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June 2006
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Industry Watch: Sago’s Sad Truths
The Sago mine disaster in West Virginia in early January shocked many Americans.
High-Stakes Troubleshooting
High-stakes troubleshooting can be harrowing, but using a systematic process can ease the pressure, increase your chances of success and make it easier every time.
Easing the Exodus
Innovative personnel strategies can combat the loss of technical skills.
Repairing Hot Section Nozzles Can Be Cost-Effective
An effective method for repairing hot section nozzle trailing edges is coming for large gas turbines.
Level Measurement Solutions for Coal Handling Applications
Here’s a look at the range and applications of level measurement technology
Generating Buzz: Idaho Power Takes on Performance Management to Prepare for Workforce Aging
Idaho Power provides electric service to nearly 460,000 customers in a 24,000-square mile area in Idaho and eastern Oregon.
A Challenge to Our Industry
Chances are your workplace has been hit.
From Pikes Peak to Peak Demand
Next time you quench your thirst in Colorado Springs, Colo., realize the water in your glass probably spun a power turbine somewhere between the top of 14,000-foot Pikes Peak, which rises from the city’s west side, and your water glass.
Laser Scanning Can Help Meet NRC Safety Assessment Mandate
A 3-D laser measurement and imaging technology used for years in fossil and nuclear plants could be an effective means to assess the ability of emergency core cooling systems to provide long-term core cooling in the event of a loss of cooling accident in pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear plants.
Easing That Shake, Rattle and Roll
Condenser units, commonly called hotwells, have been used for decades to cool steam generated by power plants.
Vibration Problems Mitigated at Con-Ed Steam Plant
Con-Ed’s East River Station - the world’s largest steam distribution plant - was upgraded and brought on line in the spring of 2005.
First U.S. Solar Thermal Plant in 20 Years Dedicated
The Saguaro Solar Generating Station, the first solar thermal parabolic trough power plant solely intended to produce electricity to be built in the United States since 1988, was dedicated April 22.
One Dozen FutureGen Sites Named
The FutureGen Alliance, a partnership of the U.S. Department of Energy and a group of coal and electric utility companies, has selected 12 sites as potential locations for the $1 billion FutureGen power plant.
Construction & Contracts
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business Briefs
Personnel & Promotions
Drive Train Innovation Raises Wind Turbine Efficiency, Offers Gearbox Improvements
Over the past decade, land-based wind turbines have grown from about 700 kW to well over 2 MW.
Self-cleaning Filters Unclog Wet Scrubbers
American Electric Power Co.’s (AEP’s) Gen. James M. Gavin Plant in Cheshire, Ohio, contains two 1,300-MW units built in the 1970s.
Coupling Leads to Fewer Pulverizer Maintenance Worries
Coal-fired power plants can have up to 25 coal pulverizer drives, depending on their size.
Self-Serve Takes on New Meaning: Materials at the Point-of-Use
It’s been happening in consumer markets for years: Companies have been increasing their efficiency by putting more capability into consumers’ hands.
Rotary UPS Cures Some Health Care Facility Ills
In today’s power intensive and power sensitive world, interruptions - even when few, far between and minor - can be devastating.
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