Coal Power Direct January 10, 2018
Signs of Aging in Boilers
All power plant equipment has a limited lifetime, but not all components age at the same rate. Some equipment may outlast the useful life of a plant, while other machinery may be replaced more than once
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Clean Coal Test Project Set for Wyoming
A test plant that will be part of research into producing cleaner-burning coal for power plants is set to begin operation next year in Wyoming, with the company behind the…
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Collaboration and Innovation Drive Retrofit Success at Plant Barry
The James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant, both a coal-fired and natural gas-fired facility in Bucks, Alabama, sits on the west bank of the Mobile River. The facility’s coal is delivered via the river
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Associated Electric Cooperative has spent a decade building a pulverizer performance program for its Thomas Hill Energy Center. The effort, combined with a sharp focus on maintaining proper air/fuel ratios

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TVA Retires Aging Johnsonville Coal-fired Plant
The Johnsonville Fossil Plant in Humphreys County, Tennessee, came online in 1951, and provided power for generations of Tennesseans as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA's) vast coal-fired fleet.…
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Spanish Government Takes Steps to Support Coal-fired Generation
Iberdrola’s global strategy to close its remaining coal-fired power plants has met with government opposition in its home country of Spain. Days after Iberdrola, the country’s largest utility, said it
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FPL Closes Coal Plant, Brings More Solar Online
Florida Power & Light (FPL) began the new year by opening four new solar power plants, along with officially retiring one of its two remaining coal-fired plants in the state.…
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Industry Press Releases
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CLAMPSEAL THROTTLING VALVES PROVIDE REPEATABLE FLOW CONTROL AND DEPENDABLE SHUTOFF

Fluor Completes Major Transmission Lines in Puerto Rico; Power on the Way to Urban Center

Continuous Electro-Deionization provides high-flow demineralization for Qatar integrated water and power project

Colorado Oil and Gas Producer Uses Coriolis Flowmeters for Wellhead Allocation

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