Power
Monthly Issue | June 3, 2013
As a group, electric motors represent one of the best opportunities to save energy and reduce operating costs in a power plant. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that…
Dust collection systems capture fugitive coal dust that would otherwise escape from the perimeter of equipment areas. Collected fugitive dust is fuel that should be delivered to the furnace and…
The Powder River Basin (PRB) Coal Users’ Group has developed recommended fire-prevention practices/guidelines for plants that burn PRB coal by itself or in blends. The guidelines are not equipment-specific because…
The end of February saw a flurry of news regarding the status of the Polar Bear under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). On February 20, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a long history of regulation through litigation. More than 13 years have passed since the EPA launched the opening salvo in its coal-fired…
Readers of this column have surely noticed that I have used Germany as the exemplar of the European Union’s (EU’s) disastrous energy policies. The reason I do this is simple:…
Cost overruns of nearly $1 billion to build the 582-MW Kemper integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant in Kemper County, Miss., were underscored on May 20 as Mississippi Power’s Board…
AES Corp.’s subsidiary Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) plans to retire six coal-fired units representing about 390 MW at its 414-MW Hutchings coal-, gas-, and oil-fired plant in Miamisburg, Ohio,…
In a report released on May 13, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) presents data on energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for each state by year, fuel, sector, and other…
