Even though the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now CAIR-free, a lot of folks at the agency’s air quality program aren’t very happy. The federal court decision issued on…
Power
Monthly Issue | September 15, 2008
Known for its beautiful glaciers, fjords, and mountains, Norway is a country of contradictions, especially when it comes to its citizens’ attitude toward energy. On one hand, many Norwegians support…
If you have talked with your plant chemist or chemical provider lately, you are probably aware that prices for many of the chemicals used by generating plants have steadily risen…
Port Washington Generating Station (PWGS) is two for two. Phase 1, placed into commercial service in July 2005, was a POWER Top Plant. So, too, is Phase 2, the second…
Oxygen levels in just parts per billion dissolved in the feedwater stream for boilers and heat-recovery steam generators (HRSGs) can cause pitting and reduce the operating life of steam cycle…
As oil prices soar and power prices threaten to follow, our republic’s mix of diverse cultural and economic interests must cooperate to achieve our common goal of energy self-sufficiency. Those…
Many plants are being forced by changing environmental laws and public pressure to retrofit existing power generating facilities to closed-circuit cooling water systems or even dry cooling options rather than…
Al Gore, self-appointed father of the climate change movement, astonished his most ardent supporters with a plan to produce 100% of the nation’s electricity from renewable energy and carbon-free sources…
The cooling needs of thermoelectric power plants account for a significant amount of freshwater use in the U.S. The future promises increased competition for that water from agricultural, residential, and…