O&M

Technical articles on all aspects of power plant operation, preventive and predictive maintenance, planned and unplanned outages


A New Technology for Bottom Ash Conversion Emerges
A New Technology for Bottom Ash Conversion Emerges

New environmental regulations have forced many coal power plant operators to consider alternative options for handling their boiler bottom ash. Although mechanical drag systems can often meet regulatory requirements, space…


Improving Field Operations with New Technologies
Improving Field Operations with New Technologies

Utilizing new technologies in today’s business environment is a necessity for operations leaders looking to optimize their resources. Smartphones, GPS, radio-frequency identification (RFID), on-demand/cloud computing, barcodes, scanners, and the latest…