Power

Monthly Issue | June 1, 2011

Close-Coupled Pumps
Close-Coupled Pumps

The new Moyno 2000 Model WA and WB pumps provide unmatched performance in a compact, close-coupled configuration. The close-coupled pumps are specifically designed for lower-pressure, lower-flow applications that do not…


Turning Gold into Lead

Despite California’s deep economic wounds, Governor Jerry Brown (D) last month signed a bill (SB 2X) that increased the state’s already ambitious renewables portfolio standard (RPS) goal from 20% to…


Artificial Intelligence Boosts Plant IQ
Artificial Intelligence Boosts Plant IQ

Courtesy: IBM Neural networks have already found practical application in many plants, and recent advancements in artificial intelligence promise to shape the design of the next generation of power plant…


Digital Pressure Transducer
Digital Pressure Transducer

The new Heise DXD digital pressure transducer delivers the unique benefits of digital communication at what the manufacturer says is a bargain price. This instrument is now available with a…


Spain: A Renewable Kingdom
Spain: A Renewable Kingdom

Spain has served as both exemplar and scapegoat when it comes to renewable energy policy. Though power policy must necessarily accommodate specific national resources and goals, Spain’s experience as an…


Hermetically Sealed Piezoelectric Accelerometers
Hermetically Sealed Piezoelectric Accelerometers

Meggitt Sensing Systems introduced the Endevco model 7251A series, a family of small, lightweight, hermetically sealed piezoelectric accelerometers with integral electronics. The centrally located thru-bolt mounting hole of this series…


Recovery Efforts Continue at Fukushima Daiichi
Recovery Efforts Continue at Fukushima Daiichi

In April, Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency provisionally raised the accident rating for three reactors at the crippled six-unit Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture to Level 7—making it…