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POWER Digest [August 2019]
VW Chooses MHPS to Modernize Cogen Plant. Volkswagen AG (VW) in early July said it chose Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe (MHPS Europe) to build a gas-and-steam power plant in Wolfsburg, as part of the
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Applying IEEE 1584 in Power Generation Facilities
An arc flash is the explosive energy released when an electrical fault causes an arc. This rapid release of energy causes excessive temperatures in addition to air and metal in the path of the arc expanding
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The Power of a ‘Green’ Decommissioning, Remediation, and Redevelopment Plan
Economic pressures coupled with new and proposed regulations to reduce air emissions and regulate cooling water use and the management and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) continue to drive the
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Top Plant
SCR Project Upgrades Two Units at Four Corners
The numbers tell the story of how the addition of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology helped an iconic New Mexico coal-fired plant reduce its emissions, keeping the plant in operation and continuing
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Healy 2: The Story of a Coal Unit’s Remarkable Resiliency
Coal is the reason that Healy, Alaska, exists. To ensure low-cost power and reliability to interior Alaska—a remote place that is bereft of gas and has little sun—and sustain regional employment, Golden
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The World-Class Coal Power Efficiency of Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk Block 8
Efficiency has become the mantra of modern coal power. The 912-MW hard coal–fired RDK 8, a unit that operates in Germany’s challenging power market, achieved a 47.5% net thermal efficiency through
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Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Is a Winner
New coal power plant technology is being developed by various companies around the world, but there are some pretty efficient and reliable designs already commercially available. Circulating fluidized bed
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A Powerful Investment in Education, and the Community
A new coal-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, replacing old boilers in place since the 1960s, improves the efficiency of the campus’ heating and cooling system
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O&M
How to Make Shutdown, Turnaround, and Outage Events Successful
Shutdown, turnaround, and outage events are extremely complex, with multiple stakeholders all focused on minimizing the time assets are offline, delivering their scope on budget, and ensuring zero safety
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Connected Plant
Automated Plant Startups Reduce Fixed and Fuel-Related Costs
State-of-the-art automation systems are common at power plants these days. Still, many plants start up units in a very manual way. When startups were rare, the implications were minimal, but as units cycle
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