at 1280°C of TIT. In 1997, TIT reached 1350°C and a durability operation for 20 hours at 1350°C was conducted successfully. Also fairly low NOx was proved at 1300°C of TIT. In January 1998, the CGT302 has achieved 37.4% thermal efficiency at 1250°C TIT. In this paper, we will describe our approaches to the target performance of the CGT302 and current status.

Development of 300kW Class Ceramic Gas Turbine (CGT303)

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Issel Ohhashi ◽  
Sadao Arakawa
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Power Generator ◽  
Construction Machinery ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Ceramic Components

CCT303 is a two-shaft regenerative ceramic gas turbine with rotary heat exchangers for the purpose of mobile power generator. It is also widely adaptable for industrial machinery and construction machinery as well. The development program of CGT303 is funded by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The maximum output power of 300kW and thermal efficiency of 42% at TiT 1350C are the objectives of this development. The high TiT requires for the material of all gas passage components to use ceramics which are designed appropriately to keep sufficient strength by using sophisticated computer analysis. Hot spin tests on ceramic turbine rotors and thermal shock tests on stationary ceramic components have been carried out to prove their strength. The paper covers the design concept of CGT303 and results of analysis.

Proposed Holistic Framework for Managing Development of Road Infrastructure Technology in South Africa

1998 ◽  
Vol 1637 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
F. C. Rust ◽  
R. M. Vos
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Transportation Industry ◽  
The Public

The technology development process for the public sector in the transportation industry in South Africa became fragmented as a result of a short-term view with a lack of strategic focus. The subsequent perceived poor performance of the technology development program and inadequate implementation of results motivated the development of a new model for technology development—utilizing a holistic, systems approach at the strategic level with supporting techniques and basic information. The conceptual development of the new technology development model implemented in South Africa is discussed and the use of some of the concepts in the planning and execution of technology development programs for the Southern African Bitumen Association (Sabita) and the South African Department of Transport (SADoT) are illustrated. It is concluded that technology transfer and implementation would be much more effective if it were conducted as part of the technology development system.

Technology Development: A European Experience

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 217-230
Author(s):  
John Craggs ◽  
Malcolm Bell ◽  
Simon Quarrell ◽  
Francisco Laranjeira
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
European Experience ◽  
Functional Areas ◽  
Structured Approach

Since January 1993, the Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) Shipyard in Portugal has been engaged in a program of productivity improvement In many other shipyards, the traditional approach has been to select wide-ranging technology projects and to employ large teams of advisors and counterpart managers. The approach here has been to involve key functional areas with wide involvement of yard personnel in driving the program forward. The consultancy team has been small and has acted as a catalyst and advisor on the management of change and the specification and implementation of new technology. The central theme has been the establishment of workstation operations. The emphasis of the project has been in developing a structured approach to productivity improvement through the implementation of "best practice." The objective has not been to implement perceived latest technology, but to adapt the approach to suit local conditions and culture. To date the results have been dramatic and far-reaching. The yard is now adopting a radically new approach to planning and production engineering, to the preparation of production information, and to the organization of work on the shop floor.

Development of 300 kW Class Ceramic Gas Turbine (CGT303)

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 777-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ohhashi ◽  
S. Arakawa
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Power Generator ◽  
Construction Machinery ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Ceramic Components

CGT303 is a two-shaft regenerative ceramic gas turbine with rotary heat exchangers for the purpose of mobile power generator. It is also widely adaptable for industrial machinery and construction machinery as well. The development program of CGT303 is funded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The maximum output power of 300 kW and thermal efficiency of 42 percent at TiT 1350°C are the objectives of this development. The high TiT requires all gas passage components to be made of ceramics that are designed appropriately to keep sufficient strength by using sophisticated computer analysis. Hot spin tests on ceramic turbine rotors and thermal shock tests on stationary ceramic components have been carried out to prove their strength. The paper covers the design concept of CGT303 and results of analysis.

Business Model Innovation-Oriented Technology Management for Emergent Technologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 667-677
Author(s):  
Sven Seidenstricker ◽  
Ardilio Antonino
Keyword(s):  
Technology Management ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Emergent Technologies ◽  
New Business

The diffusion of new technologies into the market challenges technology management in research and practice. Technology commercialization and detecting markets at an early stage of technology development have been considered in the research on technology management in recent years; however, all technologies, when it comes to the market, need to be embedded in sustainable business models. The research and concepts of business model innovations might offer support to identify market gaps which fit emerging technology and define requirements for its development; hence, the diffusion rate for new technology, as well as its scope for competitive advantage, can be increased. This chapter elaborates three main steps for developing new business models for emergent technologies through the management of technologies and influencing their development at an early stage.

Business Model Innovation-Oriented Technology Management for Emergent Technologies

2018 ◽  
pp. 4560-4569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Seidenstricker ◽  
Ardilio Antonino
Keyword(s):  
Technology Management ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Emergent Technologies ◽  
New Business

The diffusion of new technologies into the market challenges technology management in research and practice. Technology commercialisation and detecting markets at an early stage of technology development have been considered in the research on technology management in recent years; however, all technologies, when it comes to the market, need to be embedded in sustainable business models. The research and concepts of business model innovations might offer support to identify market gaps which fit emerging technology and define requirements for its development; hence, the diffusion rate for new technology, as well as its scope for competitive advantage, can be increased. This paper elaborates three main steps for developing new business models for emergent technologies through the management of technologies and influencing their development at an early stage.

Fine MCP Decapsulation Technology Development

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianwei Zhou ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Taekoo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Etching ◽  
Etch Rate ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Ammonium Hydroxide ◽  
Mechanical Polishing ◽  
Technology Process ◽  
Tetra Methyl Ammonium Hydroxide ◽  
Die Surface

Abstract Multi-Chip Package (MCP) decapsulation is now becoming a rising problem. Because for traditional decapsulation method, acid can’t dissolve the top silicon die to expose the bottom die surface in MCP. It makes inspecting the bottom die in MCP is difficult. In this paper, a new MCP decapsulation technology combining mechanical polishing with chemical etching is introduced. This new technology can remove the top die quickly without damaging the bottom die using KOH and Tetra-Methyl Ammonium Hydroxide (TMAH). The technology process and relative application are presented. The factors that affect the KOH and TMAH etch rate are studied. The usage difference between the two etchant is discussed.

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