Beijing, January 2019 Jordan is building its first oil shale power station in Attarat, 50 kilometres east of Al Qatranah. As soon as the two 235 MW plant units are…
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Technical articles on all aspects of power plant operation, preventive and predictive maintenance, planned and unplanned outages
Operators of the Columbia Generating Station have set a new generation record at the nuclear plant 12 miles north of Richland, Wash., sending more than 9.7 million MWh to the…
Glancing back to the 1970s, those of us in the power sector can remember when polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were the cooling liquid of choice for transformers in locations where fire…
First in the S Series Now Available for Everyday Fall Protection HOUSTON -- Pure Safety Group (PSG), the largest company dedicated solely to fall protection, has unveiled its Guardian Fall…
Service and Innovation Remain Key Areas of Focus in 2019 STEVENSVILLE, MD – Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni, well-regarded for its bus lifts and truck lifts, today announced that the…
Authorized dealer strengthens rental fleet so more customers can try G Series January 7, 2019—The ALL Family of Companies, one of the largest privately held crane rental companies in North…
ENFIELD, CT—Conval, a global leader in high-performance valves, offers Clampseal Blowdown Service Valves to provide necessary control for continuous or tandem boiler or turbine blow down and bottom blow-off service.…
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the nation’s 99 operating nuclear reactors operated at an average capacity factor of 88% in 2017—the same as in 2016—despite market forces that…
Cheap natural gas and social pressure to reduce carbon emissions give gas-fired power plants and renewable energy resources a competitive advantage over traditional coal and nuclear generation. Energy storage continues…
Many combined cycle power plants have established a pH guideline between 9.6 and 10.0 to minimize corrosion in heat recovery steam generators and condensers. Neutralizing amines are used to achieve…