February 6, 2019

How to Alleviate Waterside Issues in Boilers and HRSGs
It is fairly common for power plant engineers and maintenance managers to focus on fireside issues rather than waterside issues during routine maintenance outages. However, that could be a mistake. Waterside…

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Coal Plant Improves Combustion, Lowers Emissions, and Boosts Output
Coal power plants today must find ways to operate economically if they are to survive. Every area of cost reduction must be investigated. On the maintenance side, time savings must be sought—to reduce…

Colstrip Power Plant Threatened by Westmoreland Bankruptcy
The Colstrip Power Plant, a four-unit, 2,094-MW coal-fired station located about 100 miles east of Billings, Montana, could see its coal supply contract nullified as a result of Westmoreland Coal…

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Game-Changing Coal Power Technologies

To be a relevant player in the future power mix, coal power efficiency and costs must improve, and technologies in the realm of research and development promise to do just that. Although most experts agree

Energy Secretary Should Use Discretionary Authority to Support Clean Coal Technologies
The threat to power grid resilience and reliability due to the continued retirement of coal-fired power plants has generated calls for immediate action. A severe weather event such as the “bomb cyclone” or…

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Making the Connection: Digitization Ramps Up Optimization
Power generators continue to expand their use of digital technologies. Data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are all part of a rapid transformation in how utilities are improving the…

PG&E Files for Bankruptcy, Prepares to Reorganize
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 29, as the company faces as much as $30 billion in potential liabilities for its role…

China Leads Investment in Coal Projects—and Also Renewables
China continues to finance new coal plants in more than two dozen countries, even as the country has taken the lead in global renewable energy investment, according to a report…

Planning for the Future of Intelligent Power Generation
An Electric Power Research Institute-led collaborative utility project, called I4Gen (Insight through the Integration of Information for Intelligent Generation), is exploring new technologies for digitally…

Industry Press Releases

HONEYWELL INTRODUCES FIRST INDUSTRIAL CYBERSECURITY SOLUTION TO GUARD AGAINST MALICIOUS USB DEVICE ATTACKS

CORTIME premieres robust design at SolidWorks World 19

U.S. Department of Energy awards Virginia Tech researchers $1.8 million to tackle challenges facing U.S. power grid

Bedrock Automation and Wood partner to advance Open Secure Automation (OSA®)

KBC launches new release of high-fidelity analytics technology for optimal operation of energy across the process industries

New Allen-Bradley Controller Steers Operators to Better Production Decisions

BisCat – ceramic catalyst filter

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