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Special Report: Executive Roundtable on Coal-Fired Generation
Six executives discuss the current status of the coal-fired generation sector and look ahead.
The Smart Grid and Generation
How and when will smart grid technologies affect power generators?
A Wireless Vibration Monitoring System
A 1,050 MW power plant adds a state of the art monitoring system.
Planning, Testing & Integration are Keys for Successful Wind Projects
Over the past decade, wind energy has moved from a small and novel technology to a major portion of new energy construction.
“Bugs” Used to Treat FGD Wastewater
Tough regulation of heavy metals may justify a bioreactor approach in addition to chemical treatment of FGD wastewater.
Keeping Fluid Systems Clean
Condensate and feedwater systems, turbine lube oil systems, electro-hydraulic control systems rely on fluid purity to operate optimally.
Coping with ‘Explosive’ Wind Power Growth
The Bonneville Power Administration has run smack into an issue that may be repeated elsewhere as wind power gains an increasing share of the electric power generation mix.
The Cap and Trade We Need
Since he launched his campaign for president in 2007, President Barack Obama has promised legislation that would deliver more clean energy jobs through the creation of new and larger clean energy industries, like solar and wind manufacturing, to drive future economic growth.
Back to BART
One goal of the Clean Air Act is to protect and repair visibility in the 156 mandatory Class I national parks and wilderness areas, such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and the Everglades.
Evolution, Energy and Engineering
I had a boyhood fascination with butterflies and their complex lifecycles. Today, fly rods have replaced my butterfly nets and my fascination has turned to mayflies.
Laser Focused
Growing global interest in nuclear power is focusing attention on the infrastructure, capital investment and human resource requirements associated with new plant construction.
Fighting Turbine Oil Degradation
The Calpine Oneta power plant in Broken Arrow, Okla., operates four General Electric 7FA gas turbines.
Using Sodium Bicarbonate for SO2 Mitigation
The Mirant Potomac River Power Plant is in Alexandria, Va., close to Washington, D.C.
Steam Generating Fluid Survey
Steam generating power plant personnel know that many fluids are utilized throughout the process.
Progress Energy Wins State OK for New Nuclear Units
The Florida Siting Board in mid-August approved a site certification application by Progress Energy to build a two-unit nuclear power plant in Levy County.
Products
Four additional models of spark-ignited generator sets from Cummins Power Generation Inc. have received certification to the new exhaust emissions standards required by the EPA The newly certified models—GGHG, GGHH, GGLA and GGLB—range in size from 85 kW to 150 kW.
Army Works to Cut Its Carbon ‘Bootprint’
The Army of Washington, Pershing and Patton is starting to measure its carbon footprint, part of a broader emphasis on the costs of climate change.
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