O&M

Technical articles on all aspects of power plant operation, preventive and predictive maintenance, planned and unplanned outages

Is Hydrogen the Power Industry’s Holy Grail?
Is Hydrogen the Power Industry’s Holy Grail?

Some power industry insiders believe hydrogen offers a solution to large-scale energy storage problems. The concept generally revolves around utilizing electricity generated by renewables when supply is high and demand…



Top 6 Nuclear Power Achievements of 2019
Top 6 Nuclear Power Achievements of 2019

The past year has been filled with firsts for the nuclear power industry. Three power plants sporting first-of-a-kind reactors entered commercial operation, while the first U.S. AP1000 nuclear project reached…


The POWER Interview: What Is Big Data?
The POWER Interview: What Is Big Data?

The term “Big Data” is used frequently by tech-savvy power industry professionals, but what does it really mean. To get an insider’s perspective, POWER posed the question to Akshay Patwal,…