O&M

NYNE Mechanical Services is now the most capable, comprehensive valve repair facility in the Northeast, supporting all valve brands NYNE, one of the largest valve repair facilities in the Northeast, recently announced the merger of their Mechanical Services Division with Emerson’s Final Control Lifecycles Services Business Unit, commencing July 12 and projected to complete in […]

Work Is Part of $1.1 Billion, 15-Year ‘Next Generation Niagara’ Project to Extend the Operating Life of State’s Largest Hydropower Plant LEWISTON—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees has approved the award of a competitively-bid contract, valued up to $275 million to Voith Hydro Inc., located in York, Pennsylvania, for mechanical and electrical […]

HMD Kontro’s “Think Sealless” Campaign Promotes the Efficiencies, Cost Savings and Environmental Benefits of Switching from Mechanical Seal Pumps to Sealless Pumps EASTBOURNE, UK, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — HMD Kontro has stepped up its ‘Think Sealless’ pumps campaign, with the introduction of a dedicated website section and additional learning resources to help build awareness of […]

A large inventory of rolling motors and tube expanders that can be custom packaged to meet specific job application requirements for straight, flared, and beaded rolls are available for rent from Esco Tool. HOLLISTON, Mass., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Esco Tool has introduced a large inventory of rolling motors and tube expanders that can be […]

Winning POWER’s highest honor is Track 4A, Southern Power Generation’s 1.4-GW natural gas–fired power plant in southern Malaysia that is equipped with the first commercial GE 9HA.02 gas turbines—one of

The history books are littered with incidents that could have been prevented if people in the know had been empowered to speak up and decision-makers had acted differently based on the input. For example, the

As clean power technologies become more mainstream, offshore and river-based energy generating systems are beginning to come into their own in terms of proven performance. While the sea and rivers are a widely

Unlike backwash systems, scraper strainers reliably resist clogging and fouling when faced with micron-sized particles, oversized solids, and high solids concentration. The power generation industry often prefilters raw water from rivers, lakes, gulfs, and coastlines to remove organic, aquatic, and other solids for use as cooling water. Typically, with once-through systems, water circulates through pipes, […]

Accumulation of debris in water systems can cause dangerous bacterial growth and performance loss—this is how to reduce the risk. In cooling systems, airborne debris, such as dust and leaves, or water depositions, such as scales or inorganic/organic particles, can accumulate on the surfaces of cooling tower fills or the fin coils of air blast […]

Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is a combined electric/water/wastewater/gas municipal utility serving 600,000 customers in the Pikes Peak area in Colorado. The company was founded in 1922 and takes sustainability seriously. Water is especially important, and CSU operates a state-certified lab that analyzes more than 12,000 samples per year from CSU plants and another 4,800 from […]