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May 2006
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Powering the Northwest
Portland General Electric is constructing what will be the most efficient natural gas-fired generator of its type in the Northwest.
Strong Wind Uncovers Weaknesses
Wind energy installations grew at a record pace in 2005. With the extension of production tax credits, the wind industry is in a boom cycle.
Improved catalyst can clear the air
Catalyst technology can make clean coal plants look as clean as they are.
Out with the Old, In with the New
Intermountain Power Service Corp. replaced its vintage hard panel simulator with a new simulator designed around its modern distributed control system.
Wicked Problems
Picture this heavyweight prize-fight match up: engineering’s logical and rational approach to problem solving versus the sometimes-street brawling style of public policy development.
Renewable Electricity: Poised to Make a Difference
Our appetite for electricity is insatiable. By 2025, global demand is projected to reach more than 26 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year.
Industry Faces Fuel Supply Hurdles
With an expected uptick in the nuclear power industry on the horizon, many observers are concerned whether the U.S. will have the infrastructure needed to support the anticipated renaissance.
Salina Pumped Storage Project
Back in the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s, the Oklahoma state legislature created the Grand River Dam Authority, which built and operates three hydroelectric facilities and two lakes along the river’s system in northeastern Oklahoma.
Combustion Dynamics Monitoring Lets CT Operators Run With Confidence
The need to adhere to strict NOx emissions is forcing power plant operators to make sure fuel mixtures fall within tight parameters.
Wind’s Who’s Who
As indicated by the annual industry rankings of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released in March, the U.S. wind industry easily broke records from in 2004
Almost 4,000 Air Pollution Projects Underway
Utilities worldwide have initiated more than 3,800 air pollution control projects slated for completion within the next eight years.
Construction & Contracts
Business Briefs
Mergers & Acquisitions
Personnel & Promotions
Test Stand Allows Plant to Monitor, Detect, Analyze and Repair RCP Bearing Failures
Nuclear power plants depend on electric motor-driven pumps to circulate coolant through a closed system of pipes to help dissipate excess heat.
Energy Storage: Not Just R&D Nor Necessarily Expensive
Energy storage has long been recognized as a highly desirable and valuable component of electric power systems, whether for utility-scale or small to large distributed generation (DG) systems.
Products
Report Cards
School will be out soon and report cards will be coming home.
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