Waste to Energy
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Plant Design
Innovative Fabric Structures Offer Power Plants Options
The design of a power plant often revolves around efficiency and mapping out operations in a manner that decreases unnecessary expenditures, while increasing productivity. This challenge produces the need for
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Press Releases
The Success Story Goes On: Hitachi Zosen Inova Wins Another Major Contract to Build an EfW Plant in the UK
Rookery South Limited have awarded the contract to construct England’s latest EfW plant to the Swiss company Hitachi Zosen Inova, building on successful collaboration forged in earlier projects. In the future, the Rookery South plant will process 545,000 metric tons of solid municipal and commercial waste a year to generate more than 60 MW of […]
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Press Releases
B&W Announces Turnover of U.K. Renewable Energy Project Featuring Advanced Waste Combustion Technology
(BARBERTON, Ohio, USA – January 28, 2019) – Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW) (B&W) announced today that its Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, and its project partner, Interserve, have successfully turned over a renewable energy plant project near Dunbar, East Lothain, Scotland, to the customer, Viridor. The Dunbar Energy Recovery Facility, a municipal […]
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Press Releases
Pilsen’s Doosan Škoda Power to supply a turbine island for the largest waste-to-energy plant in Europe
Pilsen (8th November 2018) – Doosan Škoda Power has secured a contract to supply machinery for the largest waste incineration plant in Turkey and Europe, from the Swiss cleantech company Hitachi Zosen Inova AG. The Istanbul WtE (waste-to-energy) project will help utilize around one million tonnes of waste per annum. The WtE plant will be […]
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O&M
Equipment Showcase: Valves, Piping, and Fittings
Proper valves, pipes, and fittings are important for successful operation of power generation facilities. This equipment includes products with versatile designs to establish effective joining and sealing
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Press Releases
Aries Gasification Plant Achieves 94% Operational Availability Milestone
FRANKLIN and LEBANON, Tennessee – (October 9, 2018) – The Lebanon, Tennessee, Waste-to-Energy Gasification Plant reached a milestone last week as the plant maintained a 94% uptime rate over the last 100 consecutive days. More than 460,000 kWh of green electricity was generated during 2,259 operating hours. This success was accomplished through outstanding teamwork, hard […]
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O&M
Minimizing Fire and Explosion Hazards in Dusty Systems
Understanding the properties of bulk materials and how they interact with environmental factors is vital to safe operations, but having an honest conversation about the hazards, so risks can be properly
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O&M
Equipment Showcase: Corrosion Prevention and Water Treatment
Corrosion products can form quickly in power plant systems if water, air, and metal are allowed to occupy the same space. Localized corrosion can take any of several distinct forms, such as stress corrosion
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IIOT Power
Using Predictive Analytics to Keep Up with Energy Demand
Silicon Valley Power implemented a system using machine-learning technology to monitor critical power plant components. The solution has proven to reduce downtime and save money. Furthermore, its wireless
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Fuel
U.S. Biomass Power, Dampened by Market Forces, Fights to Stay Ablaze
Though experts say biomass should continue to play a key role in the U.S. renewable power portfolio for its baseload properties, contributions to forest management, and other reasons, a swathe of uneconomic