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June 2009
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Hydroelectricity: The Versatile Renewable
Hydro OEMs are being flooded with orders for projects using improved conventional technology and new, emerging technologies.
Meeting the Training and Education Challenge
A busy fall outage season looks to test the pipeline for skilled nuclear plant workers.
Hydrogen Cools Well, but Safety is Crucial
In its pure state, hydrogen is fine, but a mixture of air and hydrogen can be explosive.
Enhanced Mercury Oxidation
A new catalyst offers a new way to enhance mercury control.
A Variety of Hg Capture Solutions Are Available
While vacating the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) has postponed implementation of mercury capture to some extent, improvements in ways to capture – and monitor – Hg have continued to wend their way through the pilot testing phases and into the commercial market.
COAL-GEN Expands in 2009
Take advantage of most up-to-date discussions of what’s happening in the coal-fired sector by attending COAL-GEN 2009 in Charlotte, N.C. the August 18-21.
Gas and Diesel Engines Step Up as Variable Resources Grow
With growth in wind and solar, quick-start gensets fill the supply valleys that result.
Our Next Generation Winners
This marks the third year I have had the pleasure of helping to award some money to students who just might make a big addition to our industry in the not-too-distant future.
Back to Basics in Tough Times
As the economic and banking crisis continues, far lower quantities of private sector investment will flow toward the power generation sector.
EPA’s Second, Watery Front
EPA is preparing to battle utilities on a second front. This time it’s a water assault (as opposed to an air assault) using Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Don’t Hold Your Breath
A major issue within the renewable energy industry cuts to the heart of where renewables will be a decade or two from now.
No Yucca Should Mean ‘Yes’ Recycling
Located in northwest France, Areva’s La Hague is the largest nuclear fuel reprocessing/recycling plant in the world.
High Density Plastic Cooling System
Natural gas engines replaced diesel-powered generators years ago at the world-famous Bronx Zoo in New York City.
New Coupling on Scrubbers
When an 8,000 MW coal plant upgraded its scrubbers, a coupling developed especially for use in wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems was used for the nozzle-to-header pipe connections, instead of the typical pipe flange.
Smart Turbine Blades
Researchers have developed a technique that uses sensors and computational software to monitor forces exerted on wind turbine blades, a step toward improving efficiency by adjusting for rapidly changing wind conditions.
DOE Budget Lifts Renewables, Cuts Nuclear and Coal
The Department of Energy’s $26.4 billion budget request for fiscal year 2010 proposes cutting funding for nuclear and fossil power and increasing funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
hydro and me....
To help his students imagine how various energy sources contribute to the U.S. generation mix, Frank Clemente, professor of Energy Policy at Pennsylvania State University, encourages them to picture farm animals.
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