The February 1907 issue of POWER magazine reported on the construction of a new coal-fired steam engine plant on the Merrimac River outside of Lawrence, Mass. According to the plant’s…
Coal
Coal power plant design, construction, operation and maintenance, as well as legal and regulatory issues.
FIRE PROTECTION Safeguarding coal-handling assets Coal-fired power plants have millions of dollars invested in conveyor systems and train-unloading equipment. Consistent, reliable performance of this equipment is critical to maximizing plant…
Consult the Guinness Book of World Records if you want to know which monster truck has made the highest jump ("Bigfoot 14"—24 feet) or the length of the longest freight…
Controlling combustion often has been likened to a black art rather than a science. The physics of burning coal are as well understood as the design of steam generators. The…
Although coal continues to fuel about 50% of U.S. electricity production, coal-fired generation has spent the past few years in the wilderness. Burning coal has become synonymous—at least in public…
All coals contain mineral matter in their ash. Slag deposits form when molten or sticky particles of flyash are quenched upon contact with furnace walls or other radiant surfaces. The…
Resource planners at electric utilities have never had it so good—or bad. On the one hand, planners have never had more technology options for building needed generating capacity at their…
If the U.S. regulates CO2 emissions in the future, the power generation industry is likely to be a prime target. As the table shows, electricity production accounts for nearly one-third…
Although few Americans would characterize the affair this way, the U.S. has a love-hate relationship with coal-fired power plants. Fifty percent of the electricity generation in this country begins with…
Nova Scotia, on Canada's southeast coast, is a thin peninsula. No matter where you go, you're never more than 34 miles from the sea. Residents of the province get…